To The Aotg.com Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will no longer be updating Aotg.com. Back in 2007, when we started, there was a lack of access to information about film, television, and commercial editing. We wanted to fix that by creating a central location for content about editing to be stored.

Since then, we've watched the amount of content about editing on the internet grow exponentially. We've also watched social media tools come and go with that growth. Does anyone remember Google Wave!? These social media tools changed how people access and search for media and information. People tend to turn to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram for their news and information, and those are all great tools to promote your sites, but as a site that aggregates links to other sites for users, it just doesn't work for us.

We will keep the site live but archive the ability to add links and comments. We will keep our database live with the links for those who desire to use it to search for editing information and research.

Our podcast, The Cutting Room, will move over to the Filmmakeru.com website and will continue to be a place for interviews with editors and other film professionals.

Everyone who worked for Aotg.com loved what we created and are proud that we could help so many editors find content that spoke to them.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the various post events worldwide in the coming years!

Yours truly,
Gordon Burkell
Aotg.com Founder

Academy Announces 10 VFX Oscar Contenders

December 6, 2013, 11:24 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/awards/academy-announces-10...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 10 films remain in the running in the visual effects category for the 86th Oscars.

Cave Painting Progression

December 6, 2013, 11:23 AM

http://animatorsresource.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-c...

Great progression of a sequence in The Croods by Dreamworks. Always good to see a breakdown of the process.

Arguments In Favour Of Cloud-Based Production

December 6, 2013, 05:29 AM

http://www.definitionmagazine.com/journal/2013/12/...

Aframe's cloud video production platform helped Timeline TV in Manchester's Media City to expedite production for the second series of BBC Three’s zombie drama In the Flesh. Within the Avid-centric workflow Aframe eliminated a transcoding step, helped Timeline TV make rushes ready for the edit, and make viewing copies available to clients and executives in less than five hours, instead of the usual 35 hours.

Behind the VFX of Captain America

December 6, 2013, 05:29 AM

http://www.behindvfx.com/post/69146470350/behind-v...

From The Senate, the VFX breakdown of Joe Johnston’s (2011) “Captain America: The First Avenger.” “Captain America: The First Avenger" was based on the Marvel Comics character Captain America. It was the fifth installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. The film became a critical and commercial success, grossing a total of $370 million worldwide. A sequel titled "Captain America: The Winter Soldie...

VFX Oscar Shortlist Breakdown

December 6, 2013, 05:29 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/vfx-oscar-shortl...

The short list of films for the Oscars “bake off” in January have been announced. Congrats to all the artists and supervisors who worked so hard on such a great set of films.

Say Goodbye to 5.1 Audio and Hello to Immersive So

December 6, 2013, 05:28 AM

http://cinescopophilia.com/say-goodbye-to-old-5-1-...

Audio is an essential part of the television experience, as the quality and ‘perception’ of sound enhances the image on screen. A number of new techniques have been developed that will heighten the experience and bring it to a new level, while allowing the audience to personalize their experience.

BBC expect 4K to raise the bar for broadcasting

December 6, 2013, 05:28 AM

http://www.iptv-news.com/2013/12/bbc-expect-4k-to-...

In one of the surefire highlights of this years Digital TV World Summit, Mark Harrison, Controller of Production at the BBC, placed a fascinating emphasis on what the broadcaster expects the effects of 4K to be in the coming years – and it’s good news for viewers.

Input/Outputs for audio on Smartphones

December 6, 2013, 05:26 AM

http://www.rodemic.com/accessories/sc6

The SC6 is an input/output breakout box for smartphones and tablets. With two TRRS inputs and one stereo headphone output, the unit connects to any TRRS device and allows the use of one or two smartLav microphones as well as headphones for monitoring and playback.

#PostDontStop Desktop Backgrounds

December 5, 2013, 01:50 PM

http://aaronwilliams.tv/2013/12/postdontstop-deskt...

In honor of #PostDontStop Day, I was struck by design inspiration (very rare for me) and created a whole batch of minimalist desktop backgrounds for my fellow post-production specialists. There are several variations of each one, including bold and light text, and textless versions if you’d prefer.

Thinkbox Releases XMesh MY for Maya

December 5, 2013, 01:50 PM

http://www.awn.com/news/cg/thinkbox-releases-xmesh...

Thinkbox Software announced the release of XMesh MY, a geometry caching plug-in for Autodesk Maya. Designed to streamline animation and visual effects production pipelines, XMesh is a set of tools for saving animated scene geometry in a condensed format that yields smaller files for faster loading, manipulation and sharing across facilities and applications. Also compatible with Autodesk® 3ds Max®, the robust and scalable multi-threaded solution allows artists to quickly open, share or receive...

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