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

Animopus: TAG Interview with Disney Animator

April 28, 2014, 03:52 PM

http://bryoncaldwell.blogspot.ca/2014/04/tag-inter...

Here's another great interview from The Animation Guild. It features Disney veteran animator extraordinaire Nik Ranieri. You can view more examples of Nik's work over on the Living Lines Library blog. Also, check out his Facebook page for more behind the scenes pictures and pencil tests - Nik Ranieri - Animator.

The TAG Interview - Nik Ranieri Part III

April 28, 2014, 12:36 PM

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-...

As the 21st century dawned, and Disney hand-drawn animation gave way to its CG cousin, Nik found himself in a quandary. Should he stick with pencil and paper? Or move on to the land of computers and pixels?

Rig a Fish in Maya

April 28, 2014, 07:36 AM

http://cgi.tutsplus.com/tutorials/rig-a-fish-in-ma...

Learn how to create a powerful fish rig in Maya with Shaun Keenan.

WB Animation

April 28, 2014, 07:35 AM

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.ca/2014/04/wb-a...

Of late, WB Animation has created its share of direct-to-video features with the D.C. characters.

Animation World Box Office

April 28, 2014, 07:34 AM

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.ca/2014/04/worl...

The cartoons still make money in foreign lands.

CalArts to Recognize John Lasseter

April 24, 2014, 10:00 PM

http://www.pixarpost.com/2014/04/calarts-to-recogn...

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) will soon be honoring a very special alumni with one of their highest honors. John Lasseter will receive the 2014 honorary doctorate degree during the graduation ceremony on May 16, 2014.

The Croods Development and Reel 2014

April 24, 2014, 12:42 PM

http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/croods-development-re...

Here’s my animation of Guy from DreamWorks Animation’s “The Croods” (2013) which earned me an Annie Award. I added a few acting tests and expression development test up front. These were done early in production to help explore both the character as well as the rig requirements.

15 ways to improve your character animation

April 24, 2014, 12:41 PM

http://www.creativebloq.com/audiovisual/improve-ch...

For as long as humans have crawled upon the surface of the earth we have held a fascinated with art and motion. Early cave drawings show that even primitive man would try to give the illusion of movement by posing the limbs on their animal sketches.

Sequel To Come

April 24, 2014, 07:47 AM

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.ca/2014/04/sequ...

... In a far-ranging conversation, [Disney Studio chairman Alan] Horn touched upon a number of Disney’s most prized franchises. At the top of that list was Disney’s breakout Frozen, now the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Horn told his audience that Disney’s sole focus at the moment was getting the Frozen musical ready for Broadway and that a sequel hadn’t even been discussed.

Smurf Village

April 24, 2014, 07:46 AM

http://smurfsproductionblog.tumblr.com/

Nothing thrills me more than having the once-in-a-lifetime privilege of launching THE BLUE PRINT, my official Director’s Blog for the as yet UNTITLED SMURFS MOVIE (Keep checking, you’ll be among the first to know when the perfect new title is chosen).

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