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

MacBreak Ep 329: Rigging a Shape in Motion 5

September 29, 2015, 01:36 PM

https://www.aotg.com/macbreak-ep-329-rigging-a-shape-in-motion-5/

In this episode Mark shows you the benefits of jumping into Motion to rig and publish a shape that will not distort the border when using the shape for title or other graphics in Final Cut Pro X.

VFX Breakdowns HD: TOYOTA Pay Per Drive

September 29, 2015, 09:27 AM

https://www.aotg.com/vfx-breakdowns-hd-toyota-pay-per-drive/

Check out this awesome CGI VFX Breakdown created by the talented Giulio Tonini! For this commercial he created the object destruction effect and the particle system for the falling sand and debris.

Offline Editor Ruben Vela Returns to Optimus

September 29, 2015, 09:25 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/community/whos-where/offlin...

Chicago-based Optimus has hired offline editor Ruben Vela. Most recently, Vela was an offline editor at Conspiracy. Before that, he spent 12 years at Optimus. The post Offline Editor Ruben Vela Returns to Optimus appeared first on Below the Line.

HP refreshes entry-level workstation line with Z24

September 29, 2015, 09:25 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

PALO ALTO, CA — HP (www.hp.com) has refreshed its entry-level workstation line with the introduction of the new Z240 Tower and Z240 Small Form Factor workstations. The new models will ship in December and will have a starting price of $879 for either configuration. The SFF model is 57 percent smaller than the tower. HP says both Z240s are well suited for pros in the video editing, MCAD/AEC, education, public sector and image viewing industries.

Finish provides VFX for 'The Keeping Room'

September 29, 2015, 09:25 AM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Press-Center/Daily-New...

LONDON — Finish (www.finish.tv) recently completed work on more than 90 VFX shots featured in director Daniel Barber’s new film The Keeping Room. The studio also created the title sequence for the western thriller, which takes place towards the end of the American Civil War.