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

Autodesk Talking Retopology, Bifrost, USD, and Shotgun at FMX 2021

April 30, 2021, 08:44 AM

https://www.awn.com/news/autodesk-talking-retopolo...

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FMX 2021 Shares New Program Highlights

April 30, 2021, 08:44 AM

https://www.awn.com/news/fmx-2021-shares-new-progr...

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#2d#fmx#tom & jerry#hanna-barbera
Mixing From Scratch Isn’t the Only Way (A More Modern Approach to Mixing)

April 30, 2021, 08:43 AM

https://sonicscoop.com/2021/04/29/mixing-from-scra...

These days, top mixers don’t always mix from scratch. And they don’t always try to reinvent the mix either. Here’s a more modern high-level approach for better mixes.

Rig & Animate a Camera in C4D

April 30, 2021, 08:42 AM

https://helloluxx.com/rig-animate-a-camera-in-c4d/

In this new tutorial from Tim Clapham, you will build the ULTIMATE Cinema 4D Camera Rig! Ok, maybe ULTIMATE (all caps) is pushing it… HELL NO! This rig is pretty darned good and we think you’re going to love it. Tim teaches not only the technical construction of this rig using Xpresso and User Data, but he also demonstrates it’s versatility by showing practical examples of how you might use this in your own projects.

LumaFusion certified trainers teach Mobile Editing Workshops

April 30, 2021, 08:41 AM

https://www.provideocoalition.com/lumafusion-certi...

A team of LumaFusion Certified Trainers launches in May a series of video editing training workshops for social media, mobile journalism and advanced filmmaking.

HOW TO DELETE A SINGLE NPARTICLE IN MAYA

April 30, 2021, 08:40 AM

https://lesterbanks.com/2021/04/how-to-delete-a-si...

The last tutorial Reza Sarkamari released showed how you could delete a single blend shape without messing your previous work. This new one has a similar theme: how you can delete a single nParticle in Maya.

#maya#nparticle
DNEG Revisits Some Old Friends in ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’

April 30, 2021, 08:40 AM

https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/dneg-revisits-some-ol...

Leading VFX studio delivers 430 shots on HBO Max’s long-awaited DC feature redo, picking up where they left off in 2017 on Cyborg, Wonder Woman, and the Flash sequences.

#max#hbo#legends vfx#dc universe#cyborg#wonder woman#zack snyder's justice league
MPC Creates Downtown Battle in 'Godzilla vs. Kong'

April 30, 2021, 08:38 AM

https://www.cgw.com/Press-Center/In-Focus/2021/MPC...

Production VFX Supervisor John “D.J.” Des Jardin, MPC VFX Supervisor Pier Lefebvre and MPC Animation Supervisor Michael Langford led MPC Film’s VFX team to craft 177 shots for the Downtown Battle sequence in Godzilla vs. Kong. VFX artists from MPC Film’s Montreal, Bangalore and London studios worked together to achieve the epic clash between the two titans in downtown Hong Kong.

#mpc#godzilla vs kong
Blackmagic Design Announces New Low Price for ATEM Mini Pro and ATEM Mini Pro ISO

April 29, 2021, 10:39 AM

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/media/release/202...

Blackmagic Design today announced a new lower price for its ATEM Mini Pro and ATEM Mini Pro ISO live production switchers. The ATEM Mini Pro will now be reduced to $495 and the ATEM Mini Pro ISO model will become US$795.

#blackmagic design#davinci resolve#atem mini pro iso#atem mini pro
‘Greyhound,’ ‘Tenet’ Win at Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Golden Reel Awards

April 29, 2021, 09:20 AM

https://www.thewrap.com/greyhound-tenet-win-at-mot...

“Tenet,” “Eurovision Song Contest,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Greyhound” have won feature-film awards at the Motion Picture Sound Editors MPSE Golden Reel Awards, which took place on Friday evening in a virtual event.

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