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

Next Limit ships Maxwell Render 3

December 5, 2013, 05:43 AM

http://www.cgchannel.com/2013/12/next-limit-ships-...

Maxwell Render 3 in action. We can’t find an official Next Limit demo yet, so here’s a webinar running through the new features in the update recorded by distributor Novedge earlier this year.

Studio 100's 'Maya the Bee'

December 5, 2013, 05:42 AM

http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/studio-100s-ma...

Studio 100 Media’s new CG-animated series Maya the Bee will debut on Disney Junior Asia. Produced by Paris based Studio 100 Animation SAS in association with TF1 and ZDF, Maya the Bee (78 x 12 mins) is set to premiere on Disney Junior Asia on January 1st. The series will air daily at 7:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, The Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, The Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Ko...

Pixar's Rules examined

December 4, 2013, 01:50 PM

http://prolost.com/blog/2013/12/4/pixars-22-rules-...

Back in 2011, a Emma Coats tweeted a series of “story basics” she absorbed and distilled during her tenure as a story artist at Pixar. These tweets were aggregated by many bloggers, who tended to refer to them as “pixar story rules,” even though they were never represented by Coats as “rules,” or “Pixar’s.”

A Pixar secret revealed every day

December 4, 2013, 10:25 AM

http://www.creativebloq.com/3d-world/pixar-secret-...

With any new Pixar movie, comes a Pixar short to be screened before it. The Blue Umbrella was the short accompanying Monsters University, and proved just as popular as the feature film.

Pixar vs. Disney Animation

December 4, 2013, 10:25 AM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pixar-disney...

This story first appeared in the Dec. 13 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.  The contrast couldn't have been more stark. On Nov. 22, Pixar Animation Studios laid off 67 employees, about 5 percent of its 1,200-person workforce, as the release of its next feature, The Good Dinosaur, was delayed 18 months to November 2015.

Large Animation Workflow Tips

December 3, 2013, 10:43 AM

http://www.macprovideo.com/hub/motion/motion-large...

Motion is a fantastic tool for creating many kinds of animation, but especially for moving typography or infographics. As it uses your graphics card for the heavy lifting, you can often work without pausing, watching your animation in real-time rather than having to use RAM Preview all the time. Whatever you choose to make, though, it’s worth keeping a few points in mind to make your animation experience as smooth and fluid as possible.

Are Graphics and Animation Revolutionizing Documen

December 2, 2013, 05:05 PM

http://www.indiewire.com/article/are-graphics-and-...

How do you make an entertaining documentary about the linguist, philosopher, author and leftist icon Noam Chomsky without interviewing anyone except Chomsky and without featuring archival footage? If you're director Michel Gondry, the answer is obvious: use animation, specifically simplistic hand-drawn animation to literally animate the film "Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?"

Doctor Who: 50 Years of Main Title Design — Art

December 2, 2013, 05:01 PM

http://www.artofthetitle.com/feature/doctor-who-50...

Writer Marcus Bernard from TVARK, the authoritative website on television presentation and graphics, discusses the history of the Doctor Who opening titles.

Annie Awards Nominations Announced

December 2, 2013, 11:01 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/awards/annie-awards-nominat...

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the nominations for the 41st Annual Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. Scheduled for Feb. 1 at UCLA’s Royce Hall, the Annie Awards cover 30 categories and include best animated feature, best animated special production, commercials, short and outstanding individual achievements.

'Frozen,' 'Croods' Among Annie Nominees

December 2, 2013, 10:59 AM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/fro...

Frozen, Monsters University, The Croods and Despicable Me 2 lead the field of nominees for this year’s Annie Awards, held annually by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood.

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