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

Kung Fury: The Coolest Short Film of All Time

July 7, 2015, 01:29 PM

http://www.provideocoalition.com/kung-fury-the-coo...

After just two weeks, Kung Fury has garnered over 16 million views on youtube and made IMBD's Top 500 list almost instantaneously. Kung Fury's incredible success stems from its equally incredible visual effects including flying cars, explosions, half-dinosaur cops, and more, with the help of Red Giant plugins.

#vfx#red giant#cgi#greenscreen#red giant magic bullet suite#kung fury
"Maggie" - VFX Q&A

July 7, 2015, 12:18 PM

http://cinefex.com/blog/maggie/

Buy a ticket for a movie about zombies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and you could be forgiven for thinking you’re in for two hours of high-octane, undead action.

5 Big Action VFX Breakdowns

July 7, 2015, 09:26 AM

https://www.rocketstock.com/blog/5-big-action-vfx-...

El Ranchito was tasked with the VFX for the 8th episode of season 5. Hardhome, like many previous episodes of Game of Thrones, had absolutely massive set pieces that called for thousands of digital extras. The 20 minute sequence took a whole month to film. By the time you finish watching the VFX breakdown, you can’t wait to go stomp some undead skulls.

Rodeo FX Brings the Audience to Tomorrowland

July 7, 2015, 08:12 AM

https://www.aotg.com/rodeo-fx-brings-the-audience-to-tomorrowland/

Rodeo FX worked directly with ILM on the latest Brad Bird movie, Tomorrowland. The Montreal- and L.A.-based VFX studio did digital matte painting, bluescreen compositing, scene enhancements, CG effects, and simulation. The highlight is a thrilling sequence in which the protagonists escape in a rocket-propelled bathtub pod moments before their farmhouse explodes.

#vfx#rodeo fx#tomorrowland#george clooney#britt robertson#brad bird
Cinesite and Image Engine Continuing VFX Consolida

July 7, 2015, 05:04 AM

http://www.cartoonbrew.com/business/cinesite-image...

The consolidation trend amongst high-end vfx shops continues. Just one week after visual effects producers Prime Focus World and Double Negative announced a merger, the UK-headquartered Cinesite has acquired Vancouver, Canada-based Image Engine.

Macrograph_ NLL 2015 Making of

July 6, 2015, 01:00 PM

https://www.aotg.com/macrograph_-nll-2015-making-of/

Really cool making of by Macrograph from previs to final shots about their VFX work...

Using 'Convert to Layered Comp' in After Effects

July 6, 2015, 09:25 AM

https://www.rocketstock.com/blog/using-convert-to-...

One of the coolest features in After Effects is the cross-compatibility with other Adobe programs. Specifically, the cross-functionality between After Effects and Photoshop is incredibly handy. In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you how to convert PSD footage layers into layered compositions in After Effects. This same technique can also be used to convert PSD text into editable text in After Effects. Let’s begin.

GAME OF THRONES “Hardhome”: Making of

July 6, 2015, 04:45 AM

https://www.aotg.com/game-of-thrones-hardhome-making-of/

Excellent making of by El Ranchito about their VFX work on the impressive “Hardhome” episode from Season 5 of GAME OF THRONES...

Going Behind The Magic, Episode 1: ILM Creating Th

July 5, 2015, 12:44 PM

https://www.aotg.com/going-behind-the-magic-episode-1-ilm-creating-th/

In this episode of VFX: Going Behind The Magic, we fly through the stunning timeline of the visual effects company created by George Lucas, Industrial Light and Magic. in 1975 this company was formed to create visual effects for Star Wars: A New Hope.

Consolidation

July 5, 2015, 05:21 AM

http://animationguildblog.blogspot.ca/2015/07/cons...

Leading visual effects companies Cinesite and Image Engine have merged, giving the two entities a combined staff of over 525 VFX and animation staff at their studios in London, Vancouver and Montreal.

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