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

TidyUp Can Organize Your AE Project

February 19, 2014, 10:32 AM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/02/tidyup-can-organize...

Between naming things in a project and keeping organized, and also trying to get the work done may drive you to let one of those things lapse. Even at my best, I find that when I open an AE project more than a month old, I have no idea what is happening in it – and its my project.

3D Printing Is Revolutionizing the Effects Industr

February 18, 2014, 05:57 PM

http://news.doddleme.com/equipment/3d-printing-is-...

As American Cinema has continued to go deeper into its relationship with visual effects, practical effects have taken a more and more of a back seat. This was true when Phil Tippett realized on Jurassic Park that he was out of a job and had to evolve, and it’s true today as more of the cinematic experience gets put into the computer and manipulated. But thanks to 3D Printing, practical effects have a rebirth, and by working hand-in-hand with CGI, it can make a shot look far more believable.

'Life After Pi,' doc on fall of VFX house, to debu

February 18, 2014, 05:55 PM

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/coto...

Pioneering visual effects house Rhythm & Hues stunned Hollywood last year when it filed for bankruptcy protection and laid off more than 250 employees. The announcement came as the Los Angeles company was enjoying its crowning achievement: the Ang Lee film “Life of Pi,” whose dazzling digital effects would land Rhythm & Hues its third Academy Award just a few weeks later.

SGO’s MAMBA FX now available on Linux

February 18, 2014, 01:45 PM

http://www.sgo.es/2014/02/sgos-mamba-fx-now-availa...

In response to market feedback, SGO takes another major development step forward with the release of its Linux version of MAMBA FX. With the abilityRead more...

Microvellum Fluid Designer for Blender

February 15, 2014, 02:34 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/02/microvellum-fluid-d...

Usng Blender’s underlying technology as the design engine, Microvellum Fluid Designer will allow you to create interior spaces with an intuitive and streamlined workflow for creating models. Built as a plugin for Blender, Fluid Designer’s parametric abilities will create, modify or edit 3D models to fill interior spaces or design kitchens, bathrooms, offices, or other spaces with furniture, shelving, cabinets and details.

The Making of RoboCop

February 14, 2014, 10:31 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/the-making...

Visual effects supervisor Jamie Price knew that undertaking a remake of the 1987 genre classic RoboCop would have inherent challenges, but in working with director José Padilha, further hurdles were faced. “He’s a documentary filmmaker and brought a documentary style to the movie,” said Price. “He was very concerned about being held back by the visual effects.”

Light Iron adds to NY team

February 13, 2014, 02:37 PM

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

HOLLYWOOD — Light Iron (www.lightiron.com), which specializes in post services for content originated with file-based motion picture cameras, has hired executive producer Jean Lane for a newly-created role at its growing Manhattan facility. Lane’s recent career includes time at Goldcrest Post in NYC.

Legend3D To Open A New Stereo Production Hub

February 13, 2014, 02:35 PM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/874448

(Carlsbad, California--February 13, 2014) Legend3D, Inc., an industry pioneer in 2D to 3D conversion technology and services, today announced that construction is underway for its brand new Hollywood hub that will feature a RealD review theater, editorial suites and a fully-loaded technology lab. The spacious office—with a mezzanine, 28 foot high ceilings and exposed brick and beams—will serve as a prime location for partner and sales meetings.

Faking Dynamics with X-Particles

February 13, 2014, 02:32 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/02/faking-dynamics-x-p...

Mike Batchelor offers a look at how you can “fake dynamics” using X-Particles. Mike shows how to set something up that looks very much like it is a sofbody or a spring dynamics simulation, however it is completely faked.

VES Award Winners

February 13, 2014, 05:56 AM

http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/ves-award-winners-...

The much talked-about visual effects in Alfonso Cuaron’s space thriller dazzled even the pros, as Gravity floated away with six wins at the VES Awards tonight. The pic won in all but one of its categories, including the big prize of Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual Effects-Driven Feature Motion Picture.

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