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

A QUICK Message From Scott Simmons

January 2, 2010, 07:15 AM

http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2010/01/02/today-i...

A quick message from Scott Simmons on backing up data.

FCS Centric Facility

January 1, 2010, 07:12 AM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/the-f...

Back in the day, the last large mainstream facility that I helped design, install and manage was geared towards episodic TV series post. We had several dedicated linear bays, DaVinci film transfer, graphics/VFX and audio mixing suites.

Year End Wrap Up

December 31, 2009, 06:10 AM

http://splicehere.wordpress.com/2009/12/31/year-en...

Looking back, maybe we could say 2009 was the year the playing field got a little more level. It was the year competition seemed to return, the year some of the hoopla subsided and people settled in around the idea that no single application is perfect and that each has its strengths and weaknesses.

Writing a SCript with Editing in Mind

December 28, 2009, 06:04 AM

http://www.joyoffilmediting.com/?p=2215

The Story Department, a Sydney, Australia based website founded by OZZYWOOD Films producer and Story Analyst Karel Segers, requested my article on screenwriting for editing. They improved my article with a few astute edits and illustrations. Here’s the lead paragraph...

Mixing Formats in the Edit

December 27, 2009, 06:03 AM

http://digitalfilms.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/mixin...

The sheer mix and volume of formats to deal with today can be mind-boggling. Videotape player/recorders – formerly a common denominator – are a vanishing breed. Post facilities still own and use VTRs, but operations at the local market level, especially in broadcast, are becoming increasingly tapeless.

Avid Basics for FCP Users

December 26, 2009, 06:01 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/ssimmons/st...

Continuing on an article in the last Pro Video Coalition newsletter, The Basics of Avid Media Composer for a Final Cut Pro Editor, this article will look at a number of other functions and how they differ from Final Cut Pro to Media Composer. One of the main reasons why I’m writing these articles is that Avid offers a free, full-featured demo of Avid Media Composer 4 available for download. When I wrote the first piece that demo was only for 14 days.

Back up Tapeless Media

December 26, 2009, 05:59 AM

http://neilsadwelkar.blogspot.com/2009/12/backup-f...

Many film-makers have begun to shoot on tapeless media. XDCam Ex, P2, video on DSLRs, Red, AVCHD, hard disk camcorders, and such like. So, naturally, where they would store tapes in a cupboard, they now have all their 'rushes' as digital video files sitting on hard disks.

Simmons Wishes Happy Holidays

December 25, 2009, 05:56 AM

http://www.scottsimmons.tv/blog/2009/12/24/have-a-...

Check out Scott Simmons Holiday Message to his readers!

Yeah, Tapes are Infallible, Right...

December 24, 2009, 05:54 AM

http://lfhd.net/2009/12/23/yeah-tapes-are-infallib...

One argument I hear against tapeless formats OVER AND OVER again is, to paraphrase, "tapes are infallible. You can’t accidentally delete a clip from a tape. Having a PHYSICAL tape in your hand makes you sure you have the footage and it is there, and usable, and I can see it YEARS from now."

Obscure Faces

December 24, 2009, 05:53 AM

http://avidscreencast.com/2009/12/10-obscure-faces...

Sometimes, you need to obscure the face of a person, be it for legal or aesthetic reasons. In this episode, we’ll do just that using a very special technique.

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