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

Know the Pro

October 8, 2014, 04:31 AM

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This article series, to be posted once a month, will focus on one person in the Film or Television industry who’s name might not jump out at you right away, but you’ve definitely been influenced by their work.  This month, we’re talking to Visual Effects Guru, and Creative Director of Red Giant Software's Magic Bullet product line, Stu Maschwitz.

Animating with Shape Layers in After Effects

October 7, 2014, 01:01 PM

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Find out how to create interesting background layers for your video productions, by animating shape layers in After Effects.  This is an easy way to create custom design elements. This tutorial is a single movie from the Motion Graphics for Video Editors: Creating Backgrounds course by lynda.com author Rich Harrington. The complete course is 2 hours and 32 minutes and shows how to create backgrounds for video projects using Photoshop and After Effects.Motion Graphics for Video Editors: Cre...

Why You Can’t Tell Johnny Depp From His Double

October 7, 2014, 09:42 AM

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You have probably enjoyed many high-octane film scenes involving Johnny Depp and other action stars in which you were actually watching their stunt doubles without even noticing. Why couldn't you tell the difference? According to a new paper in Cell Biology (PDF) from researchers at the University of California - Berkeley and MIT, the answer's a bit more complicated than tricks involving camera angles — and it involves the same perceptual mechanisms that help prevent our world from slipping in...

Guardians of the Galaxy VFX Breakdown

October 6, 2014, 03:39 AM

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In addition to having some incredible practical effects and sets, “Guardians of the Galaxy” also expertly used CGI to bring creatures like Rocket and outer space worlds to life.

Xbox Forza 'Leave Your Limits' VFX Breakdown

October 4, 2014, 06:05 AM

https://www.aotg.com/xbox-forza-leave-your-limits-vfx-breakdown/

MPC LA collaborated with Smuggler Director Adam Berg and twofifteenmccann, to head off the track with a hero 2014 Lamborghini Huracán and onto the greatest driving…

How to Make a Monster: Tips for Creating DIY Speci

October 3, 2014, 01:22 PM

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Making a monster is no walk in the park. In fact, Making an army of monsters that brutally kill a town of people in a no-budget creature feature is just downright nutso. But if you're of my school of thought, sometimes nutso is the only way to fly. I like to do things practically, without dependence on CGI.

Behind FX for Films in Oct.

October 3, 2014, 04:19 AM

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Fall is here and at the movies that means it is a time for horror (“Annabelle,” “Ouija”), thrills (“Gone Girl,” “Nightcrawler”), drama (“The Judge,” “Whiplash”) and action (“Dracula Untold,” “Fury”). There’s tons of diversity coming to theaters this month. Here is our pick of the films we look forward to see in October.

Lucy Vfx Created for ILM

October 3, 2014, 04:16 AM

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VFX work created for Industrial Light & Magic for their work on Lucy by Matthias Müller.

After Effects World keynote by Andrew Kramer

October 2, 2014, 02:12 PM

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Andrew Kramer presented the keynote at the 2014 After Effects World conference and will make it available on Video Copilot. It was edited using the multi-camera workflow in Premiere Pro CC.

Boris TV: “Doctor Who” Inspired Titles

October 2, 2014, 05:27 AM

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The newest season of BBC America’s “Doctor Who” starring Peter Capaldi is well underway with the seventh episode airing this Saturday (10/4). To salute the cult-favorite, Paul Ezzy takes you through how to recreate the opening titles using BCC 9 in … Continue reading →

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