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

AE - Creating a stylized spinning globe with Nativ

December 21, 2013, 02:34 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2013/12/after-effects-creat...

Showing that some tasks do not require 3rd party plugins lie you might think, Mikey Borup walks through creating a newscast style 3D spinning globe in After Effects using only After Effects native tools.

Using Particles to Create Raindrops

December 21, 2013, 02:34 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2013/12/hitfilm-using-parti...

In case you missed it, HitFilm has had a successful Kickstart Campaign, bringing HitFilm 2 to the Mac environment. There are many similarities between HitFilm and After Effects, but one of the most appreciative things that HitFilm has over AE is that most things are integrated, such as an editing environment, the 3D Environment, Lens-flares and particles.

Introduction to Procedural Modeling

December 20, 2013, 08:17 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2013/12/blender-introductio...

Using an architectural model as a premise, Chris Folea demonstrates procedural modeling techniques in Blender showing how you can save some work when creating variations of a model. By creating some procedural controls you will be able to change the look of the model, in this case, adding more floors, or adding more rooms to the building and having everything in the model adjust accordingly.

Arnold Render - Edit Scene Source Files

December 20, 2013, 01:29 PM

http://lesterbanks.com/2013/12/arnold-render-edit-...

Visual effects artist Andrew Hazelden shares syntax highlighting modules will make it easier for technical directors and vfx artists to edit the Arnold Scene Source files by providing simple syntax highlighting.

LipSync Provides Full Post Services for BBC’s De

December 20, 2013, 10:47 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/post-production/lips...

London-based LipSync Post recently provided grading, online editing, sound, VFX and titles for BBC One’s three-part drama Death Comes To Pemberley, based on PD James’ acclaimed sequel to the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice. The series, produced by Origin Pictures will air Dec. 26-28 on BBC One.

Creating and Rendering a Ball of Yarn

December 20, 2013, 10:44 AM

http://lesterbanks.com/2013/12/cinema-4d-creating-...

Using cinema 4D’s hair module, Stephan G offers a look at creating and rendering something that is winter related, a realistically rendered ball of yarn or wool. The C4D Cloner makes short work of modeling the yarn ball by cloning a simple torus shape with the random deformer, taking care of creating the major strands of yarn in a ball shape pretty quickly.

Taxpayers Pay $70,000 Per Episode To Duck Dynasty

December 20, 2013, 06:00 AM

http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/louisia...

I often write about the absurdity of film subsidies and in the United States, one of the biggest offenders is the state of Louisiana which offers a 35% subsidy for film and television shows that shoot there. This is sort of why you probably see so many shows with Louisiana-based themes like Duck Dynasty.

Review: Rampant Design Tools

December 19, 2013, 05:49 PM

http://postperspective.com/2013/12/review-rampant-...

By Brady Betzel As every editor and VFX artist knows, the toolset shouldn’t define you as an artist, however, in today’s visually intensive world any and all help is welcome in my eyes. In addition to a couple of After Effects scripts like Newton 2, TypeMonkey, and any Trapcode plug-ins, there are two products that […]

Montréal’s studio Post Kopic invests in Mistika

December 19, 2013, 02:08 PM

http://postperspective.com/2013/12/montreals-studi...

Montreal — Studio Post Kopic, a boutique studio specializing in the creation of 2D and stereoscopic 3D content, has expanded its service offerings with the purchase of a Mistika DI Post Production System from SGO. Headed by veteran editor Alain Baril and digital artist Nicolas Fournier, Studio Post Kopic (www.studiopost-kopic.com) said this investment reflects its […]

Apple releases software update for new Mac Pro

December 19, 2013, 02:07 PM

http://9to5mac.com/2013/12/19/apple-releases-softw...

Only hours after the new Mac Pro became available for order (and months before you’ll be able to get your hands on one), Apple has released an EFI software update for the machine. The update is said to resolve multiple hardware-related issues...

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