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

Visual Effects Society Releases New Standardized C

December 17, 2013, 03:20 PM

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

The Visual Effects Society (VES) has released a standardized interchange for camera reports, allowing essential visual effects information to be better captured and transferred through production into the postproduction visual effects arena. The VES worked in collaboration with leading VFX companies for more than a year to standardize data fields and specify data transfer formats and create a new universal system for providing reliable camera sheets and metadata. The format is open sourced a...

Digital Production Buzz — December 19, 2013

December 17, 2013, 03:19 PM

http://www.digitalproductionbuzz.com/2013/12/digit...

On the Digital Production Buzz, Larry Jordan and Michael Horton talk with guests Norman Hollyn, Dave Basulto, Ross Shain, and Philip Hodgetts about: Insight on the Craft of Editing Funding Product Development with KickStarter Mocha Makes Impossible Tracking Shots Possible Developing Plug-ins for Editing Software

Disney’s Doc Kane on Top-Notch ADR

December 17, 2013, 03:19 PM

http://www.studiodaily.com/2013/12/disneys-doc-kan...

This terrific short has ADR mixer Doc Kane of Walt Disney Studios talking analogue compressors and mic pres, riding the faders in real time, and working with John Goodman, Robin Williams, Meryl Streep, and more. [Via Soundworks Collection]

VFX reel breakdown Thor 2's epic prologue battle

December 17, 2013, 03:19 PM

http://io9.com/vfx-reel-breaks-down-thor-2s-epic-p...

The creators of the stunning Girl with the Dragon Tattoo title sequence were also the masters behind Thor: The Dark World's prologue battle.

Sound Editor Randy Thom to be Honored with MPSE’

December 17, 2013, 02:00 PM

http://www.btlnews.com/awards/sound-editor-randy-t...

The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) announced that it will be honoring Randy Thom, director of sound design at Skywalker Sound, with its prestigious MPSE Career Achievement Award. Thom is a two-time Academy Award-winner (The Right Stuff, The Incredibles) and a 14-time Oscar nominee. He has contributed to more than 100 films as a sound designer and re-recording mixer. He will receive the award at the 61ST MPSE Golden Reel Awards ceremony, Feb. 16 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los An...

Thinkbox Software Releases Krakatoa MY 2.3 for Aut

December 17, 2013, 01:59 PM

http://www.thinkboxsoftware.com/news/2013/12/17/th...

Los Angeles, CA (December 17, 2013) – Thinkbox Software today announced the release of Krakatoa MY 2.3, the latest version of its high-volume particle renderer for Autodesk® Maya®. Additions to the software include an intuitive Magma node-based toolkit for modifying particles data, among other UI and performance improvements. The launch coincides with the availability of Krakatoa MX 2.3, an update to the Autodesk® 3ds Max® version of the plug-in – giving users identical functionality...

Rampant Design Tools introduces NEW Rampant Drives

December 17, 2013, 01:59 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/jfoster/story/rampant...

The most affordable and accessible way to get several Rampant Design Tools real camera effects, backgrounds, transitions and more - loaded on an ultra-fast portable drive you can take with you to clients or on-location with your laptop.

The Cinefex Awards 2013

December 17, 2013, 01:59 PM

http://cinefex.com/blog/the-cinefex-awards-2013/

Here at Cinefex we’ve just finished voting for our favourite visual effects of 2013. The result is the very first Cinefex Awards – our own personal thoughts about the movies we’ve featured in the magazine this year.

Furthering FCPX: Plug-Ins Extend Editing Possibili

December 17, 2013, 01:58 PM

http://www.creativeplanetnetwork.com/2-pop/news/fu...

Apple’s Final Cut Pro X uses an effects architecture based on templates tied to the underpinnings of Apple Motion 5. Even if the user hasn’t purchased Motion, its engine is the one that drives effects in FCP X.

Creating Interactions Between Objects

December 17, 2013, 01:58 PM

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

Offering a look at creating a swinging light bulb in front of some text and a background, Ben Watts of Ben Watts Design shows how to create the interactions between the rigid body light bulb components and the soft body dynamics of the chord, and have it all work together to create the swinging motion.

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