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

The Misunderstanding of 3-D

June 5, 2015, 05:09 AM

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/...

For the second time in as many years, an auteur’s descent into 3-D livened up the Cannes Film Festival. In 2014, the provocation came from Jean-Luc Godard, whose aggressive 3-D experiment, “Goodbye to Language,” brought cries of “Godard forever!” amid spontaneous applause. There was more excitement late last month, when brawls reportedly broke out in a rush for seats at Gaspar Noé’s “Love,” an art-house porno flick in three dimensions. Critics called the film a bore (and some wa...

Recalling Total Recall

June 5, 2015, 05:09 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/recalling-total-re...

On 1st June, 1990 TriStar Pictures and Carolco Pictures released Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall. The film, based on Philip K. Dick’s story ‘We Can Remember It for You Wholesale’, was a box office success and praised as intelligent sci-fi satire, cementing star Arnold Schwarzenegger as a major action hero. The film was also praised for its innovative use of practical stunts, special effects make-up, miniatures, optical compositing and CG rendering - culminating in a visual effects Special ...

Dirk Greene joins VFX boutique Significant Others

June 4, 2015, 08:22 PM

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

NEW YORK — Final Cut has expanded its post arm, Significant Others, with the hiring of creative director Dirk Greene, who will oversee its growth into a full-service visual effects boutique.

‘San Andreas’ Cuts Down on CG Effects, Saves M

June 4, 2015, 08:21 PM

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/san-andreas-visu...

After a series of devastating earthquakes strike California in “San Andreas,” the Hoover Dam ruptures, downtown Los Angeles is little more than a burnt-out husk of its previous splendor and much of San Francisco is pushed out into the Pacific Ocean by a massive tsunami.

Cinematography & VFX Tricks for Pulling Off Halluc

June 4, 2015, 08:21 PM

http://nofilmschool.com/2015/06/cinematography-vfx...

If you were tasked with shooting an extremely trippy hallucination sequence, what techniques would you use?

AUDI “Birth”: Making of by The Mill

June 4, 2015, 09:27 AM

http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=12262

Excellent making of by The Mill about their work on the commercial “Birth” for AUDI...

Los Angeles CA – DMALA: Mograph/VFX/Animation In

June 3, 2015, 04:22 PM

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/industryhappenings/...

Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PST) This month, we’re talking about our jobs – in & out of Los Angeles. What is it like to work outside of SoCal? What is it like to work in LA instead? Have an interesting story about why you’re here in Los Angeles – let us know: dmalamail@gmail.com We’ll talk with people who came here to work, who are working in other markets around the country, and some people who are moving to other locations without changing how they work. PL...

Clockwork VFX Animates New Hot Wheels Campaign

June 3, 2015, 10:58 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/visual-fx/clockwork-...

Visual effects/animation studio Clockwork VFX recently delivered CG-animated intros and transitions for a new four-spot campaign for Mattel’s Hot Wheels racetracks. The spots – "Monster Jam," "Splash Lab," "Spiral Stack" and "Super Speed Blastway" – were directed by James Wahlberg of production company The Calvary, Los Angeles.

Mad Max Fury Road: Complex Stunts & Car Chases

June 3, 2015, 04:09 AM

https://www.aotg.com/mad-max-fury-road-complex-stunts-car-chases/

Shot mostly in Africa with real vehicles and complex stunts, “Mad Max: Fury Road” brings a high intensity to the post-apocalyptic franchise. Mike Seymour breaks down the complicated camerawork and VFX behind the action-adventure flick.

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