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

Alien Chestburster - Art of The Scene

January 21, 2015, 05:42 PM

https://www.aotg.com/alien-chestburster-art-of-the-scene/

A newborn Xenomorph bursting violently from John Hurt’s chest is one of the most iconic, and important, scenes in science fiction or horror movie history. A ...

Adam Gascoyne – VFX Supervisor Interview

January 21, 2015, 10:47 AM

http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=10686

In 2011, Adam Gascoyne explained to us the work of Union VFX on 127 HOURS. Then he worked on many projects such as THE WOMAN IN BLACK, TRANCE, PHILOMENA but also on LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY: Isles of Wonder.

How 3 Crucial VFX Scenes from Dawn of the Planet..

January 21, 2015, 10:47 AM

http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/how...

As Weta's senior VFX supervisor Joe Letteri says, "It's not about the technology -- it's about letting dramatic moments develop, and getting out of the way when you need to." Thus, "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" represents the first movie to record most of the performance capture in difficult locations such as Muir Woods, before the more nuanced acting and action were refined in post at James Cameron's Lightstorm stage in Manhattan Beach.

VFX Supervisor to Direct "The Huntsman"

January 21, 2015, 05:05 AM

http://www.firstshowing.net/2015/vfx-supervisor-ce...

Just a few days after director Frank Darabont left the Snow White and the Huntsman spin-off, which is simply called The Huntsman, Universal has quickly found a director, and it sounds like they didn't have to look too far. THR reports Cedric Nicolas-Troyan will be at the helm of the film.

Weta Unleashes New Rendering Power

January 21, 2015, 05:03 AM

http://www.animationmagazine.net/vfx/weta-unleashe...

To combat the increasing demands of VFX complexity, Weta Digital recently created a new ray-tracing renderer called Manuka along with a pre-lighting tool called Gazebo. These not only came in handy for The Hobbit finale, The Battle of the Five Armies, but will also be crucial in addressing the challenges of the upcoming trio of Avatar sequels.

Realistic Rain with Boris FX and Mocha AE

January 21, 2015, 05:03 AM

http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/realistic-rain-with-b...

After Effects tutorial, Imagineer System’s Mary Poplin shows you how to add realistic rain to a shot with plug-ins from Boris FX and mocha AE. Uses the bundled mocha AE CC for planar tracking and masking + Boris Continuum Complete Rain.

Spider-Man, Guardians, Turtles nominated by 3D soc

January 20, 2015, 08:22 PM

http://www.hitfix.com/in-contention/spider-man-gua...

The International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society has announced nominees for the year, and as best I can tell, it's pretty much every film released on 3D that landed a spot. That's probably not true, but it certainly seems that way.

How to Render Fire in Cycles

January 20, 2015, 08:22 PM

https://www.aotg.com/how-to-render-fire-in-cycles/

Discover how to simulate smoke and fire, then render it using Cycles! Site: http://www.blenderguru.com/tutorials/make-fire-cycles/ Made for Blender 2.73

Sachtler launches Premium Bags range

January 20, 2015, 03:59 PM

https://www.aotg.com/sachtler-launches-premium-bags-range/

Sachtler has announced the launch of its new range of Premium Bags, in line with the phase out of the group's Petrol Bags brand.

#camera accessories#premium camera bags
THE IMITATION GAME: Stuart Bullen – VFX Supervis

January 20, 2015, 10:51 AM

http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=10621

Stuart Bullen began his career in the VFX almost 10 years ago. He worked many years at MPC on projects such as THE WOLFMAN, GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA and QUANTUM OF SOLACE. He joined BlueBolt in 2010 and worked on films like THE IRON LADY, THE CLOUD ATLAS or MONUMENTS MEN.

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