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
October 5, 2019, 02:16 PM
https://www.slashfilm.com/phil-tippett-mad-dreams-...
A common complaint in film these days is that there is too much CGI. Computer graphics have not only diminished the effectiveness of monsters in genre films, but they have put practical effects and stop-motion artists out of work. While technological advancements have their perks and their place, many moviegoers believe that practical effects will always give off a more tangible viewing experience, arousing a deeper fear than any creature designed solely on a computer. Writer/director duo Gilles...
October 5, 2019, 02:16 PM
https://www.provideocoalition.com/the-literal-invi...
Ethics aside, editors often have a legitimate need to hide a jump cut. Many editors are still unaware of morphing transitions, while others don’t know what to do when they go wrong. In this week’s Impossible Shot, I work through the process of applying and tweaking morphing transitions (Fluid Morph in Media Composer, Morph Cut in Premiere Pro, Smooth Cut in Resolve, and Flow in FCP X).
October 5, 2019, 02:16 PM
https://www.animationmagazine.net/vfx/the-vfx-of-a...
Forty years ago, Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now transferred Joseph Conrad’s revered 1902 classic Heart of Darkness from colonial Africa to 1970s Vietnam. This year, director James Gray (The Immigrant, The Yards) adapts the tale into a movie titled Ad Astra, a spacefaring drama centered on the strained relationship between a father and son, where the patriarch is feared to have gone mad. Despite journeying to the Moon, Mars and Neptune, the movie was initially not thought to be heavy o...
October 5, 2019, 02:16 PM
https://www.provideocoalition.com/deluxe-filed-for...
Founded in 1915 by producer William Fox, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc has filed for bankruptcy this October. It’s another sign of the drastic changes in the movie industry.
October 4, 2019, 08:14 PM
https://nofilmschool.com/toy-story-4-pixar-cinemat...
You'd assume split diopters and anamorphic lenses are a live-action film thing. Just don't tell that to Pixar.
October 4, 2019, 08:14 PM
https://www.artofvfx.com/downton-abbey-kyle-mccull...
In 2017, Kyle McCulloch had explained the work of Framestore for THOR: RAGNAROK. He then worked on MARY POPPINS RETURNS and HOBBS & SHAW.
October 4, 2019, 04:32 PM
https://www.provideocoalition.com/cineemerge-a-fre...
The impact of consumer HDR adoption, the value of camera lens metadata and a discussion about creating a Hollywood blockbuster are some of the themes to follow during the first CineEmerge.
October 4, 2019, 03:38 PM
https://www.aotg.com/red-giant-releases-final-game-of-thrones-tutorial/
Add a real, live (animated) dragon to video with the help of Action Movie Dad, Hashi, in latest Cheap Tricks episode from Red Giant.
#red giant#red giant vfx#game of thrones vfx#cheap tricksOctober 3, 2019, 07:14 PM
https://www.artofvfx.com/stranger-things-season-3-...
Don’t miss those three really cool VFX Breakdowns by Rodeo FX about their work on the third season of STRANGER THINGS...
October 3, 2019, 05:10 PM
https://www.provideocoalition.com/delivering-in-mu...
As editors, we need to deliver video to be hosted on a variety of social media platforms, often in multiple aspect ratios for each platform. For example, 16:9 for a Facebook feed post, but 9:16 for a Facebook story. Or perhaps 1:1 for Instagram. The number of different aspect ratios is a bit bewildering. Here’s a link to a good article that describes the best aspect ratio to use for various platforms.
Daniel George McDonald sits down to discuss creating the finale for Cheer Season 2.
Gordon sits down with the editorial team of The Black Lady Sketch Show to discuss their approach to ...
Gordon sits down with Philip to discuss his work with Tyler Perry and his latest film A Madea Homeco...
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