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

JERSEY BOYS: Greg Butler – VFX Supervisor

June 26, 2014, 09:30 AM

http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=8352

Greg Butler began his career in the visual effects more than 20 years ago at ILM. He then worked in several studios like Tippett Studio, Weta Digital and MPC. He has worked on many projects such as FORREST GUMP, THE MASK, the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy or JACK THE GIANT SLAYER.

The future of cloud-based render farms

June 26, 2014, 09:30 AM

http://www.3dtotal.com/index_interviews_detailed.p...

The world of CGI is expanding and is everywhere, from advertising to movies and videogames. The market growth is strong, and with that, the quality continues to improve.

Canadian See-Saw Battle to Woo Hollywood Has Vanco

June 26, 2014, 09:30 AM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/canadian-see...

TORONTO - A see-saw battle to woo Hollywood in a Canadian market hooked on tax credits and public subsidies has Vancouver back on top.

Autodesk Acquires Shotgun Software

June 26, 2014, 09:29 AM

http://lesterbanks.com/2014/06/autodesk-acquires-s...

Autodesk set its sights on Shotgun software, creators of pipeline management and project management platforms for visual effects

California’s Tax Incentive Bill Clears Another H

June 26, 2014, 09:28 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/crafts/californias-tax-ince...

California’s Senate Governance and Finance Committee passed the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act of 2014 (AB 1839) by a vote of 6-0. The legislation, authored by Assemblymen Raul Bocanegra (D-Pacoima) and Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles), and co-authored by more than 65 other legislators, would expand and improve the state’s current program to keep production jobs in California.

Churchhill's Studio adds VFX horsepower to Filmwo

June 25, 2014, 08:47 PM

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

CHICAGO — Filmworkers (www.filmworkers.com) has formed a new in-house creative unit, Churchill’s Studio, that’s focused on visual effects and animation. Headed by VFX director Rob Churchill, the new unit will provide services ranging from compositing and visual effects to full CG production. The new venture also features the talents of art director Daniel Pernikoff, who joins Filmworkers from Method Studios, as well as a team of compositors and animators. 

Midweek Motivations: It’s Paper from Pingo van d

June 25, 2014, 07:11 AM

http://www.toolfarm.com/blog/entry/midweek_motivat...

Here’s some Midweek Motivation for you. Pingo creates amazing folded paper animation in CINEMA 4D.

The Red Giant Universe Expands with Version 1.1

June 25, 2014, 01:33 AM

http://soundandpicture.com/2014/06/the-red-giant-u...

June 24, 2014 – Today, Red Giant released an update to Red Giant Universe, its new multi-host app library of GPU-accelerated tools. The updated (version 1.1) includes nine new free and premium effects as well as updates that add new features and functionality to several existing Universe tools. These updates expand the Universe toolset to 59 Effects and Transitions, more than half of which are free.

mocha 3D Camera Solver on Vimeo

June 25, 2014, 01:32 AM

http://vimeo.com/99072385

Solve 3D match moving capabilities with planar ease. Unlike feature based tracking, mocha solves the 3D camera based on user-selected planes. This fast and easy-to-use solution is ideal for set extensions, 3D text and particle tracking. Additionally the 3D solver can be used to assist other 3D tracking applications on difficult shots with low detail or significant foreground occlusions.

Atom Simulation in AE: Part 2

June 25, 2014, 01:31 AM

http://cgi.tutsplus.com/tutorials/atom-simulation-...

In this tutorial we'll create an atom simulation using Particular, CC Sphere, a few layers along with some tricks and smoke screens. In order to make this scene a true (AE) 3D scene we will use some expressions and AE tricks to make the 2d layers act as 3D layers, and respond to the camera. This scene is quite simple and straight forward. But it is compiled out of lots of small steps. We got a lot to do, so let's get started.

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