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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

Episode 250 - How to Reach Busy People

June 12, 2020, 01:25 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/250/

It is so critical to know when you are reaching out to people who are extremely busy. If you put yourself in the other person’s shoes when you communicate with them — and understand how they’re going to react — that’s worth its weight in gold. And it helps you communicate better with them, knowing what their needs and problems are.

COVID-19 and the Future of VFX

May 25, 2020, 01:09 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/247-2/

Todd Sheridan Perry works in the film industry as a freelance VFX Supervisor / CG Supervisor as well as digital artist, screenwriter, editor and director. He is a classically trained artist, as well as both a traditional and digital animator. His diverse background in video games, film and television has led him to play key roles in projects ranging from Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers to Final Destination 5...

The Power of Empathy

May 12, 2020, 01:03 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/246/

Looking back at the beginning of his own career, Allan examines what he should’ve done differently: Instead of sending out his reel over and over, he could’ve been asking for feedback: “I realize my reel sucks. Tell me what an ideal reel would be to you.”

Overwhelm: Quitting Before Getting Started

May 5, 2020, 01:48 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/245/

Looking at other people’s work can be really inspiring. If you’re looking at it from a place of “Where I want to go” — rather than comparing yourself to everyone else — you’re going to be fine. If, however, you’re looking at everyone else and thinking, “Why aren’t I there?”, that could be a problem. We shouldn’t compare ourselves to everyone else. You don’t know what struggles they’ve had. You only see the end result but not what it took to get there.

Episode 239 — Szymon Biernacki

March 29, 2020, 02:15 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/239/

Szymon Biernacki is a Freelance Visual Development and Concept Artist based in Poland. He is currently an Art Director at Spa Studios. His credits include being a Production Designer on the movie Klaus.

Episode 236 — VFX Side Hustle

March 3, 2020, 02:10 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/236/

One of the big frustrations that we all have is — we want more money. Anytime we want a pay bump, we have to wait for our annual review and see if we get a salary increase at our main job. Yet we spend our spare time doing something more creative because we aren’t being challenged at work. We go home to do the work that we find fulfilling in the first place.

Episode 233 — Matti Haapoja

February 14, 2020, 05:17 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/233/

Matti Haapoja is a YouTuber and a freelance Director of Photography. He has worked with some global brands such as Nike, San Pellegrino, Epidemic Sound, Rhino, and Visit Norway. Originally from Finland, he is now based out of Toronto, Canada.

The-Artery — Vico Sharabani

February 7, 2020, 05:35 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/232/

The-Artery focuses on a lot of high end visual content from branding to commercials, to digital experiences, to art installations, to feature films — and so much more! Vico is one of the most notable Flame artists in the world. I found this Episode to be valuable for myself. I hope you think so as well! Please share this Episode with others.

VFX - Why Are You Stuck

January 21, 2020, 02:31 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/230/

Welcome to Episode 230! This is one I recorded for all of us when we don’t get the wins that we want and we get baffled by that. I wanted to make it really clear as to why that is.

Episode 229 — Mr. X — Trey Harrell

January 14, 2020, 02:14 PM

https://www.allanmckay.com/229/

Before joining Mr. X, Trey Harrell was a 15-year ad industry veteran. Trey’s forte for balancing the technical with the artistic has garnered numerous ADDY (American Advertising Federation) and New York Art Director’s Club Awards for his work as both an Art Director and Creative Director for broadcast, web and print ads.

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