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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

Is it possible to see sound? Yes...

March 10, 2016, 05:49 AM

https://www.aotg.com/is-it-possible-to-see-sound-yes/

The concept of ‘seeing sound’ might seem preposterous, but when you consider that sound is just compressed air travelling in waves, the idea becomes a bit more logical. The real trick is capturing air flow in a way that makes it perceptible to the human eye. Through some clever tricks, scientists are able to do just that using a technique called Schlieren flow visualisation, which is used to study everything from heat and sound to aerodynamics and the spread of disease.

Try The McGurk Effect! - Horizon: Is Seeing Believ

January 4, 2016, 05:50 AM

https://www.aotg.com/try-the-mcgurk-effect-horizon-is-seeing-believ/

The McGurk effect is a compelling demonstration of how we all use visual speech information. The effect shows that we can't help but integrate visual speech into what we 'hear'.

Happy (Belated) 120th Birthday, Cinema

December 31, 2015, 09:54 AM

https://www.aotg.com/happy-belated-120th-birthday-cinema/

A supercut of classics and guilty pleasures. Get the popcorn ready!

#cinema#supercut#film history
Music in the Brain

December 22, 2015, 10:28 AM

https://www.aotg.com/music-in-the-brain/

Scientists have long wondered if the human brain contains neural mechanisms specific to music perception. Now, for the first time, MIT neuroscientists have identified a neural population in the human auditory cortex that responds selectively to sounds that people typically categorize as music, but not to speech or other environmental sounds.

Walter Murch on Moviola Metaphysics

November 19, 2015, 12:06 PM

https://www.aotg.com/walter-murch-on-moviola-metaphysics/

We welcome back to the SuperMeet stage after a four year absence, three time Academy Award winning picture and sound editor, Walter Murch - for an engaging talk on "Moviola Metaphysics: Why we do what we do, why it's important, and how we can do it better."

Remains - Short Film

October 17, 2015, 03:42 PM

https://vimeo.com/137243086

When society falls and the world crumbles, all that is left is humanity. But can we still be here when nothing else is? Or are we just remains of ourselves?

#video#film#production#short film#drama#the walking dead#zombie#indie film#stay indie
STEVE JOBS IN THREE DIFFERENT FORMATS

October 16, 2015, 10:36 AM

http://www.wired.com/2015/10/steve-jobs-danny-boyl...

Director Danny Boyle filmed Steve Jobs in three different formats: 16mm, 35mm, and digital. That evolution of formats, Boyle says, is meant to show Jobs’ transformation from young computer rebel to the man behind the sleek and sexy Apple machines we know today.

Editing as Punctuation in Film

September 28, 2015, 12:31 PM

https://www.aotg.com/editing-as-punctuation-in-film/

It got me thinking about what the five best "punctuation marks" in film might look like. I wanted to assemble a video essay with a rapidfire list of nominees of great moments of editing-as-punctuation in film. But as I started putting it together, the project grew into a twofold piece: an analysis of and response to Schulz's article as well as an attempt to spur new insights about editing by examining it through the metaphor of punctuation.

Saschka Unseld - Uncovering the Grammar of VR

September 28, 2015, 05:54 AM

https://www.aotg.com/saschka-unseld-uncovering-the-grammar-of-vr/

In virtual reality, you are at the center of every story. Saschka Unseld, head of Oculus Story Studio, wants to keep you there, experiencing virtual worlds directly, with characters who interact with you in real time. You read a book and you watch a film, but in virtual reality, you experience a story.

SPOTLIGHT on Creative Process

June 12, 2015, 09:33 AM

http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereclip/2015/06/12/spo...

On Fridays, we share our favorite user-created videos that relate to a challenge we’ve set out the previous week. The challenge can be a theme, inspirational words, a prop or line to incorporate into your video, a story prompt, or a filmmaking concept to consider. This past week’s challenge was to create a video that showcased creative work and play. Get inspired by the multimedia talents and artistic practices of a few Premiere Clip users in the gallery below!   UP NEXT: SUMMER! ...

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