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

Contender – VFX Supervisor Joe Letteri, The Hobb

January 6, 2014, 10:55 AM

http://www.btlnews.com/awards/contender-portfolios...

If doing a prequel film to a wildly popular trilogy from 10 years past seems as easy as dusting off old artwork, sets and rebooting computer files, think again. “The technology has changed pretty much completely from what we did on Lord of The Rings,” said visual effects supervisor for the new Hobbit trilogy, Joe Letteri. “What we got mostly came through in the first Hobbit film – bringing Gollum and Rivendell back – we based it on those designs.”

Beautiful Reality: Making Walter Mitty's World

January 6, 2014, 05:51 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/beautified-reality...

VFX supervisor Guillaume Rocheron describes his approach to the visual effects of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as a process of creating a ‘beautified reality’ – a kind of reality that is not quite real and not quite fantastical. “Walter (played by Ben Stiller) sees the world through the eyes of the expert photographers at Life magazine who are seeing the beauty of nature and the world at its best,” says Rocheron.

The Dark Side of Long Hours in the Film Industry

January 6, 2014, 05:50 AM

http://www.mentorless.com/2014/01/06/documentary-w...

Documentary Who Needs Sleep? reveals the dark side of the film industry in the U.S.A, focusing on the increasing long hours on set crew members have to deal with and it affects...

Meet Smaug

January 6, 2014, 05:47 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/meet-smaug/

Among the many incredible digital creatures and environments in Peter Jackson’s second Hobbit film, one that stands out is, of course, Smaug. Brought to life by the artists at Weta Digital, the dragon features the voice of Benedict Cumberbatch, whose performance was also referenced heavily for the final animation. We explore the creation of Smaug with key members of Weta Digital’s team.

What's tje Dish on Cinesites Beans?

January 6, 2014, 05:46 AM

http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/whats-the-dish-o...

When Cinesite wanted to spruik their animation capabilities and add to the studio’s already impressive showreel, they decided to push forward on a short film.

Why production is running away from Hollywood

January 6, 2014, 05:46 AM

http://www.presstelegram.com/business/20140104/why...

One hundred years ago, filmmakers tired of paying Thomas Edison patent fees for his cameras ran away from parts east to the little hamlet of Hollywood, California.There they built a mighty industry that pumped out hundreds of movies each year a

Assemble FX 7: Come 2gether (Preset Included)

January 5, 2014, 01:33 PM

http://vimeo.com/83402619

Download preset here: mediafire.com/download/8xkaed13i4bka4e/Come2gether.prfpset.zip New Assemble FX preset for Premiere Pro. Download it now!Cast: Kes AkalaonuTags: fcpx, Final Cut Pro (Software), premiere pro, adobe premiere pro, adobe photoshop, crop, Tutorial, Photoshop, Adobe, preset, effect, tips, tricks, mac, apple and mac pro

Assemble FX 6: Simple Mask 4 Panel Slide (Preset I

January 5, 2014, 01:33 PM

http://vimeo.com/83402620

Download preset here: mediafire.com/download/33sw09llt606i2l/SM4PanelSlide.prfpset.zip Download Simple Mask here: creativeimpatience.com/download/ New Assemble FX preset for Premiere Pro. Available for Mac and PC.Cast: Kes AkalaonuTags: premiere pro, footage, slide, panel, four, mask, simple, creative impatience, plugin, Video Editing Software (Software, Video Editor (Profession) and after effects

Assemble FX 8: Fold In 3D Inverted (Preset Include

January 5, 2014, 06:34 AM

http://vimeo.com/83402621

Download preset here: mediafire.com/download/7t6yuu1vnni5f2g/FoldIn3DInverted.prfpset.zip New Assemble FX for Premiere Pro. Download it now!Cast: Kes AkalaonuTags: premiere pro, Tutorial (Industry), final cut pro, fcpx, tips, tricks, effects, fold, 3D Film (Film Format), 3D, Inverted (Roller Coaster Train C, Effect, Paper, editing and video

VFX Contenders Fight 'Gravity's Pull

January 4, 2014, 02:47 PM

http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/oscars-2014-visual...

Expect Gravity to be as powerful and inevitable a force in the visual-effects category at this year’s Oscars as, well, gravity. Offering more than just snazzy visuals — about 95% of what’s on screen is digital — Gravity’s visual-effects supervisor Tim Webber fulfilled many artists’ dreams by working from the start with director Alfonso Cuaron and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to completely embed the effects into the storytelling and filmmaking process.

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