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

Cutting Room Eps. 028 - Bobbie O'Steen Pt. 3

March 18, 2010, 12:52 PM

https://www.aotg.com/cutting-room-eps-028-bobbie-osteen-pt-3/

Here's part 3 of my interview with Bobbie O'Steen. Bobbie is an Emmy nominated editor and author of The Invisible Cut and Cut to the Chase. In this part we begin to discuss her second book, The invisible Cut To see her next interview/event check out her website at www.bobbieosteen.com

Alice in Wonderland Interview

March 17, 2010, 12:11 PM

http://community.avid.com/blogs/buzz/archive/2010/...

We polled a few familiar faces on what they'd like to ask JC Bond, one of the additional editors on Alice in Wonderland, if they had the chance. JC agreed to answer them directly so we're posting the full Questions below-which covers the film's Avid workflow, editing in 2D vs. 3D, and much more. (Alice in Wonderland hits theaters today, so go check it out!)

Comedy Editing Pt. 3

March 17, 2010, 12:09 PM

http://www.joyoffilmediting.com/?p=2583

Multi-cam shows are recorded from first scene to last in front of an audience with three or four cameras. The cameras, labeled A, B, C, and D, are maneuvered by a cabled gang of four camera operators who travel up and down the stage, getting their assigned shots. D camera is frequently called X camera or referred to as the Iso camera as it’s often an isolated camera, running independent of A, B, and C. The Iso cam picks up isolated angles and may run only 50% of the time.

Ask Questions of the Lost Editors

March 16, 2010, 12:06 PM

http://postfifthpictures.com/2010/03/q-lance-stubb...

We will be doing another interview, similar to the one we just did with Daryl Baskin last week, but this time with Lance Stubblefield. Lance has worked on LOST since the first season, starting as an assistant editor and has made the jump to editor for an episode last season and a few times this season.

Coates of Many Colors

March 14, 2010, 12:02 PM

https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleI...

Few picture editors other than Anne V. Coates, A.C.E., have collaborated with such a wide variety of directors over a time span well surpassing half a century. With an editing career of 63 years––and still counting––Coates arguably has been working in cutting rooms longer than anyone else in film history, recently surpassing the impressive longevity of legendary editor Margaret Booth’s work history. And she’s not about to stop now; she’s currently considering two projects.

Coates Quotes

March 14, 2010, 12:01 PM

https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleI...

Last October, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held several nights dedicated to the art and craft of picture editing. One of those evenings was entitled "Anne Coates: Profile of an Editing Master," which featured clips from many of her films. Following are a selection of Coates’ observations and comments on some of those films.

A Few Good Editors Enist For HBO

March 14, 2010, 12:01 PM

https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleI...

Even before Pearl Harbor was attacked, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill had agreed on a "Europe First" strategy that placed primary emphasis on the defeat of the European Axis powers should Japan enter the war, a plan that continued even after December 7, 1941. In similar fashion, HBO is following that same strategy. Nine years after Band of Brothers’ "Easy Company" fought its way across France, the Netherlands and Germany, executive producers.....

Hollywood's Skilled Surgeon

March 14, 2010, 12:00 PM

https://www.editorsguild.com/magazine.cfm?ArticleI...

Viera’s book is studded with great anecdotes about Thalberg’s participation in the editing process, as well as historic editors. There is a wonderful story about legendary MGM editor Margaret Booth’s first day at work. This was in 1919, before the formation of MGM, when Thalberg and Mayer were working together at Louis B. Mayer Productions. At this time, Mayer’s studio was at 3800 Mission Road in Los Angeles, located adjacent to William Selig’s Zoo, where Mayer had rented space from th...

Editing for 3D on ALice in Wonderland

March 13, 2010, 11:59 AM

http://www.studiodaily.com/filmandvideo/currentiss...

Working in the editorial department on Alice in Wonderland, JC Bond was the point of first contact for principal photography, assembling scenes as quickly as director Tim Burton could shoot them. He was also the gatekeeper for the film's extensive visual-effects content, which he received and analyzed before it was cut into the movie. Working on a team led by film editor Chris Lebenzon, ACE, Bond made sure thousands of pieces of content fell into place as expected in the editorial pipeline...

Questions With Film Editor Bobbie O'Steen

March 12, 2010, 11:58 AM

http://writeononline.com/2010/03/12/author-qa-film...

Write On! speaks with film editor, screenwriter, and author Bobbie O’Steen—The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie Magic. O’Steen discusses her book-writing process, the art of storytelling, the importance of following your passion, and more. O’Steen is a regular contributor to Moviemaker Magazine, MovieGeeksUnited, and EditFest LA and EditFest New York, and conducts ongoing events with well-known film editors with the intent of educating filmmakers and the film going public about...

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