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

What a Pixar Story Meeting Looks Like

October 20, 2013, 08:25 AM

https://www.aotg.com/what-a-pixar-story-meeting-looks-like/

Pixar's movies are rightly praised for their story sense and tight plotting, but scripting them is hardly a solo affair: In fact, as you'll see in this exclusive video, Pixar story meetings are sort of akin to a sitcom writers' room, where the studio's best and brightest sit around a table, pitch jokes, and try to make each other laugh.

VES Names Founder and CEO of Illumination

October 19, 2013, 08:30 AM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/873262

Andrew Merkin, Head of Special Projects and Transmedia at Mirada Studios and Max Michael, Head of Business Development, Asia at UTA Among Highlighted Speakers

Lagoa Makes Digital 3D Content Creation Available

October 18, 2013, 10:08 AM

http://provideocoalition.com/createasphere/story/l...

I first found out about Lagoa when I visited their booth at SIGGRAPH this year and talked to Jason Brynford-Jones about their platform. What jumped out at me was that the solution allowed rendering to be done on the cloud where they can take advantage of massive processing power, which I know...

Elusive 'Calvin and Hobbes' Creator Talks Toons

October 17, 2013, 05:03 PM

http://www.animationmagazine.net/licensing/elusive...

It would be hard to find an animator working in the industry today who isn't a fan of Bill Watterson, the elusive and hugely talented creator of the seminal Calvin and Hobbes comic series.

Ed Helms Working on Animated Sitcom for NBC

October 17, 2013, 05:02 PM

http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/ed-helms-worki...

The Office actor Ed Helms seems to have a soft spot for animated projects. The comic actor is working on a new animated series for NBC, along with Office co-writer and co-producer Graham Wagner.

Athena Studios, VES/Bay Area restore Black Angel

October 17, 2013, 10:05 AM

http://postperspective.com/2013/10/athena-studios-...

EMERYVILLE, CA – Athena Studios (http://www.athenastudios.com), which specializes in production and animation services for film and multimedia clients, and the Visual Effects Society (VES)/Bay Area, have partnered to restore a legendary, Star Wars-era short film called “Black Angel.” Thought to be missing for more than 30 years, “Black Angel,” which was last seen in theaters […]

Athena Studios Works with Skywalker Sound

October 17, 2013, 10:01 AM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/873232

(Emeryville, California--October 17, 2013) Athena Studios, an Emeryville, CA-based company specializing in production services for film, animation, and multimedia clients, is in the home stretch with its Kickstarter campaign to raise funds toward the production of an animated film, “Auntie Claus.” The Kickstarter campaign will conclude on Thursday, Oct 17, at 5:30pm PT. The studio obtained the feature film rights to the award-winning children’s Christmas book by author Elise Primavera over...

History gets its due at AES convention

October 17, 2013, 04:39 AM

http://www.avnetwork.com/events/0011/history-gets-...

AVNetwork : At the 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention (Thursday, October 17, through Sunday, October 20, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City), the annual Historical Events lecture series will help..

John Dykstra Recipient of VES Lifetime Achievement

October 17, 2013, 04:38 AM

http://news.creativecow.net/story/873219

(Los Angeles, California--October 16, 2013) Today, the Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s professional honorary society, named Emmy and Academy Award winning visual effects pioneer, designer, supervisor, innovator and commercial director John Dykstra as the recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award. It will be presented at the 12th Annual VES Awards on February 12, 2014 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Animation Mentor releases free Maya character rig

October 16, 2013, 05:21 PM

http://www.cgchannel.com/2013/10/animation-mentor-...

Teach yourself the fundamentals of character work with the animation school's toon-style Stewart rig.

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