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

Want to Learn Autodesk Flame? Here's How

February 12, 2014, 05:49 AM

http://wolfcrow.com/blog/want-to-learn-autodesk-fl...

Autodesk Flame is a high end 3D visual effects, advanced graphics, and 3D compositing application that is out of the price range of most beginners (in the high five figures!). To make matters worse, you can’t even download a trial version to learn it.

Shanks FX Demos Low-Budget Illusions

February 11, 2014, 02:04 PM

http://filmmakermagazine.com/84397-shanks-fx-demon...

Before there was Gravity, there were sliders and stop-motion. In their latest informational video, the masterminds at Shanks FX demonstrate the old-fashioned illusion of the space flight, as seen in Star Wars, Close Encounters, Star Trek and beyond. With a mere DSLR, some rigging and a model, they’re able to produce animated sequences of ships in flight.

VES Awards Preview

February 11, 2014, 02:04 PM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/vis...

Accepting the American Society of Cinematographers Award for Gravity on Feb. 1, director of photography Emmanuel "Chivo" Lubezki said, "I share this with my friend and teacher Alfonso Cuaron and (visual effects supervisor) Tim Webber and the visual effects team." And he went on to thank additional collaborators, including the film's colorist, Technicolor's Steve Scott.

Mindblowing VFX stretches the limits of imaginatio

February 11, 2014, 11:23 AM

http://www.creativebloq.com/3d-world/mindblowing-v...

MJZ's Dante Ariola, BBDO, New York and Method Studios recently unleashed their inner child in this new spot for General Electric (GE). 'Childlike Imagination' depicts a little girl envisioning all the amazing things her mom makes as a GE employee.

VFX All for One and One for All

February 11, 2014, 11:22 AM

http://variety.com/2014/film/awards/visual-effects...

Yet they represent radically different ideas about how to get a big vfx picture done. Some are throwbacks to the era when a single star vfx company would handle the load, while others follow the current trend and are ensemble efforts, combining shots from many companies.

VES Awards predictions: 'Gravity,' 'Rush,' 'Frozen

February 11, 2014, 11:22 AM

http://www.goldderby.com/news/5645/visual-effects-...

No surprise that Oscar frontrunner "Gravity" enjoys a commanding lead in our predictions as to what film will take the top prize at Wednesday's Visual Effects Society Awards. The blockbuster has odds of 1/10 to win the VES equivalent of the Best Picture race -- visual effects in a visual effects-driven feature motion picture.

When Magic Hides in Plain Site

February 11, 2014, 11:21 AM

http://variety.com/2014/film/awards/visual-effects...

The Visual Effects Society has pioneered the idea of recognizing “supporting effects,” but the idea of what’s “supporting” has evolved.

AE Training Class

February 11, 2014, 05:48 AM

http://www.geniusdv.com/news_and_tutorials/2014/02...

For this first time, GeniusDV is offering a hands-on 5 Day After Effects Training Course that runs from March 5-10, in Spokane, WA. Our subscription base has been asking for an After Effects course closer to the west coast. Now is your chance! Course enrollment is limited to just 4 students to ensure maximum individual attention.In this After Effects class, you will learn the critical fundamentals of using After Effects CC.  This includes learning some advanced topics, like working with expre...

VFX Progress Group

February 11, 2014, 05:47 AM

http://vfxsoldier.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/vfx-pro...

We’ve seen VFX communities create local organizations: The VES has had a local chapter in various cities, the UK facilities have the UK Screen Association, BECTU is forming a labor organization in the UK, and recently companies in Ireland have formed a local trade organization.

THE LONE RANGER: VFX breakdown

February 10, 2014, 02:06 PM

http://www.artofvfx.com/?p=6019

Really cool VFX breakdown by MPC about their invisible work on THE LONE RANGER:

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