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

The Colonie Expands Capabilities With Signing of M

February 9, 2018, 05:52 PM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonie-expands-capabilities-with-signing-of-m/

The Editorial, VFX, Motion Design House Responds To Uptick in Broadcast and Social Media Work with the Hirings and Promotions, Kicking off the New Year with An Expanded Range of Offerings

#broadcast#editorial#the colonie#social media#creative director#motion graphics bob sepanik#brian ackerman#mary caddy
The Colonie Promotes Jimmy Helm to Editor

July 21, 2017, 07:35 AM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonie-promotes-jimmy-helm-to-editor-2/

The Colonie, the Chicago-based editorial, visual effect, motion graphics shop, has announced the promotion of Jimmy Helm to editor. Helm, an innovative and adept talent, honed his craft working with The Colonie’s senior editors on a wide range of projects over the past seven-years. Most recently, Helm has been managing ongoing social media work with Facebook, Inc. and conceptualizing and editing short format advertisements.

#editor#commercials#the colonie#jimmy helm#brands
The Colonie's Bob Ackerman Cut McDonald's Spot

June 28, 2017, 10:35 AM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonies-bob-ackerman-cut-mcdonalds-spot/

Chicago: We Are Unlimited teamed up with creative editor Bob Ackerman at The Colonie for McDonald’s new spot, ‘I Got This,’ introducing its new ‘One For You. One For Free’ Daily Deal Menu. Directed by Brig White out of Tool of NA/LA, the campaign’s off-kilter humor is heightened by improvised exchanges between the actors playing the two featured characters.

#editing#vfx#digital#broadcast#commercials#the colonie#bob ackerman
The Colonie Cuts Blue Point Brewing Co. Spot

July 22, 2016, 07:02 AM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonie-cuts-blue-point-brewing-co-spot/

VSA Partners’ new media campaign for Blue Point Brewing Company taps the talents of The Colonie editor Bob Ackerman and his team for “Patchogue’s Got It All,” a comedic spot that takes a disarming approach to introducing the premium craft beer and a refreshed brand that’s both subtle and bold.

#editing#postproduction#commercials#the colonie#bob ackerman#spots
The Colonie Cuts Comedic and Hard-Hitting PSAs for

June 22, 2016, 10:15 AM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonie-cuts-comedic-and-hard-hitting-psas-for/

HY Connect Calls Upon Editor Tom Pastorelle and the Chicago-Based Editorial and Post Boutique’s Full Roster of Services forthe American Academy of Dermatology’s Broadcast Campaign About the Dangers of Sun Exposure & Strategies for Prevention and Early Detection of Melanoma

#editing#vfx#postproduction#the colonie#tom patoreltle
"Looking Good" A Comedic PSA Cut By The Colonie

June 22, 2016, 10:02 AM

https://www.aotg.com/looking-good-a-comedic-psa-cut-by-the-colonie/

Cut to a contagious beat by Tom Pastorale of The Colonie, “Looking Good," a PSA for the American Academy of Dermatology” takes a light-hearted approach to a serious issue. The :30 spot opens with a portly middle-aged man sprightly dancing around the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist, occasionally pausing to strike a comical pose in the mirror as he admires himself - while the VO stresses the importance of men examining their skin for signs of melanoma.

#postproduction#editorial#the colonie#tom pastoralle
McDonald’s '40000 Friends (Editor: Brian Sepanik

May 25, 2016, 02:31 PM

https://www.aotg.com/mcdonalds-40000-friends-editor-brian-sepanik/

The McDonald’s spot,‘40,000 Friends’ showcases Burrell’s deftness at creating documentary-style targeted ads, tapping iconic director, Bob Giraldi's talent. A previous McD spot called upon another lauded director, Joe Pytka, to craft its real-life inspired story. Driven by agency’s sharply contrasting concepts & the directors’ powerful cinematic storytelling styles - creative editor Bob Ackerman, of The Colonie, wove together a pair of spots with very approaches to delivering a share...

#mcdonalds#the colonie#brian sepanik#40000 friends#burrell#bob giraldi#lewis williams
The Colonie is Chicago's Big Winner at AICE Awards

May 19, 2016, 04:32 PM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonie-is-chicagos-big-winner-at-aice-awards/

The AICE Awards Show has grown into the post production industry’s premier competition for excellence in post production, creative editorial, music, color grading, design and sound. The Colonie’s creative editors, Brian Sepanik, and Keith Kristinat, received top honors at the 2016 AICE event, earning the editorial and post house the distinction of taking home the most awards of any Chicago-based company at this year’s presentation.

#editorial#the colonie#bob sepanik#keith kristinat#aice awards
The Colonie Expands Its Roster of Editorial

August 13, 2015, 04:56 PM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonie-expands-its-roster-of-editorial/

The Colonie, Chicago's award-winning creative editorial, visual FX and postproduction boutique, continues to expand its roster of talent with the addition of assistant editors Emily Hayes and Stephania Dulowski to its creative team, and Ben Pokorny's move to the company's VFX/finishing department.

#editing#digital#film#postproduction#commercials#the colonie
The Colonie Edits Kay Jewelers Mother's Day Spot

April 29, 2015, 03:27 PM

https://vimeo.com/126301595

When Stern Advertising wanted to create a memorable Mother’s Day spot for Kay Jewelers®, the number one jewelry store in America – they once again partnered up with The Colonie editor, Bob Ackerman. Director, Harry Patramanis, captured the playfulness and tone of the spot. Ackerman then weaved the footage into an endearing storyline that conveys the emotional connections and family moments that make Mother’s Day special.

#editing#broadcast#finishing#visual fx#commercials#the colonie#bob ackerman

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