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 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's Bob Ackerman Cuts Toyota Campaign

January 30, 2016, 09:35 PM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonies-bob-ackerman-cuts-toyota-campaign/

Burrell Communications partnered with editor Bob Ackerman, and the team at The Colonie, on a multi-platform campaign introducing Toyota's 2016 RAV4 Hybrid. The integrated series of broadcast commercials, web spots and video vignettes features Keegan-Michael Key (‘MADTV,’ ‘Comedy Central,’ ‘Key & Peele’ and ‘Playing House’) as a wacky yet well-informed driving instructor determined to shatter his skeptical students' misconceptions about hybrid vehicles.

#editing#postproduction#visual fx#the colonie#bob ackerman#broadcast commerical#web spots
The Colonie’s Editors + Designs Take The Spotlig

November 24, 2015, 10:18 PM

https://www.aotg.com/the-colonies-editors-designs-take-the-spotlig/

The Colonie's partners' - creative editors Brian Sepanik and Bob Ackerman and executive producer Mary Caddy - shared commitment to a talent-driven approach to growing their business model has served it well. A complement of skill sets, aesthetic sensibilities, and a passion for experimenting and pushing boundaries sets the company’s editors, assistant editors, graphic designers, visual effects artists - and even its interns - apart from the crowd.

#postproduction#awards#finishing#visual fx#editorial#commercials#the colonie#films
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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