How do we communicate new information to the clinical community? What is the article of the future? There is a transition to digital, but we are still involved in a process that is part of the print world. The introduction of the video article in this issue of JMIG is part of the transition. Although JMIG has previously accepted videos, they were seen as additional material to a conventional manuscript; this video research article is different. The videos that we are introducing in this issue are not adjunct material but the focal point of the research. These video articles represent a unique way to present scholarly material. This work should not be viewed as another "social media" presentation but a visual presentation of research. We follow the rules of the history of surgery. Old movies were invented back in 1895. The Lumiere Brothers presented their first surgical films on December 28, 1895 in Paris, France. A very well-known surgeon at the time immediately realized that film was a very important tool that could be used to teach surgery and improve scholarly work. He took the Lumiere Brother's idea, modified the camera and created a new form of film. Eugene-Louis Doyen was the surgeon that in 1898 became the pioneer of surgical firms. He stated, "In less than a minute, you will make a thousand people understand what each of you has only been able to teach to a few in the operating theatre".
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