This morning, the American Cinema Editors, the organization behind the Eddie Awards, representing the top editors in film and television, featured AIography in their official newsletter. We're sitting alongside coverage of the Eddie Awards, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Spike Lee's editor. That's the company we're keeping. If you're new here from ACE, welcome. Introduce yourself and tell us what you're working on. This community is for you. If you've been here a while and haven't joined the Founding Members tier yet, this is the signal. The professional editing community is paying attention. Be in the room where it happens. Go to the classroom and click on the link to join. — Larry

I just posted something I've been working on for a while, a video that explains exactly what AIography is, where it's going, and why I built it. The short version: I've spent 40 years editing at Warner Brothers, Sony, Disney, HBO, and Netflix. I was there when Avid replaced film. I consulted on Final Cut Pro before it had a name. Every time a transformative technology hit, I watched the same thing happen: everyone focused on the shiny new thing and forgot about the craft. It's happening again with AI. And almost nobody is talking about story. That's what this community is about. 🎬 Watch the video below. If what I'm saying resonates, I'm now offering a Founding Member tier for $29/month, or pay annually and get two months free. Locked in for life. Full access to everything I'm building: courses, live workshops, Lumarka early access, and direct access to me. This window won't stay open forever. Head to the Classroom and hit the Founding Member upgrade. Then come back here and introduce yourself. I want to know who's in the room.

Adobe just rolled out Premiere 26, (They've removed "Pro" from the name for some reason?) and this one feels like more than incremental polish. A few highlights that stood out to me as someone who’s been using Premiere since version 3: One-click object masking & tracking: Hover, click, isolate. AI-driven masks that actually track moving subjects, without frame-by-frame pain or immediate round-trips to After Effects. Massively faster shape masks: Ellipse, rectangle, and pen masks rebuilt to track up to 20× faster, with live previews and much better refinement controls. Frame.io built directly into Premiere (beta): Review notes, comments, versions, and media ingest without leaving the timeline. Less context switching, tighter collaboration. Built-in Adobe Stock access: Browse, license, and drop clips straight into your edit. Not flashy, but very practical. Firefly Boards import: Early ideation and visual development flowing more directly into the edit. Now, a fair question some people might ask: What does this have to do with AI? Isn’t this just a Premiere update? Here’s my take: If you’re making films with AI, you still need to edit them. There are tools out there calling themselves “AI editors,” but that term is often misleading. Editing isn’t just cutting silences or removing flubs from a talking-head video. Film editors create stories. They shape pacing, emotion, clarity, and meaning. That requires both technical skill and creative judgment, whether the footage came from a camera or a prompt. Generating AI video clips is only the first step. Someone still has to assemble those pieces with intention and care to entertain, educate, or move an audience. That’s why improvements to real editing tools still matter... A lot. One last thought, as someone who’s also seen Premiere grow over decades: As it’s evolved into the Swiss Army Knife of NLEs, it’s also gotten heavier. Not crashy for me, but slower. That’s the tradeoff of being able to do almost everything. Compared to something like Avid, which excels at a few mission-critical things for long-form work, it’s a different philosophy.

Before you jump in, there’s one important thing to understand about this community. AIography exists to explore how AI is reshaping filmmaking, storytelling, and creative workflows from script to screen. This is a place for learning, sharing experiments, asking smart questions, and helping each other navigate a rapidly changing creative landscape. To help keep the signal high and reduce spam, posting is unlocked once you reach Level 2. You’ll get there quickly by engaging in discussions, reacting to posts, and participating thoughtfully. What this community is NOT: - A place to pitch “make money” schemes - A place to drop affiliate links, funnels, or cold offers - A place to self-promote unrelated products or services If your first instinct after joining is to sell something, this is not the right room for you. What is encouraged: - Thoughtful discussion around AI tools and workflows - Sharing work in context (what you tried, what worked, what didn’t) - Helping others learn and think more clearly about AI and creativity - Genuine collaboration and curiosity Promotion may be allowed later and in the right context, but it is never the starting point here. Posts or comments that ignore this will be removed. Repeated behavior will result in removal from the community — no drama, no warnings loop. We’re here to build understanding and craft, not noise. If that sounds like your mindset, you’re in exactly the right place. If not, it’s better to know that now. — Larry

Hey everyone! 🎬 The new issue of the AIography newsletter just dropped and it's a big one. THE LEAD: Disney invested $1 billion in OpenAI and licensed 200+ characters for Sora. The mouse is officially in the AI game. This is INCREDIBLY HUGE news for every type of creator. I do my best to break down what it means for all of us making stuff in this space. THREE TUTORIALS THIS WEEK: 1. Jay E from RoboNuggets n8n workflow that pumps out broadcast-quality ads for under $3 (full breakdown of the cost structure—this one's a game changer) 2. Tao Prompts 7 AI video prompt styles that actually work: Timestamp prompting, anchor prompts, cut-scene prompting, and more 3. TechHalla's grid prompting technique for multi-character consistency (actually posted this one here for you guys already!) ALSO: Runway dropped 5 world model announcements. They're not just making video anymore—they're building reality simulators. I explain why this matters. VIDEO OF THE WEEK: @nouryyildiz's "Hollywood Selfie Part 2"—running through classic Hollywood sets with Brando, Eastwood, DiCaprio. 2M views. Made with Nano Banana and Kling. Just pure fun. Oh, and I'm committing to at least one tutorial in every issue from now on. The tools are evolving fast—we need to keep up. ONE MORE THING: Still not subscribed? Get on it! It's free and it's the easiest way to stay current in AI filmmaking without drowning in noise. And if I can ask: if you're getting value from this, share it with one person who needs to see it. A fellow editor, a filmmaker friend, that creative who keeps asking you "what tools should I be learning?" This is the answer. https://aiography.beehiiv.com/subscribe Finally, let me know what you think. I value every one of your opinions good or otherwise. Hey, I was an editor for decades, I'm used to people tearing apart my work! 😆✌🏼