Community - interview with Raver/Phantasy taken on irc.forestnet.org

Raver/Phantasy



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 How are things on the Spectrum? 
 I really missed you here the other day 
:)
Everything sucks. 
 Well, it always sucked, let's start─ 
since '97-98, as far as I remember.
 Everything seems to be going downhill. 
 But now iron is being produced! 
 Oh, interesting. 
 ZX Evo definitely is. 
 And also Pentagon 2.6bbLE. 
 But just do it yourself. 
 I'm reading about this Pentagon. 
 Do you think there will be these 
Do many people buy new hardware developments?
 ZX Evo bought 500 units in 5 years. 
 There won't be thousands. 
 Although, if they did it in England, then 
people would be more interested. 
 But there is no one there to do it. 
 Alone, Western people? 
 Western people, yes. There's a lot of fa─ 
NATO 
 Although they need it in the building. 
 Preferably a classic look. 
 More like collectors, as far as─ 
I know.
 Where are you now? In Latvia? 
 In London. 
 I've been living here for almost 7 years, but 
seems to be the last one.
 Really tired of the West :D I graduate from university in 
this year, that's all. I think where to now
go - maybe back to Latvia, maybe again
somewhere.
 They say there is no work in Latvia. 
raver^pht: what can you do, what do you need 
trained?
 lvd, filmmaking. 
Oooh! 
 The music scene here is simple 
so crazy...
 I retrained. 
 I had to find something new. 
 Make a film about Spectrum) 
 About an ordinary Russian schoolboy :) 
 Alone, yes, I talk about this sometimes 
I think there are some ideas, but not very much
specific.
 I'm afraid it's time for the Russian 
the schoolboy left.
 Now there are only guys left :) 
 In Latvia - yes, film work 
definitely not.
 If only about your projects─ 
produce.
And in London, film directors are nobody 
not needed?
 lvd, the industry here is normal, 
and I already have a job offer, although,
Of course, not immediately as a director :)Well, there will be money for old age, for─ 
than to Russia or Latvia?
 lvd, but this city is real to me 
I'm tired of it.
 What's wrong? 
 lvd, I’ve never had money in my life─ 
Yes, they were not very important.
 The surface of people here... is not 
me.
 There is nothing for the soul. 
 Here's an idea for a film: 2 comas─ 
ndy, everyone makes a demo for the party... Filming─
private group spends time in the process of creating─
Denmark with each team, then together with
they travel to the party, and there is a big
climax... In the film we learn more about
each team, their personalities, life in Go─
sort of, and about the Spectrum scene, and about
why do they love Spectrum...
 How do you like this? 
Doing dem is 99% boring stuff, 
especially for zombievisor viewers :)
 lvd, well, usually yes, but not all─ 
where - I had a fun experience.
 Yes, of course, this is a challenge, 
show it in such a way that for the viewer it is
interesting, but the essence was not lost.
 This is the task of filmmaking─ 
nga.
raver^pht: then youshow me wrong─ 
du.
 lvd, this is something to be wary of. 
 But 100% truth on camera Niko─ 
where you can't take it off.
 Unless it's hidden. 
 A person will see the camera immediately 
behaves differently.
 Focus on creative creation 
demos, discussions, scene relations and
group spirit, on a journey.
In one of the films about Yabble showing─ 
like they started doing Apple: bye─
they called mountains of pussy mothers and how to get there
chips were soldered.
 lvd, oh, don't tell me... Me too 
I saw a lot of garbage... Especially since
most often journalists/filmmakers do
films about things that are little understood...
And they don't do research.
 We need to somehow revive this spirit of co─ 
mandatory work. 
 I think that if such co─ 
mands were found - then the film could get─
Xia.
 I'm already busy with one thing for now, 
installation is currently underway.

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 And the film must be 
real events? 
 Maybeinvent groups? 
 No, it must be real, it is 
It's a documentary after all :)
 And if artistic, then I would 
I wanted to make it about the early nineties, about
wars on the Moscow radio markets;)
 But feature films are very 
expensive to rent!
 In short, the concept is this: we follow─ 
we work for 2-3 groups that work for
old school computer and will provide a demo
for the same party (I thought maybe
Revision, since they have combined oldskool
compo) - ideal on different platforms,
like Spectrum, Commodore, maybe Atari...what
what kind of people are they, how do they live, how ready are they?
are heading towards the compo, the process of developing a demo,
then the way to the party - and in the end how
it's all shown and who will win.
 It’s important to make it interesting 
both for the stage and for those who are nothing
doesn't know about it.
 Show why everything is old school 
I’m also interested in what motivation these people have─
dey, the stage as a community.
 This is all through such group 
portraits can be made.
 Even if we have these 3 
groups that go to one compo, then this
already quite good.
 I welcome all Spectrum groups─ 
suggested writing for the united winter in Jan─ 
vare 2016. 
 You only need to find one spectra─ 
movskaya, BUT there are many requirements, this is a boo─
children are not easy(so that they want to act,
so that the core of the group is in one city,
so that they do something worthy for the party,
so that they can go there later, etc.).
 The core of the group in one city - 
There are no such Russians anymore :( 
 Really not? :o 
 Once upon a time everyone was like this... 
 I thought this was for Commodore Boo─ 
It's harder to find one like this.
 But for the film I want mixed - 
it will be more interesting for everyone, I think, and ah─
larger audience.
 I.e. combined oldskool compo. 
 Then we need a European party. 
 Yes, I think it’s better in another 
country.
 But I really want Russia─ 
ysk group.
 And so that there is variety. 
 We need to start talking to people. 
 The situation is bad with coders now 
- no one is really interested in making switchgear─ 
THAT CODE. 
 Mostly GIFs convert. 
 Maybe put pressure on the pride of the boards─ 
forms - if there is decent competition
with the commodore group.
 Nowadays everything is done just for fun. 
 Nothing serious... 
 "just for fun" in such cases 
sounds more like “I gave up, I’m okay with it”
drum."
 Demoscene as an outlet from problems 
real life, probably. 
 Meit seems like there were some problems 
we had much more in the post-Soviet
space.
 Although, on the other hand, everything is ─ 
Of course, they were younger...
 Yes, then we were schoolchildren and 
students. And now it’s work, I need money for─ 
work... 
 It's true, yes. 
 What about this in Europe? Who even 
sceners in real life? 
 Very different, but a lot of computers─ 
Tershchikov, especially in the ranks of the PC scene.
 Many have an alternative image 
life.
 From different subcultures. 
 Many freelance artists and 
musicians.
 Many Komodorovites already then 
were old when we were still schoolchildren)
 Commodores are actually some kind of robots─ 
You - they have so much work in their demes! 
 Yeah, it’s all very strong there, 
although the market, that the scene is dying, is already with gray─
dynas of the nineties.  There's a great feeling
community.
 By the way, you can add 
link to my first film:https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-szEP-7XLk

You can contact raver at:
egons(a)rixc.lv