I have had the privilege of seeing about half of this documentary in workprint form, and I was impressed by how riveting it actually is. I am 31, was weaned on the BBS era, and I do think this documentary will have particular appeal to those for whom there is the nostalgia factor. For them, I guarantee multiple moments of slack jawed "oh my god, I remember that person!"
For the younger crowd interested enough to be reading this thread, I still wholeheartedly recommend it. The interviewed subjects are animated, opinionated, and visibly emotional. As others have said, this truly was a labor of love for Jason Scott. He has plenty of philanthropic acts planned for the raw footage, and it's hard to put a price tag on his passion and time spent. If you can afford it, it's one for the library.
You're exactly right. Andy Voss deserves major props for his sluthing in tracking down all the demo groups wanted on the disc. This was especially hard with the older demos, since most of those guys moved on to Real Life(tm) long ago, and to varying degrees lost touch with the scene. He even went to Helsinki in August to get a hold of a few stragglers. In particular, Dope and Stars were last minute permissions that almost slipped. Personally, getting Stars on there makes the whole thing worth while.
I made the featurette, by the way. These guys behind the DVD project care more about the scene than you probably imagine. We're taking no profit from Volume 1; it goes straight into the Volume 2 budget.
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I have had the privilege of seeing about half of this documentary in workprint form, and I was impressed by how riveting it actually is. I am 31, was weaned on the BBS era, and I do think this documentary will have particular appeal to those for whom there is the nostalgia factor. For them, I guarantee multiple moments of slack jawed "oh my god, I remember that person!" For the younger crowd interested enough to be reading this thread, I still wholeheartedly recommend it. The interviewed subjects are animated, opinionated, and visibly emotional. As others have said, this truly was a labor of love for Jason Scott. He has plenty of philanthropic acts planned for the raw footage, and it's hard to put a price tag on his passion and time spent. If you can afford it, it's one for the library.
The order goes Timeless -> Ambience -> Luminati
Luxo
Pure brilliance.
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You're exactly right. Andy Voss deserves major props for his sluthing in tracking down all the demo groups wanted on the disc. This was especially hard with the older demos, since most of those guys moved on to Real Life(tm) long ago, and to varying degrees lost touch with the scene. He even went to Helsinki in August to get a hold of a few stragglers. In particular, Dope and Stars were last minute permissions that almost slipped. Personally, getting Stars on there makes the whole thing worth while. I made the featurette, by the way. These guys behind the DVD project care more about the scene than you probably imagine. We're taking no profit from Volume 1; it goes straight into the Volume 2 budget. Jeremy
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