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- demo Amiga AGA The Martini Effect by Flex
- Some more thoughts on The Martini Effect and why it was so clearly superior to the competition.
The demo follows a consistent, clearly defined visual theme and actually explores it rather than cycling through various good-looking imagery that has little in common with each other. There is a certain continuity and symmetry to the scenes that may feel subtle but shows confident direction when seen with a detached look. You are being taken on a journey, and you can tell the driver is in control. The soundtrack, while not necessarily the one you would hum years later, nevertheless cements the pacing and sets the exact right mood. It is perfect choice for this production, and as Gargaj said, it does tie everything together, setting the pace that enables the viewer to soak in the atmosphere created by the visuals for the right amount of time to maximize the effect and pull out before it overstays its welcome. That is how you end up with a product that is vastly more than just a sum of its parts.
Very few Amiga demos do this because it is often much easier to score points with the oldtimer crowd with an effect showcase carrying the connotation of being technically impressive (and often takes advantage of the nostalgia while at it because of how familiar it is) and following the concept of "more is better" (though not as egregiously as the C64 scene). But in the 30+ years of the Amiga scene the pool of actually new effects and techniques has all but run dry, and what remains is doing something new with the existing ones. Thankfully, the Amiga is not so limited—the artistic potential of the existing tech is vast and virtually untapped. But this requires bravery of going beyond the familiar and strong artistic vision to conjure the novel, both of which had long been overlooked in pursuit of pure technical prowess and substituted by timed insertions of graphic stills as if that could somehow compare. And as the trends are slowly turning in the direction of genuine artistry, it so happens that not many established groups are both willing to go for it and able to land a convincing result. But I hope that with demos like Eon and The Martini Effect winning their respective competitions by a landslide in the demo category and the H0ffman-scored "music videos" dominating the intro space, the Amiga scene will be urged to continue evolving and giving birth to more not just technically impressive demos but also stunningly beautiful ones. - isokadded on the 2021-04-07 16:40:14
- demo Amiga AGA Last Goat Standing by Noice [web]
- Sick EBM soundtrack and visuals that only partially do it justice. This is a quality prod but I think Preacher put his finger on why this didn't win.
- rulezadded on the 2021-04-07 15:21:52
- 4k procedural graphics Windows Almost Done by Latitude Independent Association [web]
- :D
- rulezadded on the 2021-04-06 18:47:10
- demo Amiga OCS/ECS Fisherhawk Dr. by Melon [web]
- Cheeky text, great choreography, some novel scenes, all technically amazing.
But if there's one thing I hate about this demo is the jarring, epilepsy-inducing color cycling in the first half. It's very unnecessarily hard on the eyes. :( - rulezadded on the 2021-04-06 16:55:10
- 4k procedural graphics Windows Submit by yx [web]
- Some of these comments are gold, was worth submitting for that alone.
Awesome materials, too! - rulezadded on the 2021-04-06 16:05:23
- 64k Windows Deus Cervidae by Nuance [web]
- I've been a fan of Laibach for almost two decades, and it completely desensitized me to any random deer shenanigans, so the intro left me a bit cold. But I appreciate the production values.
- rulezadded on the 2021-04-05 19:26:14
- 64k Windows Orthonormalizer by Inque [web]
- Phat wobs.
- rulezadded on the 2021-04-05 19:20:52
- demo Windows Umbra by Bitbendaz
- What Gargaj said. This is an improvement over Laevitas in pretty much every respect and, by that virtue, an awesome demo that stood up to an incredibly strong competition.
- rulezadded on the 2021-04-05 19:00:19
- 4k procedural graphics Windows You Are Here
- I'm sorry, noby. Your room is cozy but this couch takes me higher.
- rulezadded on the 2021-04-05 18:56:04
- 4k procedural graphics Windows Making Good Progress by Fizzer
- Conceptually the strongest entry in the compo by far. The photos in particular are a stroke of genius; they're subtle, but at the same time breathe so much meaning into the picture at a relatively small cost! Always fascinating to see such incredible asset reusal.
- rulezadded on the 2021-04-05 18:53:36
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