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Tsundere: Hello and welcome to the 360 edition of the Hack Forums News. Today we have the user ScreemS with us today. Would you like to give any shout-outs before we begin?
ScreemS: Big shout out to my man Makaveli the Ape

Tsundere: First off, congrats on becoming a leader of the group Influence. Do you mind sharing how that all went down?
ScreemS: Thanks so much, I joined influence when the first recruitment thread went up and I started helping out around the group bringing new ideas to the tabel. After a while Makaveli asked me if I was interested in a position as an assistant leader, which I took with pride and honor. After doing more work for the group I was added as a leader on HF.

Tsundere: With groups constantly changing and new owners coming in and out, the purpose of groups change all the time. I don't mean disrespect asking this, but what would you describe Influence as? A group of members willing to assist the community of Hack Forums, a group to come together to share ideas in a private, respectable setting? What would you personally describe Influence as?
ScreemS: Influence is a place for members to share their knowledge about subjects they specialise themselves in and work together to create projects that will influence the community in a positive way.

Tsundere: With that being said, is there anything you would like to change about the HF community itself? If you were Omni for a day, what is one thing you would like to do to, whether it be a silly thing or something beneficial.
ScreemS: I would love to revive the VIP section for upgraded members. It used to be one big clusterfuck, but I think we can make something of it if we just behave, lol.

Tsundere: That was definitely a fun time back in the days. Did you ever participate in the Upgraded Members Lounges that went on?
ScreemS: Yeah I used to roam around them a lot, I am not a big lounge poster myself, but I love reading through them haha

Tsundere: When speaking to older members I like to ask, "what makes you stay commited to HF?" As people grow older, their lives change. They get jobs, they meet new people, or they just lost interest in HF. A lot of the older members I once knew are all gone. Would you say that most of your friends are still active on the website or not? Also, what keeps you motivated to stay on Hack Forums?
ScreemS: Most of the members that I used to hang around with back in the days are either banned, changed, or just left the forum. My commitment to HF comes from the feeling that it gives me. HF has always been a place where I can just read hour uppon hours of threads and not get bored. Especially now that I lead Influence I am more motivated than ever.

Tsundere: That's awesome to see that you are still interested in logging in everyday and participating in the community. Since joining in 2013, you've seen HF progress for the better or for the worse. What do you personally think is the correct answer? Do you believe all the work and changes Omniscient pushes out is for the better of Hack Forums, or unnecessary?
ScreemS: Some of the changes that Omni made are awesome, and he is defenitely seeing the bigger picture when it comes to how the forum runs in the future. The only change that slightly bothered me was the rep kill removal, I always thought it was a way for members to be punished for what they did, but they would still be able to enjoy and read through the forum as they used to.

Tsundere: Personally, I've never had any bad experiences with Omni. But that's because I never quote him or contact him unless it's needed. You see people constantly sending him messages to kiss-butt, etc. That's just not me. Anyways, I understand talking about the past can be a little tiresome. So, what I'd like to ask you is do you have any current projects you are working on? Whether it be programming an application, doing graphic design. What's ScreemS up to these days.
ScreemS: I have been very busy with Influence and making sure that it is moving in the right direction, besides that I started a new study in cinematography, so I have been focussing on VFX and Photography. I hope to open a Premiere Pro guide and helpdesk very soon :)

Tsundere: How long have you been into VFX and Photography? Would you say you spend most of your free time working on those things?
ScreemS: I have been into Photography for a good 3 years now. VFX are more on the new side for me, I know my ways around Premiere Pro, but when it comes to After Effects and adding choppers and big explosions to things I still have lots to learn, lol. Most of my free time is spent working on edits for companies, or spending time playing guitar.

Tsundere: Have you ever done any edits for movies or even video games? For example, I suppose a Call of Duty montage. I know it sounds cliche as hell when you think of video game editing, but something along those lines. NEW MESSAGES
ScreemS: Never done anything along the lines of video game edits, they have never bothered me that much. I mainly do wedding edits, shortfilms, or company commercials

Tsundere: Before we go, I have one last question to ask. For someone looking to get into VFX and photography, what advice would you give them when first starting out? NEW MESSAGES
ScreemS: There is always one thing I say to everyone that wants to get into those kind of things, don't buy expensive shit, just keep going, and watch fuckloads of YouTube videos. These days YouTube videos can teach you so much it's incredible.

Tsundere: Thank you, ScreemS for taking the time out of your day/night to do this interview with me. I hope you enjoyed it. Would you like to say any final things before we end this interview?
ScreemS: It's 3:10 AM, time to go to sleep, lol. Thanks for taking the time to interview me, it was an honor.