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knockout
Apr 27, 2014

my reputation's never been worse, so

darkpriest posted:

This thread went into a slightly different direction.

I injured my right eye, scratching the cornea. This lead to a bad infection. To make matters worse the infection then spread to my other eye. I'm extremely photo sensitive. Soon as I am have healed more I will return to answering questions.

Hopefully thread can stay somewhat on target. Sorry for the delay.

Get well soon, darkpriest. Does this mean that your avatar should be taken literally?

knockout fucked around with this message at 15:38 on Jun 10, 2014

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Crunk Abortion
Mar 5, 2009

Young based lord and I look like JESUS

CzarChasm posted:

OK, I'm going to regret asking this, but why do you, a man who I have to assume does not work in porn, have to shave your nuts?

A) Personal preference.
B) I've never met a girl who enjoys getting hair in her mouth when she doesn't have to.

Syd Midnight
Sep 23, 2005

Browsing through the nominations for the Feminist Porn Awards :nsfw: (mouseover the tab and dig for links) is a good way to discover woman-made or -oriented, lesbian, genderqueer, etc. porn producers. There's a lot more than people would expect.

I've been curious about Darkpriests opinion of it too, and whether feminist porn has any presence in the mainstream industry or if it is entirely separate, what effect it has, if any.

BiggerBoat
Sep 26, 2007

Don't you tell me my business again.

Crunk Abortion posted:

A) Personal preference.
B) I've never met a girl who enjoys getting hair in her mouth when she doesn't have to.

Seconding this. A lot of manscaping is done for your partner's benefit and some of it is done to highten pleasure or even to just feel more groomed and clean. And whoever said it doesn't increase sensitivity doesn't know what they're talking about.

Put it this way: Have you ever gone down on someone who just had too much motherfucking hair down there? It can be pretty unpleasant, add to the ripeness factor and there's nothing fun about scraping hair(s) off your tongue in the middle of the act.

I'm not saying shave that poo poo, but at least keep it trimmed.

C-Euro
Mar 20, 2010

:science:
Soiled Meat
--Do you have any other porn directors that have influenced your own work? How about influences from non-porn directors?

--Similar to the previous question, any porn films or scenes that have really impressed or influenced you and your style? How about non-porn films that have?

--What parts of directing porn do you think would help you if you wanted to go into more mainstream directing? If you had experience directing non-pornographic stuff, is there anything you learned there that you think translated to success in filming porn?

--Favorite performer(s) to work with sexually?

--Favorite performer(s) to work with non-sexually (for example easy to direct, enjoyable to have on-set, knowledgeable about how to make a good scene etc.)?

E: Do you hope to start a family at some point? If so, how do you think you'd go about explaining your career to your children, or how do you think you'd talk to them about porn and sex and all that good stuff?

C-Euro fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Jun 11, 2014

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

PriorMarcus posted:

How would you go about getting a script writer, and what type of qualifications would you be looking for?

Also, what kind of work exist for someone who would want to be a director and/or video editor but isn't interested in performing?

Would being a director also mean having to be the camera man and are their many editors working in just that role, or? Does anyone send their work out to an editor who can fine tune it, color correction etc to save their time or?

Qualifications for script writing are straight forward. Experience in writing a script enough to understand the format/layout of a script and the ability to work within the confines of the project. Those confines include everything from budget confines to casting choices the producer makes.

The director role is different from mainstream. The days of a person being a director in adult and only a director are somewhat gone. In this day and age the director is sometimes also a producer and often times the camera operator. I literally am the producer, photographer, editor and camera operator.

The problem is there is no money for someone to just be a director. They then would need to hire all the remaining crew members which makes the budget costly. It is hard to compete with another freelance crew that can cut out all that and still do it well.

Video Editors do have steady work in the industry. I'm not sure if companies are always looking for Video Editors, but it is something that nearly every company needs either on staff or freelancers.

Karia
Mar 27, 2013

Self-portrait, Snake on a Plane
Oil painting, c. 1482-1484
Leonardo DaVinci (1452-1591)

You mentioned at one point that you'd be getting royalties for the rest of your life from your films. What does the purchase-over-time chart look like for a fairly average movie? I wouldn't really think that purchases would come in for a long time, given how much new material is coming out constantly.

BiggerBoat
Sep 26, 2007

Don't you tell me my business again.

darkpriest posted:

Qualifications for script writing are straight forward. Experience in writing a script enough to understand the format/layout of a script and the ability to work within the confines of the project.

I'm not sure why but the idea of being a script writer for porn just absolutely cracks me up.

What little lots of porn I watch that isn't just "interview the model...so...can I see you tits/rear end/pussy/legs/lips/feet...how many cocks are you going to suck today?" type of stuff is either "Pizza delivery guy, girl needs a job, MILF is alone with her son's friend or 'Oh, my. Look at those landscapers/pool guys'" that it's hard to imagine anyone really writing it or getting paid to do it.

I guess there's certain "higher end" stuff like Pirates or several of the parody films that I'm not considering which would certainly require a script. Come to think of it, those parody movies would be really fun to write.

I just can't picture writing something like *starts sucking cock* and *begs for it in her rear end*. Don't get me wrong. I love porn, probably to an unhealthy degree, and am not making light of the work that goes into it but "professional script writer" just makes me giggle.

Hope your eye is OK, DarkPriest. I love your threads.

Diephoon
Aug 24, 2003

LOL

Nap Ghost

darkpriest posted:

I injured my right eye, scratching the cornea.

Have you considered wearing an eye patch and producing a parody of The FP?

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
do actresses know the name of the film they are in, or are some scenes shot with no intended collection yet?

how much do you think an actresses name has to do with her initial success? do those faux celeb names really work?

do you think porn stars will truly cross over into the mainstream in your lifetime, as in, porn will be a legit starting place for movie stars? it's kinda working for sunny leone, I imagined she'd try to distance herself from her porn past but she seems to be taking advantage of it

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012

BiggerBoat posted:

I'm not sure why but the idea of being a script writer for porn just absolutely cracks me up.

What little lots of porn I watch that isn't just "interview the model...so...can I see you tits/rear end/pussy/legs/lips/feet...how many cocks are you going to suck today?" type of stuff is either "Pizza delivery guy, girl needs a job, MILF is alone with her son's friend or 'Oh, my. Look at those landscapers/pool guys'" that it's hard to imagine anyone really writing it or getting paid to do it.

I guess there's certain "higher end" stuff like Pirates or several of the parody films that I'm not considering which would certainly require a script. Come to think of it, those parody movies would be really fun to write.

I just can't picture writing something like *starts sucking cock* and *begs for it in her rear end*. Don't get me wrong. I love porn, probably to an unhealthy degree, and am not making light of the work that goes into it but "professional script writer" just makes me giggle.

Hope your eye is OK, DarkPriest. I love your threads.

Script writing isn't just dialogue. It also includes scene layouts and potentially what shots to take. I'm sure an actual script writer has more to say about what their job entails, but I definitely know it's more than just what people are saying.

thrawn527
Mar 27, 2004

Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe

BiggerBoat posted:

I'm not sure why but the idea of being a script writer for porn just absolutely cracks me up.

What little lots of porn I watch that isn't just "interview the model...so...can I see you tits/rear end/pussy/legs/lips/feet...how many cocks are you going to suck today?" type of stuff is either "Pizza delivery guy, girl needs a job, MILF is alone with her son's friend or 'Oh, my. Look at those landscapers/pool guys'" that it's hard to imagine anyone really writing it or getting paid to do it.

I guess there's certain "higher end" stuff like Pirates or several of the parody films that I'm not considering which would certainly require a script. Come to think of it, those parody movies would be really fun to write.

I just can't picture writing something like *starts sucking cock* and *begs for it in her rear end*. Don't get me wrong. I love porn, probably to an unhealthy degree, and am not making light of the work that goes into it but "professional script writer" just makes me giggle.

Hope your eye is OK, DarkPriest. I love your threads.

He posted some script examples earlier, and it's not like this at all. Dialogue and setting up the scene is written, sex scenes are not.

Positive Optimyst
Oct 25, 2010

by FactsAreUseless
Darkpriest,

I really enjoyed Rebecca Bardoux in the 1990s. She's older now and doing MILF projects. She's gotten bigger.

Have you ever met her?

Timbo
Jun 18, 2005

He was just another drifter who broke the law!
A couple of pages ago you talked about photo touch ups.

Could you post a before and after photo of something you have touched up. I ask this because after a certain point nudes start to look really fake and almost animated if "Airbrushed" too much.

What's your take on too much editing? How do you avoid it?

Thanks for the great read.

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench

Xelkelvos posted:


There might be a fetish for girls in goggles having sex (just as there's one for glasses).
I could see a workplace safety video parody. Make sure to keep the orange vest on while loving! Wear proper eyewear for every cumshot! Use proper lockout procedure when accessing the gently caress machine!

Also Darkpriest, how much of this stereotype was / is true: http://achewood.com/index.php?date=05052004 The idea that there was a standard car for all porn actors/actresses is kinda funny.

Faux-Ass Nonsense
Feb 9, 2013

by Lowtax
Have you ever lost (or had problems removing) an object from inside yourself or a colleague?

e:fixed grammar

Faux-Ass Nonsense fucked around with this message at 02:51 on Jun 21, 2014

VirtualStranger
Aug 20, 2012

:lol:

CannonFodder posted:

I could see a workplace safety video parody. Make sure to keep the orange vest on while loving! Wear proper eyewear for every cumshot! Use proper lockout procedure when accessing the gently caress machine!

http://vimeo.com/52657059

Grape Juice Vampire
Aug 1, 2009
Could you elaborate on how talent for BDSM clips are recruited? I do some work as a Dominatrix and I'm curious about the process. :whip:

MAKE NO BABBYS
Jan 28, 2010
http://www.beakinkmodel.com/

Nissin Cup Nudist
Sep 3, 2011

Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land




darkpriest posted:

I got this email recently



There's a 72 Virgins joke in here somewhere

Anyway, where is the porn industry "centralized" in the US? I assume LA/Vegas/NYC are the big cities. But are there cities where the porn industry is surprisingly large? Is Columbus, OH secretly the porn capital of the US? You mentioned that California is cracking down on porn and that the industry would eventually have to leave. Where to? Some other state or out of the country entirely?

VirtualStranger
Aug 20, 2012

:lol:

DOOP posted:

There's a 72 Virgins joke in here somewhere

Anyway, where is the porn industry "centralized" in the US? I assume LA/Vegas/NYC are the big cities. But are there cities where the porn industry is surprisingly large? Is Columbus, OH secretly the porn capital of the US? You mentioned that California is cracking down on porn and that the industry would eventually have to leave. Where to? Some other state or out of the country entirely?

Searching Google for "porn studio contact address" yields this: http://g35driver.com/forums/lounge-off-topic/358531-porn-studio-address-list.html

The vast majority are in the LA Metro area. A bunch are in San Francisco and San Diego. Major cities outside of California are NYC, Las Vegas, and a bunch of cities in Florida. A small handful are in Denver and North Carolina.

There are a very surprising amount in the relatively small town of Highstown, New Jersey

TheIllestVillain
Dec 27, 2011

Sal, Wyoming's not a country
Can you please explain why rosebudding/prolapse is a thing because it's genuinely terrifying

http://www.vice.com/read/a-rosebud-by-any-other-name-would-smell-like-poo poo

CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy

TheIllestVillain posted:

Can you please explain why rosebudding/prolapse is a thing because it's genuinely terrifying

http://www.vice.com/read/a-rosebud-by-any-other-name-would-smell-like-poo poo

Well, see, it's so easy to get free porn that it devalues the more "vanilla" stuff. Therefore these girls need to be hosed inside out to turn a profit.

thrawn527
Mar 27, 2004

Thrawn/Pellaeon
Studying the art of terrorists
To keep you safe

TheIllestVillain posted:

Can you please explain why rosebudding/prolapse is a thing because it's genuinely terrifying

http://www.vice.com/read/a-rosebud-by-any-other-name-would-smell-like-poo poo

Posting a link after a statement like that makes me sure I'm not clicking it. Just in case.

SHISHKABOB
Nov 30, 2012

Fun Shoe
Ain't no gross pictures in there, though they do explain what a prolapse is. I guess that's gross.

CAPT. Rainbowbeard
Apr 5, 2012

My incredible goodposting transcends time and space but still it cannot transform the xbone into a good console.
Lipstick Apathy
There's a link to a movie about it in that link, however. Luckily, it wouldn't load during my moment of weakness/curiosity.

KelJu
Jul 18, 2004
IT WAS A MISCLICK

Remora posted:

Really, it's more the area between the junk and stomach that tends to itch. The junk itself isn't usually itchy.

What? Ball stubble is the itchiest loving thing on the planet.

luscious
Mar 8, 2005

Who can find a virtuous woman,
For her price is far above rubies.
I came across cervical prolapse porn once. Her cervix was outside of her vaginal opening. It was actually horrifying.

Remora
Aug 15, 2010

brb, lobotomizing myself

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Cole posted:

How is Peter North so capable of blasting an eight roper in every scene? Does he never orgasm off camera?

Part of it is genetics. Part of it is diet/supplements. Part of it is teaching your body.

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

BiggerBoat posted:

This is gonna sound gross but I was watching some porn recently and thought about these big mansions with nice furniture and poo poo just getting absolutely wrecked. Cum and lube flying everywhere and whatnot. Who the gently caress cleans that poo poo up? How do they get that job and who would do it? Is it just a standard maid service or something or people hired by the porn company? Is it true that those homes are rented out by millionaires to the producers or whatever?

Looks like a lot of sofas, chairs and floors get pretty hosed up and nasty. Why don;t they care that their furniture and floors and rugs and poo poo are getting spooge all over them? How much do they rent the homes for and how much does the clean up crew make?

There is no specific crew. We rent locations from location agencies just like mainstream does. Those agencies typically have specific locations that will also allow adult.

It is our job after the day is over to clean up. I'm sure many of the locations also have their own maid service. Maid services are fairly common and highly affordable in SoCal.

The locations charge by the hour and depending on the quality of the location can be very expensive.

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Imperialist Dog posted:

Are the people in the background in public scenes all actors pretending to be innocent bystanders?

They are extras hired to be there.

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Baofu posted:

I was wondering if you could elaborate on this a bit.

Do you have any experience working with foreign porn companies? What would you say are the biggest differences between wherever they were and the US? What are the biggest hurdles to shooting internationally?

I have shot in Europe and I have also worked with a producer who comes to the States to shoot from Europe on occasion.

The differences are not massive. The biggest hurdle is language barrier. You could be shooting in Europe, typically in Budapest, and one girl speaks Hungarian, the other speaks Czech, another speaks Slovakian and another speaks Russian. Some know small English phrases. Most don't know English at all.

It is an odd experience to perform in a scene with someone and you can't communicate very well. You have to really rely on body language.

Some of the models in Europe also tend be on the colder side. The moment that camera stops, they stop. They are very different from American performers in that sense. American performers seem to be more into the fun of it all.

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Positive Optimyst posted:

After your post here, I checked Mavrin. Wow, he is very talented. As a viewer I don't focus on details of quality but he he is very good.

I'm just curious about how the industry reacted to Max Hardcore's imprisonment and how that was done. If there was a reaction. Was there?

It seems he was railroaded, big-time. It's scary. If the govt want to hang you, they often get there way.

Max never recovered. He was never the same after prison. I could be wrong but I believe he couldn't even produce movies as part of his parole.

The unfortunate truth is when a Republican administration is in office they go after porn. By that I mean the DOJ. They wanted to make an example of Max and they did. Due to the Miller Test requiring a jury to use "Contemporary Community Standards" to determine if something is obscene, the DOJ made sure to target Max in an area that would have more conservative leaning views. If they tried him in Los Angeles, chances are the same outcome wouldn't have had happened.

The other issue is that Max was convicted for a movie that was never meant to be solid in the States. He would produce movies for Europe only. When the FBI bought the European version of his production it was up to the distributor to decide if they wanted to sell it in the States. They didn't buy it directly from Max. They bought it from a completely third party. They then gave the distributor immunity to testify against Max.

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Xelkelvos posted:

What do you know about the Japanese sex industry and what's your take on it?

And passing this along from a friend: Have you worked with any performers with Type 1 Diabetes and if so, how to they hide their scars or what do they do with their infusion sets?

I don't know much of anything about JAV. Only thing I understand is that their industry rivals ours in the States. I also understand they don't really allow foreigners to shoot in Japan.

I'm not sure if I have ever shot anyone with Type 1 Diabetes. How would I know?

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Dr. Gitmo Moneyson posted:

HIV/AIDS would be my guess. Specifically the part where you get the lesions.

You ever see that movie Philadelphia?

Do you understand how the disease even works? Do you have any idea the hysteria that would happen if a performer died while still being active from AIDS?

Billy died from mixing GHB with Alcohol.

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Tasty_Crayon posted:

I was watching a porn blooper reel that had several clips with girls orgasming unexpectedly and 'derailing' the scene? What's up with that? Was it written in, or will girls occasionally come and halt the action?

Sure they orgasm as well. Typically they need a break after they do.

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Jeherrin posted:

Where do they find the performers for the hard/extreme BDSM shoots? I find it difficult to imagine someone signing up to be caned until they're raw and bleeding, or to have needles pushed through their nipples/genitals, or half drowned, or... etc, etc. Of course, all this exists. Where do they find the models?

A company like Kink is very involved in the BDSM community. For that reason they find performers who have an interest in this type of activity.

I am not well versed in the BDSM genre or the BDSM community.

darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

Vim Fuego posted:

Does anyone do two camera /split screen shoots showing the penetration and the girl's face simultaneously? That's a shot I would suggest.

I've shot many times two cameras, but I don't know if anyone edits it later to have a split screen between the two angles.

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darkpriest
Dec 11, 2000

VirtualStranger posted:

When looking at the content of the so-called "passionate" studios (X-Art, Babes.com, Passion-HD) they all seem to have a huge overabundance of a single color. Namely, white. Just about every object on their sets are white, the walls, sheets, pillows, couches, counter tops, drapes, and even the carpet is white. They even film the scenes right in front of these huge windows so that the room is flooded with as much pure white light as possible. It always has the effect of making the color palette look very muted and washed out.

It seems like they do this on purpose, but why?

Because X Art did it and they all copied X Art. Before X Art, guys like Andrew Blake somewhat did it as well.

It is a style that companies have copied.

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