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All Forums > The Porn Pool > The Porn Pool Forum Page 119 > Camera Angles in Porn Today are too Tight
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darthroc
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754 Posts
4/14
Posted - Dec 17 2015 : 2:17AM
One of my big problems with today's porn is the ultra tight camera angles - the camera being way too close and not showing enough of the male and having the woman take up the entire dam screen real estate, or having half her body take up the entire screen. Now, obviously I can understand this in pov scenes or vr scenes. And I do want part of the set and part of the video to have tight camera angles. But we can walk and chew gum at the same time here. I mean, scenes average around 39 minutes and pic sets average around 300 pics or so. The video and the pic sets should be 33% wide shots, 33% medium shots, and 33% tight shots. There is just no artistry in some of these scenes and pic sets. The worst culprit are the fantasyhd / passion hd / exotic 4k / tiny 4k network. People complain that these sites are too "clean" or too "artsy". That isnt their problem. I dont mind them being clean or artsy, I like that for the variety. The problem is that the scenes for these sites are too dam sterile and technical. You dont even hear the performers getting excited for the cum shot. They are screwing and then out of the blue the scene fades into the cumshot. It sucks.
I just dont remember porn being like this 15 years ago. The porn scenes back then seemed more like actual movies or documentaries, with better framing, mixed in with some tight shots. I was looking at some Chloe Amour photo sets that I downloaded a long time ago from Passion HD, and there were virtually no wide shots. It is hot as hell to see too full bodied performers together, but you dont see that in these Passion HD sets. Its horrible.
What pisses me off is I think porn companies have resorted to this because of guys complaining about seeing the male's face. If you have a problem with seeing the male's face, stay the fuck away from b/g porn. Or stick to only the pov or vr videos. That aint your dick on video. Accept it.
Am I the only one that hates this??
Soapy Suds
Member

628 Posts
9/13
Posted - Dec 17 2015 : 7:10AM
I have a massive problem with very few close ups. Some scenes don't have any close ups. Some scenes should really be classed as CENSORED - now soft core.
Seriously, where's the hard core element?
Almost always girl/girl.
I have literally fast forwarded whole movies where there is nothing worth looking at. Unless you have a ''fetish' for the backs of heads, lampshades, furniture, earrings and hair on the head in the way.
Loads of scenes are shot on a tripod and the camera does not shift. Some scenes are shot at a distance. It's like WTF, why are you at the back of the room, dude - camera guy filming???
Waste of time.
Note here the sex is more or less good, but the camera hardly ever captures it in its full glory. It sucks when you have guys working in porn who haven't a clue.
RANT OVER.
BlackSix All-Star Supporter
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12377 Posts
9/07
Posted - Dec 17 2015 : 7:23AM
I haven't noticed this about the sites you mention, I think oversue of closeups today is most obvious in Mike Adriano's scenes, it works okay for the tease but too often the only thing visible during sex is gentials.
This was a rampant problem by the late 80s and 90s, the overuse of closeups during that era makes a lot of it unwatchable for me.
butchville
Member

23 Posts
10/19
Posted - Oct 30 2019 : 4:57PM
Agree. would rather see a sexy birds thighs wrapped around rather than seeing the same closeup all the time
butchville
Member

23 Posts
10/19
Posted - Oct 30 2019 : 4:59PM
Agree. would rather see a sexy birds thighs wrapped around rather than seeing the same closeup all the time.

Also why are Fannys always dry




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