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Bob All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 9 2006 : 1:48AM
Which directors are you aware of who work under multiple names -- and what are they?

Pat Myne = Danny Case

Mark Wood = Fletcher

Jim Powers = Stiv Gators

croy
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Discovry
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Posted - Feb 9 2006 : 10:22PM
Chris Streams of Third Degree uses some other name at Zero Tolerance, but I can't remember which.
payday
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Posted - Feb 9 2006 : 10:59PM
Jonni Darko - Xavier Mann
Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 9 2006 : 11:30PM
I'd be careful about that one. I know that Jonni said that they were releasing some of his old scenes using that name. But I think that someone else is also currently using that name.
payday
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Posted - Feb 9 2006 : 11:42PM
If thats the case, it's probably Tyrone Shuz. He shoots unbelievably similar. To the point where their works are pretty much indistinguishable
 
imak
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Posted - Feb 9 2006 : 11:53PM
man I wish I had a fake account right now :)
todhunternet
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Posted - Feb 9 2006 : 11:57PM
I thought Tyrone Shuz was Scott Taylor at New Sensations.

I now that "Judy Blue" is Paul Thomas, and Cash Markman sometimes uses the name "Penny Nichols."

--t

Edited by - todhunternet on 2/9/2006 11:59:54 PM

Mike Quasar
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 12:51AM
I once used the name "Zorba Hitchcock" on a movie that I felt never should have seen the light of day. Of course AVN gave it a 4 star review. Go figure.
croy
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Discovry
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 5:41AM
Had you not tipped your hand here, you could have told Steph you wanted one.
imak
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 9:28AM
ya think she'll do it?
TheLoneGunman
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 10:06AM
Paul Thomas is my favorite, because he uses at least THREE names!

Paul Thomas = Bo Edwards = Chuck Lords

budtugley
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 3:16PM
I read somewhere that Lex Drill is Jerome Tanner. I've been proven wrong a few times around here so I'm a little reluctant to stick my neck out anymore.
Alex DeRenzy also filmed a bunch of movies for Rosebud using the name Rex Borsky.
de25ge
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 3:27PM
even Dr.Evil has one
Hardware All-Star Supporter
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Create an anonymous email account and email the list to Luke Ford. Mission accomplished.
payday
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 4:31PM
and what's with Quaze directing under/for Samson?
 
tricia_devereaux
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 6:22PM
Tyrone's an actual person, and Scott's the head guy over there.
The Xavier Mann name was used to release Jonni's older stuff at NS, and it sold well, so they kept the name when someone new took it over.
juha
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 6:50PM
He even sometimes used female names if I remember correctly?

Normally the directors use a new name due to legal reasons (exclusive contract with one company as Pat Myne) or because they want to distance themselve from a film (like Mike Quasar).

But why does Vivid director Paul Thomas direct under different names for Vivid?

spitty
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 6:57PM
I guess that this can help explain why so many vids are so identical in style.
imak
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 7:56PM
actually there are only 5 pornos in existance and we make new box covers for them

(dont lie its crossed your mind!)

spitty
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 8:02PM
Kami , don't exaggerate...maybe 10 or 15 is a little more reasonable. :)
axlsfury
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 8:05PM
Isn't Tyce Bune = Buster Booty?
Mike Quasar
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 8:35PM
You'd be amazed how many people I "direct for" ;)
croy
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Discovry
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 10:50PM
Endorphin has a couple. Walter Burns has one. Some older members have indicated they did this in the past.
Of course Steph has one too.
Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 10 2006 : 11:25PM
Never fear on this one -- you're right.
Indeed he did.
Skeeter Kerkove
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Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 3:41AM
Know this for sure, Jim Lane aka Jim Powers has produced/directed and shot camera more then anybody in the history of porn times 10!!!!
Jim is the absoloute most prolific pornographer of all time and always will be.
Jim has shot his work over the past 13 years, using over 40 differant names. What Jim does in porn is mind boggling and no other cameraman or director in the world could keep up with one third of his shooting schedule. Nobody in porn would even bother to embarrass theirselve, to falsely state they could keep up with Jim Powers schedule.
Go with God my friend, Bridgette Kerkove did.
Skeeter Kerkove "King of Sodom" money for nothing, chicks for free. "Porn, a good place for ex-cons and wannabe failed rockstars, its truly that easy, to make a good living, in the skin trade. Porn producer, director, performer. I am a huge fan of hardcore porn
 
Steve Holmes
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Posted - Feb 11 2006 : 4:13PM
You are right about this and I don't think he ever made it a secret. It is just to distinct his feature movies (Jerome Tanner) from his gonzo work (Lex Drill).

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Walter All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 12:04AM
Although I've seen DVDs directed by all 4 of these names, I wasn't aware that they represent only two directors. I like the Stiv Gators DVDs that I have (Latex Housewives, Latex Soccer Moms); although I also like the Jim Powers DVDs that I have, he seems to capture the action differently when he uses the name Stiv Gators. Stiv Gators seems to use more full body shots and fewer close-up shots. Interesting.

By the way, does anyone know if Sammy Sixx is better known by a different name?

pornologist
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 12:25AM
Brandon Iron aka Alek James Hidell?
Bob All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 1:35PM
I also suspect that Jim Powers has directed videos for Excessive Pictures (and other companies) under the name "J'Mal" (i.e., "Bad J." = "Bad Jim").

It's the casting choices and the bondage elements in J'Mal's work that suggest this to me.

picman
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 1:52PM
I just did a review of one of J'Mal's videos and I'd be very surprised if that was Jim Powers' work.
imak
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 1:59PM
Jim Lane does shoot 90% of porn
I was on a set where he was shooting for 3 companies at the same time in one house on one day, there were 17 scenes booked that day!
Walter All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 2:20PM
SBando Boy posted a while ago that:

Patrick Handsome (Hustler Video) =
Herve Bodilis (Marc Dorcel Productions)

IAFD also lists the two names as being different names for the same director. I have DVDs by both directorial names.

The Herve Bodilis DVDs seem to have a slightly more "couples-oriented" camera style and have more scenes of smaller duration (i.e. 8 scenes vs. 5 scenes in a 100 minute DVD). Maybe this is due to meeting different requirements of different studios.

The women wear stockings and elegant lingerie and are made up beautifully in both Bodilis and Handsome DVDs; that is why I bought them.

It seems believable that Bodilis and Handsome are the same director. I find it interesting that I can notice differences as well as similarities between DVDs of the same director when a different name is used.

Bill All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 3:54PM
With the majority of all-sex stuff on the market, I think that a good case can be made that the cameraman is really the director and the person credited as the director really performed in more of a producers role.

I'm surprised when I see the behind the scenes on those particular titles because that's when it's painfully obvious who is really the director on the set.

Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 4:08PM
And they say porn is cookie-cutter...
Bob All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 12 2006 : 5:03PM
picman wrote:
Would your surprise stem from the fact that the "J'Mal" in front of the camera wasn't Jim Lane, or because you know who "J'Mal" actually is, or because the video didn't seem like Jim Lane's work? Or for some other reason?

If J'Mal isn't Jim Lane and works under names, I'd be glad to know what they are. I just saw J'Mal's Adventures of the Booty Broz #3 and liked it a lot.

Pray tell, picman.

 
Bob All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 3:04AM
You were right on the money regarding "J'Mal", picman.

Annie Cruz says J'Mal = Jim Malibu.

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Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 3:59AM
mike adams=vince voss
Joey Starr
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Posted - Feb 13 2006 : 4:03AM
Alain Payet = John Love.
2HOT2HANDLE
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Yes indeed! Alain Payet for his features and John Love for his gonzo movies.
morbidthoughts All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Jul 27 2006 : 7:24PM
That could be because Darkko might be the cameraman (not director) for Tyrone's movies.
Goofyfoot
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Posted - Jul 27 2006 : 7:56PM
In the latest AVN mag, New Sensations has a feature article where Scott says he shoots under the name Tyrone Shuz. As far as lighting, angle, etc. I think he is one of the best.
Joey Starr
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Posted - Jul 27 2006 : 8:26PM
Yannick Perrin = Stan Lubrick
tricia_devereaux
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Posted - Jul 28 2006 : 12:58AM
Well, there you go.
This thread helps explain why I haven't met half the directors in the business. :)



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