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NICK0022
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2/06
Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 9:28AM
this thread will have been done before but i can't find what i'm looking for on the search engine.

what would the basic cost be to shoot a gonzo porn film in you're own house?

christianx
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Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 12:57PM
around 20 grand
NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 4:24PM
surely there must be cheaper gonzo films made?
Lance
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Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 4:35PM
It also depends on what you can do on your own. Can you shoot, edit, get the lighting an sound right on your own? That'll cut your costs. Otherwise you'll need to pay someone. Plus there is the issue of equipment. Cameras and lights are seriously expensive. Talent is a big factor too. How many people you want in it? What are they gonna do? They get paid more for the amount they do, anal etc. It adds up fast.

www.alexandrabelle.com / www.lance-strong.com

NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 5:53PM
what about the models only?
 
NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 5:57PM
if i had the equipement and was able to take care of all the sound and lighting, camera crew and editing would would it cost for say 3 scenes of two girls and a guy?
Eric381
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3/05
Posted - Apr 23 2006 : 7:37PM
I think Christian's figure was pretty accurate, give or take...but that's just me? Some of what you mention Lance is the raw materials expense of lighting & cameras, which are expendable / depreciable over time, no?

Like Lance said, Nikko, what are you planning to have them do? Anal scenes, as a rule, don't run cheap...correct? Figure at least $2500-3000/scene for the performers alone in your scenario thus far, give or take. I'm not in the industry at all, rather just taking some figures that have floated around in the past.

~E

Edited by - Eric381 on 4/23/2006 7:40:52 PM
NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 5:46AM
without anal i think. otherwise the costs just spirall out of control. i did also consider the use of hookers to further reduce the cost.
NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 24 2006 : 5:46AM
thanks for the info guys.
christianx
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9/04
Posted - Apr 25 2006 : 10:11AM
now you are getting ridiculous....hookers? please. and i dont know if you are watching much porn, but all movies have at least 5 b/g scenes in them. no one would a movie with 3 scenes.
Lance
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4/05
Posted - Apr 26 2006 : 2:12AM
Agreed, being cost thifty is one thing but cutting every corner until you end up with a movie no one will want to watch anyway would be a big waste of time and money. IMO.

www.alexandrabelle.com / www.lance-strong.com

pornopunk
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1343 Posts
2/04
Posted - Apr 26 2006 : 2:12AM
In Dave Cummings "how to make adult videos" program he says you can do it for as low as $10,000. I ordered his program and it's very detailed in telling you everything you need to start. If you're serious about it, you might want to check it out.

If I were going to do it myself, I'd lean more towards Christian's figure of $20,000. Maybe even $25,000.

Anyway here's a link to Dave's program.
http://www.howtomakeadultvideos.com/

-PornoPunK

Edited by - pornopunk on 4/26/2006 2:12:40 AM

NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 26 2006 : 5:35AM
i have several porn films about an hour long like me so asian that have three scenes and then the two hour porn films are made up of five scenes. there are gang bang films like cluster fuck with just two scenes. i don't know how long the film blow bang lasts but that has three scenes.

a friend of mine shoot several films using hookers because he ran two brothels. it has been done before. the only problem is making sure they can act otherwise the day is wasted.

NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 26 2006 : 9:02AM
things work both ways if you look at a website called sophie's dream girls you will find all adult star that are avaliable as call girls.

where do these girls come from before moving into porn girls like jenna and jewel work as lap dancers and there will be a lot out there that worked as hookers before they started in porn. if they give a good performance which you would need to test in advance then why not.

remember when sex is your business whether you're a pornstar/escort/glamour model quite a few cases but by no means all the lines are very blurred as to there exact job title.

payday
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damn
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7/05
Posted - Apr 26 2006 : 10:47AM
You could always just shoot single scenes and sell them to the lovely people at Xplor Media(Homegrown Video, Cherries..etc)

They offer sample contracts and are straight up with the type of footage they need. This is cool, considering you don't have to worry about editing or distribution, just get a hot girl and fuck her on camera


I was going to do this a number of times, but school is kicking my ass..and my wallet

 
NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 26 2006 : 12:50PM
that sounds great. i still beleive that the key is to shoot an inexpensive porn film which has either good performances or an original idea. even a really hot unknown pornstar could sell if promoted right using the web.

i've watched a lot of porn films where they have say ten+ people fucking all at once. add the cost of them performing anals as well and there just wasting money. sure they make there profits but would there profits have been less if they drop five people. you miss so much of the action. one good performance should make you want to watch it for the entire dvd. that's what every scene in the dvd should be like. i can only name a few that i have been that impressed with.

NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 27 2006 : 11:19AM
what if i used one pornstar to promote the dvd and the rest where amateurs?

i have seen that before.

payday
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damn
311 Posts
7/05
Posted - Apr 27 2006 : 11:32AM
Where would you sell it?

Its tough dude. Unless you've got some really creative ideas/good marketing your best bet is to move to Cali and shoot porn for a studio. Then you can start making your own movies on consignment and shit like that

NICK0022
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130 Posts
2/06
Posted - Apr 27 2006 : 12:29PM
true.

back in the day when every one used vhs tapes and before the internet distributing was near impossible. today you can buy dvd duplicaters for £600 in the uk that produce 100 copies in an hour. all the other parts of a dvd can be purchased cheaply too. all the technology is out there at cheap prices. you can buy mini dv cameras that shoot hd which no matter what any purist says is impossible too tell the differnce between that and 35mm film used for blockbusters. you could have download streaming from a website. there are pornstar in the uk that sell the dvds they have produce directly from there website. there are millions of websites out there not controlled by the studios they could easily sell dvds. in the early days of hollywood you had 5 studios and no one made a film unless 1 of the 5 studios produced it. film makers broke away and no any one can make a film and have it released.

vivid, vca and wicked are the main studios but there are new studios beening launch all the time. maybe in america it's all handshkes and rackeets.




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