Hi guys!
This account is new, but I've been lurking for a while now. I'm currently a few years out of university. I did a bachelor and master program in STEM fields and it wasn't too hard for me to find a job. Still, my job bores me to death and I'm considering starting a small, one-man, part-time porn production company. I am in north-western Europe, which has it's pro's and con's. The pro is that the porn laws are not as strict here as in the US or eastern Europe. The con is that producing pornography is virtually dead here. I only know of one porn production company and that one strikes me as really shitty. They have all the tools and the knowledge, but the porn itself is just really vanilla and boring.
I basically got the skills to set up a site and payment system, and I'm pretty sure it will look more professional than 90% of the porn sites in my country (for some reason porn-related sites tend to look extremely shitty). I'm not worried about this. I've got enough money to buy proper equipment (lighting, camera, studio), and I've picked my (kind of) niche. I've done some research (locally, in my country), pretended to be interested in a shoot on a couple modelling and escort sites, and got some responses. Suprisingly often (for the reward that I offered and the scene description), I got no response. Maybe not so suprisingly if you consider that I used a gmail address to approach the models, which is the number one sign of a fake or amateuristic porn producer. Most models responded relatively positive. Also, there are some shady 'modelling agencies' that let girls from eastern Europe come over and charge a really low fee for a 1 to 2 hour shoot (respond things like 'all models are OK with everything', yeah right). There seem to be a lot of modelling agencies in eastern Europe (Ukraine, Czech, Hungary, Russia), and some in the UK, but not that much in my or neighbouring countries.
The thing is, I don't have much experience in porn productions and I don't feel there's a midway between diving in (getting the equipment and starting to book models) and not doing it. I'm interested in what you guys have to say about it. Basically my niche is sloppy, hardcore deepthroating, and I offer between 500 and 1000 euros a scene. I don't have a clear view on the habits in the local porn industry (as far as there is one). I mean things like: payment (in cash? what administrations should I keep?), contracts (what the hell should be on there?).
Also, I'm not afraid that my porn scenes will suck. I know they probably will. I don;t plan on making instant profits. It's more of a hobby that I want to explore. I don't plan on publicating everything instantly. Certainly if I plan to have a non-porn related job at the same time, I will publicate movies where I'm not recognizeable.
I'd be really happy to hear your thoughts about this. Especially if you're familiar with the pornscene in Europe. Do I have unrealistic expectations? What are good ways to get models? Is it easier to book models when I have a site up and running? Tips, hints? You're all welcome :)
Thanks for reading at least a part of this wall of text! ;)
Ka Zump
Edited by - ka_zump on May 4 2015