i love this topic, people i love you all( well especially the girls), like steve said, i have no problem not working for people that don't want to pay my rate. i know that not everybody has my luck and some others to be able to use their own money to shoot movies, but all i want is to get great sex and that the people that spend their money buying it get at least what they expect from it. if for that i have to spend more money, HELL YES. like you, eli,i have a fantasy world where i can shoot jenna and janine in a scene with rocco and nacho, all that cost me only 2000$, but then i wake up and have to go fuck the girls myself(wich is not so bad). eli my friend, if vivid would give you 10k director's fee because they think your movies are better than others, would you say "sorry i can't take it because the other directors don't get as much" YES probably (huuummm!!! maybe not). let's all have a big party, and since i charge so much money, guess what drinks are on me manuel
tristan taormino i 100% agree with you chemistry is the key. chico, man let's have a drink just don't throw up on me. eli... hold on you called me mr frenchy so i'll call you.... mr ireland or mr baldy(i know!!! i'm a kid) relax man, plus you seem so cool in real, so much anger like that can't be good.
The Best things In Life Are Chocolate 732 Posts 11/05
Posted - Aug 6 2006 : 8:39AM
Well maybe in your city or town. Because here in the big city of Toronto you would think we would have really good Adult Video Stores..not at all. One day earlier this year I went around to 10 stores looking for the following Jenna Jameson movies: The Masseuse, Where The Boys Aren't 14, Flashpoint and obe Loves Jenna. Not one place had them and not one place would order them. At one place the guy says "I just work here" another he says "I just get a box of movies and put them on the racks" and another said "We don't take special orders" All the crap they had were comps, 4 hour blow job, cumshot movies etc. All crap. So i said forget it. Even Stag Shop and Seductions, Adult Novelty store chains here, they had a small selection of DVD's, seen The Masseuse for $40..wtf? Ya whatever, got it for $12 US on the net. So now I prefer to order my DVD's online from 3 retailers in the US and one here in Canada (Montreal) and two mail order companies located in Montreal who send me a catalogue every 2-3 months. I won't waste my time with the stores anymore. Their prices to buy are a rip off big time and the people who work at them are clueless. I use FiveStaDVD, Action-DVD, Adult Video Universe and VideoCanada online and they are great on prices and cost of shipping I find.
Mate, no need to quote the whole massive post when you're replying to the one immediately above.
I'm also in Toronto and don't have trouble finding what I'm looking for. I've seen all the movies you mentioned at one of the local stores I go to. The only time I've had a problem finding certain titles sometimes is if they are more than a few months old. The stores I go to bring in new stuff, but once it gets sold they don't get more copies in unless it's a very popular title. They have already rented it a few times, it's been there awhile and they sold it. If they brought it in again it wouldn't rent much because most of their customers have already seen it, it would sit on the shelf collecting dust. These stores make money on having the new releases in, sure they rent out older titles but the bulk of their business is new releases. Once a title has been out for a few months they won't bring it in again unless you want to buy it.
Again Manuel I think you are missing the point we are not talking about the top guys like yourself we are talking about the new guys in this forum who want as much money as superstars like yourself and they aren't worth it. I and everyone else would pay top dollar for the male superstars but a no name guys needs to work his way up the food chain before asking for super star rates.
Manuel, I'll drink all the Bud Lights and you can drink all the Coke Ones and I supply all the farts (unless Steve Holmes shows up and clears the arcade with his gastro-intestinal silencers :-))
For the record, I'd pay your rate in a heartbeat. Guys like you don't have to dinker with varying rates because of the performance levels. However, it amuses me to no end how new guys or pathetic performers try to charge ridiculous rates for pitiful performances. You know me pretty well and know how much I love to fuck with these guys ;-)
I think the original poster may just be frustrated because he can't pay for top notch talent because he is a no-name director with 22 unpopular titles to his name.
Now Chico is just a cheap bastard! (Just kidding--he will pay for top talent; he just hates to cut the check)
I'll make you a deal Chico. I'll do two scenes for the cost of round-trip air fare. As long as you don't put me with some nasty bitch, I'll guarantee good wood. If I pop too soon, I'll wash the Bentley for you.
jewel how are you doing? i don't think i missed the point, that first topic was directly about me and others. but who cares anyway. hope everything is well for you. manuel
yeah me and andrea get that to, you report every new movie/compilation whatever you're in, and if its ever on TV(late night cable) you get paid every 3 months. so here it really pays off doing features as they tend to be on TV more, so you do your scenes, but afterwards you get paid extra by the union:)
The Best things In Life Are Chocolate 732 Posts 11/05
Posted - Aug 8 2006 : 12:08PM
Well I am in the east end and the adult video stores suck out here, and no way am I going all over town to find titles. Besides buying them from these stores many times the price is too high as I can get cheaper off the net. I would think there are only a few good stores here really. The west end probably has more good ones and the downtown ones is hit and miss. Like I said I went into Stag Shop and Seductions and their prices were a rip. Might have some good titles but not going to pay like $40 for a dvd.
Manuel I love you and would pay for you anyday but guys who think they can charge as much as you and not live up to it shouldn't price themselves at your level. Many kisses darling.
On a different note, I stopped working on my algorithm to precisely calculate rates in the business. Instead, I now have the Porn Scene Card. You get it punched each time you work. After 20 scenes, your rate goes up. Then, you start another card. It's fun and easy to use for anyone who used to eat at Subway.
I think this will be my greatest contribution to the business.
Do you know what a heroine I'd be to all my fangirl friends if Manuel bought me a drink? Even if he just sent a round to the table I was at, they'd be so jealous. The ladies love him, with good reason. See, most of them are afraid to post here, for many reasons, mostly self-imposed, but he's got his fans. As do those "Top Ten or Twenty" guys that deserve the highest rates. All the other guys, we don't even notice them. In fact, unless they have a special look, or a special attitude, or a special "move," we couldn't care less. We fast-forward those guys, which means we also fast-forward the girls they're performing with. I speak only for myself and the women that correspond with me privately about such things. Other female ADTers might feel differently.
I suggest a panel of Porn Overlords picked from various walks of life and various jobs within the industry and a few fans and reviewers who will have a roundtable discussion of the performer's previous 20 scenes and then conduct an interview with said talent. They will then decide what the talent's new rate will be. It could go up, it could go down. Best to make those first 20 scenes count!!!
Back to the drawing board! Now, the consensus is that one Porn Overlord will be dressed up like a Roman Emperor. He will give one thumb up to increase the rate. One thumb down to decrease it.
One thumb sideways will remain the international sign for hitchiking. No change there.
Bear in mind, unless you plan to elect a plebeian tribunal with veto power, this overlord thing is far too susceptible to Caesar's whimsy and corruption. But everbody knows porn ain't a democracy.
What about a slot machine with three digits, 0-9 on each one? You make anywhere from 1 to 999 dollars a scene. If you could make more beer money at the sperm bank, you carry your happy ass down there instead.
And I am at your service, my grace. I am unemployed at the moment. Do your require a handmaiden perhaps? Someone to attend you during your daily ablutions?
Did I tell you Tricia that I'm unemployed as well, ( or so I am since this moment ). Can I help Pagoda with the massage, so she can do the other duties? [:P)]
Patience is a virtue, but who wants to be virtuous? 4283 Posts 4/00
Posted - Aug 10 2006 : 7:47PM
Only glamazons need apply. CJ - I will come up with other ideas for you. dandaman.... hmmm...... you will perhaps someday earn the honor of rubbing my precious well-manicured toes.
Hey, you're the one with Rachael Ray as your avatar, Astro. I think you need to be the executive chef. That'll take up most of your time, planning menus, purchasing groceries, etc. I'll help out when I'm not massaging Tricia's boobs.
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john thomas Deactivated User
1168 Posts 6/06
Posted - Aug 10 2006 : 11:14PM
Is the shaving your pussy position still available, tricia? I am willing to offer my services. And I promise you can queen on me as often as you wish.