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| nietzsche Deactivated User 5470 Posts 8/03 |  Posted - Sep 19 2003 : 8:31AMI was so intrigued by something Kimi Lixx posted on another thread about life on the set on an adult film, that I was motivated use it as the basis of another thread. I think it's worth some discussion. She was contrasting life on the set of a Japanese production vs a North American production:I can say that these tangential remarks certainly took a lot of the romance out of it for me. It was surprising to hear that North American sets are so disorganized. I'm curious as to why they are disorganized. Are productions poorly planned? Budgets too small? Are there a lot of fuckups hanging around on the set? It is performers or the guys behing the scenes generally who are at fault? Are a lot of people stoned or drunk? What kind of rudeness and yelling do you have to endure? What sorts of things are said? I'm dying to hear the answers from the regular performers and directors who post on this forum. Seriously. And don't sugar coat it. Edited by - nietzsche on Sep 19 2003  [Link] |
| Saki At-Large 2087 Posts 11/99 | Posted - Sep 19 2003 : 10:02AM If you watch "Family Business" on Showtime about how Seymore Butts makes his movies, it's almost always made up on the fly and rushed. Contrast that to a Wicked mega production with multiple shooting days and a bona fide script, and the level of organization is much higher. As far as the rude remarks and meat puppet comments, I would propose that that has more to do with the genre and director than any sort of general "American porn" custom.  [Link] |
| tricia_devereaux Evil Angel DVD Patience is a virtue, but who wants to be virtuous? 4283 Posts 4/00 | Posted - Sep 20 2003 : 2:30AM Perhaps some U.S. sets are disorganized simply because they can be. But for a feature, if things are disorganized, it will show from beginnning to end. I don't know. Just an opinion. [Link] |
| cal444 Independent Editor CalCutterPost.com 927 Posts 10/01 | Posted - Sep 20 2003 : 4:06AM robots. End result is 50% of American scenes get canned because of unfulfilled promises. And 20% of the Eoropean scenes get canned because of soulless minion affliction. Take that as you may but it's probably pretty accurate. Cal444 [Link] |
| ObiBong Senior Member 1162 Posts 12/02 | Posted - Sep 20 2003 : 4:13AM Very curious. [Link] |
| PornBoy Deactivated User 642 Posts 2/00 | Posted - Sep 20 2003 : 3:53PM [Link] |
| cal444 Independent Editor CalCutterPost.com 927 Posts 10/01 | Posted - Sep 20 2003 : 10:55PM Cal444 [Link] |
| shameless Deactivated User Moscow 1313 Posts 1/03 | Posted - Sep 23 2003 : 2:51PM - Why do they over book themselfs? - Why do they get sore that easily? I guess in US you'd need a broader talent pool, yes? Or just pay them much better...? [Link] |
| DenverDon Benevolent Firmly Embedded in Depravity 5914 Posts 7/02 | Posted - Sep 23 2003 : 3:25PM DenverDon [Link] |
| shameless Deactivated User Moscow 1313 Posts 1/03 | Posted - Sep 25 2003 : 3:57AM Does this sound logical to you? [Link] |
| SelenaSilver Selena Silver 529 Posts 7/03 | Posted - Sep 25 2003 : 4:43AM I don't think the sets are as unromantic as you may be afraid from your post. :) The disorganization on the sets I have worked on seems to come from people being late - whether a porn star was late (which happens) so the crew and director sit around waiting or whether the crew and director got to the set at the same time they told the talent to get there so the talent sits around (which happens). Disorganization is mostly about timeleness. As far as how people treat each other - my experience has never been like that posted. I have never been on a set with people drunk and yelling at each other. I have never had the director being rude to me. I have been treated very well and very professionally. I have not shot one movie for a director that I would not work with again. And, I must be doing okay because over 80% of the companies I have shot with have booked me and shot me again. The biggest thing that surprised me about this business was how nice and normal most of the people are in it. Don't get me wrong - there are some total scumbags at the bottom - but, I think way too many people think that is the whole industry and that is just not true. Some of the attention to detail and organization is simply amazing, btw. For example, Robby Fischer (Red Light) is incredibly organized. He even has a giant poster pre-planned for the girls of all the poses he wants so when he shoots he can point and say give me #79. How awesome is that? Others like Joey Silvera have shot for so long and have such a clear vision that they don't have to pre-plan the last detail - they can get a feel for the girl, the costume, and the location and make it up on the fly and have it turn out totaly exactly what they wanted. Cal444 is right that too many of us porn girls don't put enough professionalism into the job. There are too many flakes, or too many showing up strung-out, etc., or just showing up late. I understand his frustration. I don't know how much you can expect from an industry of mostly 18-24 year olds who may be out on their own for the very first time with men plying them with money, drugs, drinks - whatever it takes to get those sexual favors. But, as a porn girl I wish that as a whole we could be more reliable for directors. I can tell you that I have never been to a set late EVER, I have never shown up drunk or strung out. I take this very seriously and I am very professional about what I do. And, there are MANY girls like me. Go back to your fantasies Nietzsche - it isn't a hell hole place to be on set. It (for me anyway) is a fun, sexy, and high-energy place to be. Selena Silver FANS: [Link] |
| skronker Notable Legendary Icon Scopophiliac 9780 Posts 9/02 | Posted - Sep 25 2003 : 11:46AM I like some of Robbie's movies, but gimme Joey's approach any day! Of course, there are only a few "masters" in the business. I do kinda like the idea of "#79" though -- kinda like the ice cream place I worked at in high school, where all the flavors were assigned a number. Hmmm, there's a scene idea: The Baskin-Robbins of sex! Will that be one scoop ... or two? Edited by - skronker on 9/25/2003 11:47:21 AM [Link] |
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