Content Producers I got a ? for ya

Steve,

It really depends directly on the market you are shooting for.

If its "amateur" style stuff, not much -- in fact lots of that stuff is shot in private homes and condos.

If you are doing group sex scenes you need more room.

Studio glamour shooters with elaborate plans need much more space. I don't do any sex scenes or anything like that, but I have 4500 SQ FT in the newer Florida building (includes offices, dressing room, reception, etc. http://www.lifestylesphoto.com/clearwater.html ). I use bigger props, like cars and bikes, so I have a bigger space and the cyc wall. The old Colorado space was 4000 SQ FT (but 800 was sub-leased back out).

I know a couple of guys that plan all their shooting for one or two weeks every couple of months and rent large private vacation homes. They shoot all they need in about 8-10 days and don't shoot again for weeks.

One big advantage to a studio in a commercial location (as opposed to in a home) is the comfort level of the models. Its a ton easier to get lots of girls in for interviews if they are coming to a proper business location and they can look in the windows and see a nice reception area, etc.

One bit of warning. No matter how large, it will feel small soon. The 4500 SQ FT Florida space is just 16 months old and already being remodeled to give more shooting space while moving storage upstairs.


Jimmy

I agree, we shoot everything in a house. As far as best methods for recruiting talent, put an ad up at sexyjobs.com, and search the talent database there. Also find some management companies and see who they have available. You can also contact other producers in your area and set up talent trades with them.

Where are you located?

About an hour from Seattle...From Tampa originally...

seattle? I did a search on sexyjobs for ya, found 153 models in that area. How many of them are active, what their limitations are and how they all look is a different story. depending on what type of content you are shooting, their are several different options you may want to go with. Hit me up on ICQ if ya want and ill point ya in the right direction

Thanks for the advice and input. I'll check out sexyjobs and see what's going on there. Also, what kinds of fees have you been paying for models? G/G, solo, B/G, etc. Most of my work has been commisioned and time for prints so I'm a little out of touch on fair price these days. Again thanks a lot for your time.

Well, it really depends on the area you are in, but some general ranges are;

West Coast
G/G hardcore - $400-500 per scene
B/G Hardcore- $600-900 per scene

East Coast
G/G Hardcore- $250-350 per scene
B/G hardcore- $300-600 per scene

Those are the averages, and their are companies that pay way more and way less, so you just have to do the trial and error thing. Each model will be different, as well. Some girls will say they will not do it for your price, and others will jump all over it. It is really tough to even guess how much you should start with. We are in tampa and pay models $300 per scene no matter what the scene is, but we shoot them for 5-6 sites, so they know they are going to make a grand or two with us.

I would just put the ad up describing the type os scenes you are wanting to shoot, and then quote a price to the girls individually in email, that way, the better looking girls can be quoted a bit higher than the average to sub average looking ones.

And I also never say, "We are going to pay you $300, I give them a range when talking to them, for example, I would say;

"We pay $200- $400 per hour depoending on the content, scene specifics and performance."

This way, you can feel them out to see what their response is and what they are looking for, they will either say, thats kind of low, in which case you can come back with;

"Those are just the hourly rates, and it would take more than an hour to film this, so you woul end up making a bit more"

That is, if you are willing to pay more for the particular girl. But most of the time, if you give them a range like that, they will just agree to it, and you can book the shoot.

Hardcore you rock man....thanks

in regards to quality that comes in equipment, lighting and know how. for finding models i recommend postings in adult and even glamour/playboy model forums and getting your word out, a page with your info online would help and some local ads in tiny newspapers that have an adult help wanted area will help as well.