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Originally Posted by JustDaveXxx
I agree when it comes to males, but an amateur or low experience director would not understand that. You keep saying that a good director is #3 in importance on your list. Maybe if your list is a "one off" shoot with everyone is already picked for him.
But how consistent will your #3 importance director gonna be when he doesn't have the experience to know what guys to book? When to kill a scene? What are the girls strong points and week point when positioning them? How to deal with female talent when they are having a bad day? What positions are going to be shot? how many positions are gonna be shot? How to hit the nitch?
Male and female talent does not just show up and fuck. The director is the captain and what happens or doesn't happen is all on him. And you really think that a good director should be #3 in your list?
You are wrong, way wrong. You are not taking into consideration that you got 20+ years being a director. That everything you do is not even a thought. Booking, picking talent, identifying talent, identifying strengths, identifying weakness, etc.
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Why do you assume because I rate the director as #3 on my list I'm talking about a 3rd rate director? You're way off there.
Even the best directors shooting scene that has been done 100,000 times before will have trouble getting it to make the viewer sit up and take notice. And yet we've all seen scenes that were fresh, innovative and with the right model they just worked. Bang Bus would be one site that proves that.
Even the best directors can't make a girl who simply is not into it or faking everything badly look hot.
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Your list is OK if you are shooting a one off scene, but what happens when you shoot 25 a month for a year? How good is your #3 director now? Is your #3 guy gonna be consistent over time?
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Most people shooting 25 scenes a month are going to get stale.
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Yes, and the client generally pics the girls to be shot.
It depends. If the client is dead set on that girl, you do what ever it takes to make that scene work. And if you want to send them home because your #3 director doesn't have the experience to know how to make things work out, its gonna cost you $200 to kill fee the girl,(especially if its an LA Direct girl), $100+ for make up, $200+ for location and $100 for your assistant.
Thats $600 you don't get back ever. Who pays? the director, because the client is paying for a completed scene. (ask BM Bradly about that one)
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Yes I can see the disadvantage of that. Some girls are great on stills and suck on video. With a client choosing a girl on a picture that has to be a problem. Same goes for a shooter choosing a girl on the strength of an agents pictures.
I admit I worked in a different time. When I shot content if it was not good enough it was not sold. Even if the buyer asked for the girl. He just would not buy. We had no option but to send the girl home.
BECAUSE I PUT DIRECTORS AT #3 ON MY LIST I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A 3RD RATE DIRECTOR.
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