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Jim_Gunn · 07-30-2011, 02:49 PM

You looking for reviews, Paul? I watched the first seven minutes or so and skimmed through the rest briefly. Like you yourself said, that's an average scene. Better than some, certanly not better than most, and definitely not better than the other solo scenes on Mofos.

The lighting was not great but it was fair other than the shadow's of the couch and body shadows in the background. You did walk in front of the lights and create your own additional shadow at least once early on in the scene when you moved in for a closeup. Your worst technical mistake is the poor audio with that continual annoying camera handling noise. That's a beginner's mistake that costs nothing to fix- just better grip technique as well as making sure your mic is mounted either off camera or at least in a shock mount on top of the camera to isolate the sensitive mic from internal camera noise and handling on the camera body. Plus headphones to monitor audio as you shoot.

I personally would have added a little color and some illusion of depth to the very white fireplace background- a dark red rose in a vase on the mantle to match her outfit & shoes would have been a nice touch. I bring fake flowers of every color to every shoot I do for that reason. Also, showing the toys sitting on a paper towel on the side of the couch while she is still dressed is kind of lame in my opinion. I prefer to surprise than viewer with a from-behind-the-pillow or drawer reveal. The scene also went on way too long- almost thirty minutes for one solo mastubation scene can get pretty boring after a certain point no matter how hot the girl is. Maybe that was part of the spec and not your fault.

In any case, if your only goals were to earn $2500 and see if you were well enough to shoot again, well then you can consider this a success. On any level level, as far as showcasing your superior talent or trying to do better than the other Mofos scenes, I doubt that you'll find anyone else to agree that it worked.

07-30-2011, 02:49 PM
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	You looking for reviews, Paul? I watched the first seven minutes or so and skimmed through the rest briefly. Like you yourself said, that's an average scene. Better than some, certanly not better than most, and definitely not better than the other solo scenes on Mofos. The lighting was not great but it was fair other than the shadow's of the couch and body shadows in the background. You did walk in front of the lights and create your own additional shadow at least once early on in the scene when you moved in for a closeup. Your worst technical mistake is the poor audio with that continual annoying camera handling noise. That's a beginner's mistake that costs nothing to fix- just better grip technique as well as making sure your mic is mounted either off camera or at least in a shock mount on top of the camera to isolate the sensitive mic from internal camera noise and handling on the camera body. Plus headphones to monitor audio as you shoot. I personally would have added a little color and some illusion of depth to the very white fireplace background- a dark red rose in a vase on the mantle to match her outfit & shoes would have been a nice touch. I bring fake flowers of every color to every shoot I do for that reason. Also, showing the toys sitting on a paper towel on the side of the couch while she is still dressed is kind of lame in my opinion. I prefer to surprise than viewer with a from-behind-the-pillow or drawer reveal. The scene also went on way too long- almost thirty minutes for one solo mastubation scene can get pretty boring after a certain point no matter how hot the girl is. Maybe that was part of the spec and not your fault. In any case, if your only goals were to earn $2500 and see if you were well enough to shoot again, well then you can consider this a success. On any level level, as far as showcasing your superior talent or trying to do better than the other Mofos scenes, I doubt that you'll find anyone else to agree that it worked. __________________ Jim Gunn Filming Cinematic Porn Skype JimGunnProductions