It's a never ending question.
Some want cheap they will take anything if the price is right. Good luck making a living with that end.
Some don't mind paying if it's very good. Good luck producing that end unless you're very skilled.
The porn consumer wants it real. Now if you can produce that for their price then good on you. I never really bothered with video here, because the girls who could speak English and did hardcore were few when we came here. And many of them just put on a very bad act.
If you can make an amateur movie with people who look like they're having more fun doing it than the people watching. Look like they would shag anyone for the price of a pizza or swingers and a person the viewer is likely to meet. Then you have it.
On the other hand if you can produce the same reality in a Met Art style. You really have it made.
Producing amateur like everyone else does, puts you in a very saturated market. So price is often the governing factor.
Anyone can buy a HD camera and lighting isn't a science today. Get good quality free standing mics and shoot in an environment where people are not making a noise, recently reviewed a site where there were noises off camera all the time. Annoying and put me off stroking.
The art of pornography is what's in front of the camera not the camera. Also about your relationship with the model. You work as a team, you in charge, and her your co-pilot.
BM Bradley. There's no one here shooting high end. Unless your high end isn't mine. High end is
Marc Dorcel, ANDREW BLAKE and a few DVD producers like Digital Dreams. On budgets that online simply can't afford. Even with the budget, I don't see many who can produce that here. Including me.