As I was writing my life story in porn, I got to the part of describing what a pornographer really does. It was true then when more skills were required to get film exposed correctly and cameras didn't have auto focus. And still true today. All the photographic skills in the world, won't cover up a crap model going through the motions or worse looking bored.
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So a little about what it takes to shoot pornography. It has little to do with photographic skills, especially today with digital cameras. Yes it's required you get the image in focus and properly lit, these are not rocket science. With a digital camera for stills a shooter can take a test picture and see what the light is doing. With a light meter he can do it faster. With movies, since the introduction of video it has been possible to see the image you're capturing. Up until now in my story we were working with film and had to know the lights were right. Focusing wasn't automatic, neither was it hard.
The aim of a porn film is to create an illusion from the models actions, like directing a mainstream movie, except our actors were not trained. So getting the emotion depended on the directors motivation of his cast. Be it an amateur housewife in a home style movie or a top porn star in a full blown big budget porn film, the director has to motivate actors to get the performance required.
He also has to know his niche and style well. Know what setting, clothing, make up and props to use. How to lay the fantasy before the audience. Even if it's an amateur girl next door porn film. The viewer wants to be convinced she is an amateur girl next door girl doing a porn film for the fun of it. Or a top porn star in a full blown big budget porn film the viewer needs to believe in her and that she fucks for the fun of it. Sounds easy, try doing it with a girl who wants to go home early, not interested in the guy, movie or anything but getting paid.
Motivating her is the hard part. The guys are mainly pros, they need to be if they want to be booked for the next movie and the next and work regularly.
I will write more tomorrow.