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Both Dean and Dave went to work for Manwin. There are not too many gigs out there left for top tier shooters. Dave got his gig by winning the Brazzers contest (as he should have, cause he's a great producer). And Dean... well, he's Dean Muthafuckin' Capture.
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Indeed. They're top guys I respect, that's why I mentioned them. You're right, there are not that many good gigs for shooters anymore, but I don't even really see any of what I do as a "gig". I have business relationships- sometimes long and ongoing ones- with various clients and customers as far as I am concerned. Most of the producers who aren't doing well or quit already weren't talented, creative or technical enough to shoot top notch content anyway. And in the few cases that were they weren't doing much to help themselves land gigs or cultivate work even if they had the skills, so they're effectively out of the running for multiple reasons.
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Kudos to you for staying on top of your game, Jim. Not being in LA probably helps you tremendously. Do you think you'd be working as much if you were located in LA?
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Nowadays? Who knows. I used to go out there in the mid-1990's up to the year 2000 to shoot relatively big budget storyline feature movies in between recruiting new girls in strip clubs all over the East Coast of the U.S., Canada and South America to film pro-am and gonzo porn. But that was another era in the business and who knows how my career would have evolved over the years if I had. Other than the weather, California never really appealed to me anyway.
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I'm happy I did because 2013 should be a record year for me for online income. I had a slump for a while, but once I re-upped my game, I can only say that the business has tons of life in her yet and an insane amount of money is still out there for anyone who wants it.
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That's really awesome. I always like to hear of independent webmasters or small networks doing well.