How to shoot better selling porn.

Paul, i have absolutely no interest to discuss that for the 98th time since you dont acknowledge anything else than your own opinion anyways

Exactly my point, the distributors, the producers and even the public expect no better from porn than a mediocre product. So why pick on Paul Markhams average material?

But you do see professionally shot TV and feature films don't you ?

You see that they are in a completely different better class of work?

Some made with budgets less than yours.

Why ?

I assume you do not want me to lie. The film was very poorly done.

Life is very easy if we make the films and review them ourselves.

I suspect the problem is not only with you but with the money people and producers who have their idea of what will make money, and a well made, well acted erotic masterpiece is not it.

I asked you to return the favor and look at some of our films, I would suggest "The Signal" this is interesting as it shows that normal porn models can act...

Max, you gotta learn to ignore the haters man

Hope you are well brotha' ......

hd and upclose is where its at...

So to conducting an interview/casting.

With brand new girls it has to be done differently to experienced models. So to new models and how I did it since 1989, well before actually.

Explain the business to the interviewee and the work that is done in full, with pay, hours, etc. As much as possible and do it as yourself, don't adopt a false persona for the interview that will change when you pick up a camera.

Watch the interviewees reaction, eye contact, body language etc. You're looking for their reactions to what you want them to do and what the business offers. This is extremely important in most formats of porn. your work might be "Playboy" style and require the character and personality to bring it off. Or anal gang bang sex and you will want to know the interviewee has the character and personality to bring it off.

Then ask the interviewee if they have any questions and answer them. Then ask them what they would like to do. This will generally be a little less than they are willing to do, yet it gives the interviewer a great idea of what they got in front of them.

If a plain girl tells you she wants to do "Playboy" style, you need to let her down gently. A simple, "I'm afraid that's not for you, how about some solo girl "Amateur porn" work?". On the other hand if she appears dead nervous, scared of the whole thing and plumps for anal gang bang sex. you had best check out she can do it. Or risk wasting a lot of money.

What ever she says she can do, don't just accept it with an OK, find out before you start booking locations, other models and days to work. We were fortunate in having markets that would buy anything for their "Readers Wives" magazines or just the section in a magazine. so we could make money testing them. Even when not, you still need to know how they will react in front of a camera.

Same goes for boys, can he get wood when in front of a camera? Most men can't. Don't find out on the day of the shoot.

This is about producing better selling porn, not churning out scenes to fill the daily quota, good or bad.

Also as Herb points out my style hasn't needed to change much in 30 years. I'm still the same person, comfortable with how I work and it sells. Can the interviewee fit my format and style? Because there's no need to jump from style to style chasing the latest craze, when you have a winning format for you.

Good porn comes from sticking to a format and improving it over the years. Styles of hair, shaven pussies and clothing change. Sex hasn't changed since single cell amoebas split in two to reproduce. Nor has what gets a dick hard changed much.

Don't try to chase the affiliates craze. Follow your heart. Leave the "What Niche is selling the best for you right now?" to those who don't have a clue what boat to jump into next.

So answer this. Would you of shot for a market that made you less money?

Not as an add on, like we did. But as your main market.

Many shooters were able to get into the porn production business because of the lower demands from the Internet porn sponsors. Most would never of survived without the low entry requirements. Producing for magazines or videos would of sent them bankrupt.

Those who were in the better paying levels, were never going to drop down to a lower paying level. Even if the level was $600, they would be fools to start shooting for $500 unless as an add on or forced to.

This thread is about producing better selling porn, not fitting into the price sponsors are able or willing to pay. Finally the market for better end is coming back Sellers have realised there's more money in doing something a guy who bought his first digital camera last week can do.

You and Max have both risen to a higher level. Are either of you shooting $300 solo girl full sets and videos scenes as your main market? I don't think you are, you've climbed up the ladder and not dropping down again.

Pretty sure Max left that behind as well.

OK your opinion is right, we should of stopped shooting better paying work and turned to the cheaper stuff. LOL

I met you once, 6 years ago at my first WMA amsterdam. I bought you dinner on the Playboy company card. You made me feel really uncomfortable, letching at all the waitresses, or any young female and over dinner regaled us with stories about threesomes you have with eva and the young girls you are paying to take pictures of.

Since then, whenever I saw you at a show I avoided you.

So what does 'scared, frightened, uncomfortable and clearly worried she is about to be sexually abused' tell you?



Glad you've stopping telling everyone about how important it is for a site to have personality though, seeing as none of yours have, that was silly. Wasn't it?

I'm not a huge fan of "set up two strobes in a small room, crank up the power, and shoot away" type of content. But if you can make it work for you, more power to you.

Nothing to do with hating. In fact I find Max Candy has some charm in his posts, but if someone says " buy this its great" and I do, I think I am allowed to comment.

Now I don't know what it is about porn workers, but I have a TV and watch feature films, and when I pay $45 for IB and know it had a budget of $250,000, I am disappointed it is not made to professional standards.

I am prepared to help point out the problems and help make it better, but so far no dialog, just its great.

Yeah, i guess your right. Thanks

no, in your position and with your possibilities i would HAVE made much more money than you did by being less stubborn

I'm pleased my style hasn't changed.

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And to show you it's still the same. Here's the cutest shot.



Now the test is to spot my style and name it here. Must be easy all you guys know so much. LOL

Those images are supposed to prove that idiot Markham ever produced anything but crap ?

The style is boring, the execution terrible.