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Porno non-pro
June 10, 2006
You know what’s hard? Porno casting.
I suddenly feel like I’m one of those dudes who wants to hire a “non-pro” hooker, because they want to see someone who doesn’t “need” the money, who likes sex (because apparently a pro can’t possibly dig her job), who doesn’t “do this” full time. These are the guys that ask, “so what do you do in real life?” during a session.
I want to hire performers who want to be in my movie, people who want to fuck for me. I want them to love what they do, and I want that to come through on screen. But I don’t want to be one of those annoying johns who demands something “real” or whatever, without respecting that this is a job.
But the thing is, there is a slightly different motivation for doing porn than for being an escort/call girl/hooker/prostitute (or “prosty” a word that the NY Post has used). Sure, it is and should be about the money, but it’s also about being seen. There is a certain glamour to porn that is less present in middle-range escorting, and porn performers certainly have their set of reasons for doing what they do, not the least of which is exhibitionism.
Sometimes when I read viewer’s criticisms of porn that ask for more authentic romance, the viewer part of me totally gets it, but the sex worker part of me - the part that understands that its a job, dammit - gets pissed. I would say that most people in the world aren’t capable of really shedding their inhibitions and being in the moment with a partner – while some porn performers are more capable of this than your average bear, it’s still a hell of a lot to ask. Do you have any idea how hard it is to fake romance? If you’re that good at acting or channeling your emotional energy, you might not be doing porno.
Point being, I feel like I’m dancing a careful dance – I want to hire people who get it and want to be in this particular movie for me personally, but I also want to make sure it’s not all about fun and games. Let’s face it, though I will make my best effort to make my performers happy and comfortable on set, having sex in a porno is different than having it in your own bedroom. And that’s work.
Posted by Dacia at June 10, 2006 10:13 AM
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I realized at some point that it was not only futile, but also patronizing to hope for “realism” in watching porn. I’m not going to worry about whether it’s real or not — I want to see somebody who makes it seem real, and if it does, I’m just as happy to credit an actress’ ability to appear enthused about what she’s doing as to credit her natural talent for the work.
Posted by: Z at June 17, 2006 04:23 AM
like you
Posted by: bruce at June 21, 2006 09:53 AM
