Free Advice to Porn Makers

intact · 2023-12-27T16:09:45+00:00

Don’t use dialogue. Acting is hard even for trained actors. Every 8 seconds or so, move the camera or change the action significantly. This is how non-porn d...

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Don’t use dialogue. Acting is hard even for trained actors.
Every 8 seconds or so, move the camera or change the action significantly. This is how non-porn directors keep the audience interested. It’s critical in porn, where the motion tends to be repetitive.
Cast actual couples, who know and care about each other. It shows in the way they touch. They might also surprise you with what they do spontaneously, instead of what you tell them to do.
Post-production matters. If one actor is closer to the mic, attenuate or amplify to compensate for that.
Let the viewer use his imagination, to some degree. He doesn’t have to see the guy’s tongue moving for cunnilingus. Her squirming and mussing his hair can be enough.

Squirrel

intact Don’t use dialogue

Yes, nobody wants to hear the actors talk. They should all be wearing ball gags and gimp masks anyway.

intact Every 8 seconds or so, move the camera

Yes, I want to be regularly reminded that I am not actually an on-location voyeur or participant but just some guy watching something on a screen that happened a long way from where I am, a long time ago. Intimacy is for beta-cucks.

intact Cast actual couples, who know and care about each other

Yes, like Manuel and his 300 girlfriends. You can see how they’re really into each other.
Or you could cast actual family members, even if they’re only step-family, as these scenarios are obviously everyone’s favourite since there are so many.

intact Post-production matters

Nothing I like more than watching POV and turning up the volume to the max to hear what the lady is saying and then the guy’s stomach gurgles or his finger rubs his phone’s in-built microphone.
Or I forget to turn it down when I watch the next video and the crappy intro music makes my ears bleed.

intact Let the viewer use his imagination

Yes! More shots of the guy’s grimacing face while he’s pretending to cum… for 5 minutes.

evilsharshar

intact

Or maybe just hire actors who can actually act. Good staging and good dialog can work for some audiences, you just need to cast the right actors for the right roles
You think 8 seconds is a long time, huh? Seriously though, this is another audience specific thing. Some people want the long single shots because the repetitive motions get them in the groove and they can play along. Or it adds to the voyeurism. Some people prefer watch Stanley Kubrick over Michael Bay. They’re different styles of film, and both have a place.
Or, as I said in 1, hire actors who can act
This one I actually agree with.
Like with horror, sometimes not showing something is more effective than showing it. You want to build up to things, but there’s a lot of nuance that goes into getting the pacing right. Depending on your format, runtime, and intended audience, sometimes a fast pace and more direct action is better. Sometimes you do want to obscure things to heighten the anticipation though.