I took a break from SL porn. I haven't worked on any porn movies of my own since February. I'm planning to get back in soon, but something has been on my mind...
I've always tried to tell a story with my movies. Originally, they were homages to 70's porn flicks, with cheesy plots and dialog. The last two, "Serving It Up Hot" and "Life Goes On" (written by Groove Taurus and Ainsley Wirefly) had more developed stories and characters. The next movies I do will experiment more with storytelling.
Other directors are advancing the state of technical effects, adding more realism and producing professional quality special effects. For example, Serenity's work with 3D and HaileyMarie's "Sultrina" are expanding the boundaries of SL porn and inspiring a lot of creativity from the SL porn community. (Please don't be offended if I didn't mention your name and your achievement here. A lot of you have done some great work in storytelling, voice acting, special effects, and more.)
Yet I still see movie after movie being posted that are basically music videos with sex. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that. Some of them are shot well and have nice effects and lighting. But I can't help but wonder what some of these directors could do if they tried to create something more.
In just the year that I have been involved with the SL porn community, the movies have advanced dramatically through the hard work and creativity of a few. Imagine what the next year may bring if more of us worked as hard to make SL porn better than it is today.
This is my challenge to the community. Don't keep making the same movie over and over. Come up with something new. Try something no one else has tried. Give us stories that draw us in. Make MOVIES, not just sex videos set to music.
Besides offering a greater freedom in showing sex scenes and teasing the viewer, I think porn has to offer a lot to the ones who make it ;)
ReplyDeleteSo far I agree with you absolutely Hard, we should push more and more in trying to tell a story, and render it in a convincing way, all the efforts we put in this direction are always repaid fully :)
But porn is also fun, fun to make and fun to see, personally I don't care putting out overused formats, as long I enjoy making it and as long I'm able to transmit my pleasure to those watching it :)
Making a movie establishes a kind of relationship between the director and his/her audience, and by making my movies I realized it's impossible to please all.
Simply, my biggest satisfaction would be to have someone seeing my movies and say "wow I want to make something like that" and have him to start working on it. Because this is the spirit that animated me in my beginnings and still pushes me to make more.
I don't think my movies have been decisive in any way to reach the quality in current movies, compared to the one we were used to one year ago, but I think tat every movie contributes, even in a small part, to help the "industry" grow, a nail at a time.
What I'd like to see is to see more and more directors sharing their "secrets" and helping others, to show that nothing is impossible to those that want to. The next big director is hiding in the mass of new upcoming ones, we just need to help him come out!