Ask The Pornographer - 2015

[Kyanimal]

Ok and how many of them want to make gay porn?

I'd shoot most of those guys, sure, but honestly the idea of an opera singer singing about "how big that cock" is... really un-hot

"Finger OH! Finger OH! Finger OH!"

 

[Soilwork]

Okay, time for a more serious question....

Have you ever felt odd while watching gay porn because you think the couple fucking are actually really cute together? I saw a video with Bronson Gates with this guy named Roman Wright and the way those two interacted with each other before they started going at it I thought was SO adorable

I see that all the time but no, I don't feel odd watching it, I'm usually pretty excited to have the chance to capture that chemistry.

 

[ChickenGuy]

I don't know if this is easily done in a city the size of L.A. but do you ever 'go out for a spin' on a day off? Like take the car (or your motorbike) and just head out and go and visit a place you've never been to? And is it at all possible in your location of massive urban sprawl and gridlock to get out 'into the countryside' without it taking hours caught in traffic?

Looking at the map it seems the closest areas are out past Santa Monica and along the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, or up through Pasadena and into the mountains there, but I don't know if that's at all feasible for a day trip given the scale and size of L.A.

Where would you like to visit, if you had the time, that's nearby to you?

 

[Soilwork]

I don't know if this is easily done in a city the size of L.A. but do you ever 'go out for a spin' on a day off? Like take the car (or your motorbike) and just head out and go and visit a place you've never been to? And is it at all possible in your location of massive urban sprawl and gridlock to get out 'into the countryside' without it taking hours caught in traffic?

Looking at the map it seems the closest areas are out past Santa Monica and along the Pacific Coast Highway towards Malibu, or up through Pasadena and into the mountains there, but I don't know if that's at all feasible for a day trip given the scale and size of L.A.

Where would you like to visit, if you had the time, that's nearby to you?

There are a lot of places you can get to easily. The Angeles Crest highway takes me about 15 minutes to get to and then it's a couple of hours I can ride through the canyons and trails in the mountains. I love that ride. And the hills around Malibu and all those canyons are great riding. My husband and I love to go hiking and there are tons of wonderful trails all through the Santa Monica mountains and yesterday we did the Hollywood Hills in Griffith Park. There are all sorts of mountains and forests nearby for stuff like that. I can get to Joshua Tree in about 2 hours. So yeah it's not hard to get cool places if you want.

 

[Latimer]

Do you ever see guys you think would be good in porn, approach them and suggest they think of giving it a try?

 

[Soilwork]

Do you ever see guys you think would be good in porn, approach them and suggest they think of giving it a try?

Occasionally. But it has to be someone I know that might be interested. Last time I gave my card to anyone was a very handsome Asian man with a killer body at Lazy Bear. Finding Asian men for porn is hard enough and fuck knows I've tried, so when I saw him I was like "ok, this is your one chance." I walked up, handed him my card and told him if he was interested to give me a call. He didn't, but I did see him going around and showing his friends that he was just scouted for Titan, so at least I made his day.

 

[smokeshadow]

Jason - How is it that some models, like Brent Everett, have such staying power in the porn industry? I mean, he's been in the business and making entertainment for us for 10 years or more. Then you have models like Conner Bradley (Helix Studios & Boy Crush) who made several videos with them then all but disappeared. And, then there are those models who appear once and in only one scene and then walk away. What makes Brent so successful and others not as much?

 

[Latimer]

Robert Mapplethorpe, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts...
What do you think of doing B&W porn?

 

[Soilwork]

Jason - How is it that some models, like Brent Everett, have such staying power in the porn industry? I mean, he's been in the business and making entertainment for us for 10 years or more. Then you have models like Conner Bradley (Helix Studios & Boy Crush) who made several videos with them then all but disappeared. And, then there are those models who appear once and in only one scene and then walk away. What makes Brent so successful and others not as much?

Well.. I mean, the idea that guys that only make a single video or just a handful and then disappear are "unsuccessful" isn't really accurate. Some just wanted to make a few videos, some wanted to do it for fun, had their fun and left, some just needed to pay for college, or some decided it wasn't for them. IT's not easy work.

Brent still looks great and he obviously wanted to stay in the industry so he did.

 

[Soilwork]

Robert Mapplethorpe, Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts...
What do you think of doing B&W porn?

Not my style. My movies tend to be VERY highly saturated, brightly coloured and vibrant. Even my might Nightfall that all took place in the dark... I made sure the colours were all exploding out of the darkness.

Joe Gage made a black and white porn recently. It was hot, but honestly, I prefer colour porn. For art films and erotica I think it works beautifully but even my stills and the art photography I do is all in colour, too.

 

[travis82]

here... http://www.dracast.com/panel-pro.html

Those. They use a lot less electricity and are a lot easier to transport.

Thanks for the reply.

 

[xboxfan34]

Ok heres a good one.


Jasun, have you ever met someone or was or still are friends with someone who looked JUST like a gay porn star?

 

[Soilwork]

Ok heres a good one.


Jasun, have you ever met someone or was or still are friends with someone who looked JUST like a gay porn star?

Not sure what you mean. you mean someone who looks like they could be in porn? Or resembled someone who was a porn star?

 

[xboxfan34]

Someone you know in real life that looks like a particular gay porn star. For example, I think that Mick Powers looks like a really good friend of mine from college.

 

[Soilwork]

Someone you know in real life that looks like a particular gay porn star. For example, I think that Mick Powers looks like a really good friend of mine from college.

Oh... um... honestly, no I don't think so. I'm trying to think if I've ever met anyone and thought "you look like...." but never a porn star.

 

[Latimer]

I increasingly see promo pics of guys in a scene together where one is hot and the other not. Have you ever had the experience where either in the days before a scene one of the men says that he doesn't want to work with the scheduled partner, or at the time of the scene he backs out for that reason?

 

[PalacePaul]

When actors wear some special gear (like chaps, boots, harness, football socks and the like), is it their own or is it provided by the studio?

 

[Soilwork]

I increasingly see promo pics of guys in a scene together where one is hot and the other not. Have you ever had the experience where either in the days before a scene one of the men says that he doesn't want to work with the scheduled partner, or at the time of the scene he backs out for that reason?

A few times... there have been personality conflicts before and yes... a couple times someone said they didn't want to work with a particular guy. It's rare, though. They understand it's a job.

That said... only a bad studio would paid guys who just aren't into each other.

 

[Soilwork]

When actors wear some special gear (like chaps, boots, harness, football socks and the like), is it their own or is it provided by the studio?

It depends on a lot.

I just shot two movies where all the gear was designed by a leather maker here in Los Angeles.

Francois Sagat's Incubus had costumes that were all designed by Charlie Le Mindu and SlickItUp.

But other times I've just said "I need you in a white tank top and black boots, being those if you have them.

 

[rareboy]

I prefer the scenes without gear.....