Calling all SWer's!!!!NERVOUS,LA trip,Porn1st timer!
OK. So I'm makeing the leap from stripping to modeling and now G/G porn. I'm very excited and have researched the hell out of the industry(thank you SW), I have a great agency that's bringing me out Feb.4th-18th.I'm soooo nervous. What should I bring (clothes,beauty stuff)? What will it be like? My mind is raceing! My agent is great about telling me what to expect but I can't talk to him until Tues! So any advice or help will be appreciated. Thanks girls.;D
Re: Calling all SWer's!!!!NERVOUS,LA trip,Porn1st timer!
Bring everything...lol..just kidding. Bring makeup and hair stuff in case they dont have a makeup artist/hairstylist..not every shoot has them. Bring several changes of clothes from casual jeans/tshirts to stripper stuff. edit: make sure the clothes you bring do not have logos on them. No track suits with Juicy on the ass, no jeans with baby phat tags on them etc.....the companies can and will sue if their logo is shown in a porn film, so you either wont be able to wear it or they will make you rip off the tag/cover it with tape,etc.... this includes shoes! Easier when there's no logo to begin with!
Anything other than that...your agent should be able to tell you specifics...every shoot is differant.
Have you been tested? You will most likely have to produce test results before you can shoot. EVEN if they tell you you dont or you can do it when you get there...do it now. I've seen shoots cancelled because the girl was told she could quick test the same day and when she got there was told no..she had to have full panel test results or nobody will work with her. It takes 3-4 days for full panel results to come in from a lab and it will cost you @ $150. DO IT. And make sure you see the test of the girl you shoot with. From what I've heard in the industry...LA is famous for people leaving with chlamydia and/or ghonnorea(sp?)...it seems to be rampant out there. So be prepared that could happen...even with a clean test. If she was tested 2 weeks ago, and picked up something 3 days ago...you get the point.
Be careful, be safe.
Re: Calling all SWer's!!!!NERVOUS,LA trip,Porn1st timer!
That's awesome that you have decided to go to LA for the first time! Cameron is right, bring a ton of different outfits, but nothing with a logo. They WILL rip off the tags and half the time they won't let you use them even after they take the tags off. I always take a bunch of bright colored tank tops, short shorts, skirts, and bra and panty sets, but I tend to do the 'young girl next door' type shoots. I know other girls that do 'milf' or have the regular 'porn chick' type look and they have a totally different wardrobe. Your agent should have told you what to bring, as well as whether or not they are doing hair and makeup on sets, because they do know ahead of time. What agent are you using BTW? You can PM me if you don't want to say it in the thread. Do you know what companies you are working for? If you do I can tell you which ones normally have hair and makeup.
Have you already gotten an AIM test? In LA if you don't have an AIM test they WILL NOT let you shoot. They don't take any of the other tests available, and it's $120 to test at AIM and $150 to test 'by mail'. It normally takes 2 days to get your tests back, but it has taken up to 4 or 5 on occasion, especially if they are really busy. No matter what, don't just look at the other person's test, call AIM and verify the test is valid. People show up with out of date or forged tests and calling AIM is the only way to know if the test really is good.
Be ready for any and everything that can go wrong to go wrong. Payroll checks can take up to 10 days to come out after a shoot. Checks bounce. People will try and pressure you into doing things off camera, or to go past your limits on camera. Male AND female talent can be horrible and mean to you, just to do it. People come to work fucked up. Agents hang you out to dry just because they want the $$. Talent and/or producers will steal your clothes or jewelry.
Hopefully this trip goes well and you enjoy it. Be careful and good luck!
Add on- This job, just like stripping does change your sex drive. It kind of takes the shine off of things, and the final product you see on the DVD is not how things are filmed. It's mechanical in every sense, and while you should enjoy doing it, don't expect to be fulfilled. It's work, plain and simple.
Re: Calling all SWer's!!!!NERVOUS,LA trip,Porn1st timer!
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gingerlee
. Talent and/or producers will steal your clothes or jewelry.
YES...I had my diamond ring stolen at a shoot last week(I'm pretty sure now it was the girl I was shooting with...I've heard through the industry grapevine that it isnt the first time things have gone missing around her) I have no proof and will likely never see it again...do NOT let your stuff out of your site..esp if, like my ring. it is irreplacable to you.
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Originally Posted by
gingerlee
.Add on- This job, just like stripping does change your sex drive. It kind of takes the shine off of things, and the final product you see on the DVD is not how things are filmed. It's mechanical in every sense, and while you should enjoy doing it, don't expect to be fulfilled. It's work, plain and simple.
Wierd thing....it's actually INCREASED my sex drive....I thought it would decrease it(dancing did for awhile).....but I'm actually having fun at work now(as opposed to being annoyed at every toothless 75 yr old who tries to lick me for $1) and I guess since my body is going through the motions at work...I want the real thing when I get home!!!
Just dont get a big head like some people do...once the cameras stop rolling..you arent the "porn star" anymore.....:-)
Re: Calling all SWer's!!!!NERVOUS,LA trip,Porn1st timer!
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Originally Posted by
cameronfl
Just dont get a big head like some people do...once the cameras stop rolling..you arent the "porn star" anymore.....:-)
AMEN TO THAT!