What Makes a Pornstar in 2007?

ecchi · 2007-08-21, 12:08 AM

Way back when video was new, we had a guy over here who set up a company producing solo girl softcore movies (you could only sell softcore over here back then, even showing an erect penis in a movie got the producers, and anyone selling/renting the video, a 6 month jail sentence) His films simply consisted of one girl undressing, then dressing in something else, then undressing again, and so on, for an hour. His costs were £1000 (the actresses fee) and a blank video tape (he shot them at home). I doubt that you could get a cheaper production! Despite the fact that all you got was one hour of the same woman undressing over and over again, the films were very popular, they made Phil Sutcliffe a very rich man, and he became the biggest porn producer in Britain (although most people have never heard of him, he works under an assumed name, he pretends to be a woman, a retired French prostitute - over here his cousin is the famous member of the family).

When I started selling video films back in the early/mid 1980s, his films were one of my best sellers. And what really amazed me was that he produced several films with each of the more popular girls. I had customers who were fans of a particular girl, and would buy any film with her in it, despite the fact that they just took their clothes over and over again in each movie. Some guys would come in every week to see if a new 'film' had come in with their favourite 'actress' in it. You didn't even get different locations, in those days he shot them all in his home (although nowadays he has proper studios with several sets).

All the 'actresses' did was repeatedly undress (not even a proper 'striptease'), but in that they had made several films, and had legions of loyal fans who collected everything they made, I guess they were 'Pornstars'. To achieve this title, all they had to do was spend a few hours taking their clothes off in front of a video camera.

Oh yes, and he had a 'girl of the month' and a 'girl of the year'. He would push them as 'the most popular pornstar in the country'. Sadly, this was probably true.

Preacher · 2007-08-21, 01:19 PM

First of all, I'd call anybody that has been content in a porn shoot a pornstar when discussing them...

But I do some work in the pornstar niche and while this isn't official, it's kind of my litmus test for whether I push a model as a 'pornstar' or not.

Has she ever been featured.

What I mean by that is, has she ever been 'featured' on a DVD box cover which means her name might possibly bring in consumers. Has she ever been a penthouse pet - giving her name some recognition? Have there ever been press releases about her appearing as a featured dancer at a strip club? Etc...

Generally I read so much pornstar news that I rarely have to research a girl to know whether she would qualify under my definition.

2007-08-21, 01:19 PM	#2
Preacher There's Xanax in my thurible! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wherever they screw on my head Posts: 2,441	First of all, I'd call anybody that has been content in a porn shoot a pornstar when discussing them... But I do some work in the pornstar niche and while this isn't official, it's kind of my litmus test for whether I push a model as a 'pornstar' or not. Has she ever been featured. What I mean by that is, has she ever been 'featured' on a DVD box cover which means her name might possibly bring in consumers. Has she ever been a penthouse pet - giving her name some recognition? Have there ever been press releases about her appearing as a featured dancer at a strip club? Etc... Generally I read so much pornstar news that I rarely have to research a girl to know whether she would qualify under my definition. __________________ NSCash * This Depraved World

2007-08-21, 12:08 AM	#1
ecchi Banned Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: About to be evicted!!!! Posts: 4,082	Way back when video was new, we had a guy over here who set up a company producing solo girl softcore movies (you could only sell softcore over here back then, even showing an erect penis in a movie got the producers, and anyone selling/renting the video, a 6 month jail sentence) His films simply consisted of one girl undressing, then dressing in something else, then undressing again, and so on, for an hour. His costs were £1000 (the actresses fee) and a blank video tape (he shot them at home). I doubt that you could get a cheaper production! Despite the fact that all you got was one hour of the same woman undressing over and over again, the films were very popular, they made Phil Sutcliffe a very rich man, and he became the biggest porn producer in Britain (although most people have never heard of him, he works under an assumed name, he pretends to be a woman, a retired French prostitute - over here his cousin is the famous member of the family). When I started selling video films back in the early/mid 1980s, his films were one of my best sellers. And what really amazed me was that he produced several films with each of the more popular girls. I had customers who were fans of a particular girl, and would buy any film with her in it, despite the fact that they just took their clothes over and over again in each movie. Some guys would come in every week to see if a new 'film' had come in with their favourite 'actress' in it. You didn't even get different locations, in those days he shot them all in his home (although nowadays he has proper studios with several sets). All the 'actresses' did was repeatedly undress (not even a proper 'striptease'), but in that they had made several films, and had legions of loyal fans who collected everything they made, I guess they were 'Pornstars'. To achieve this title, all they had to do was spend a few hours taking their clothes off in front of a video camera. Oh yes, and he had a 'girl of the month' and a 'girl of the year'. He would push them as 'the most popular pornstar in the country'. Sadly, this was probably true.