In Sex Film Industry, Some Long For A Real Plot

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by AdorableAudrey

I don't mind a little story to keep things in context but personally I think porn is best kept to a 20% bad acting/80% action ratio. I do think the 3-5 minute thing though may be just a trend though having more to do with the way clip stores, download speeds, and file sizes have effected the market.

I agree, and think the clip thing may have to do with metering.
How do you guys mange to keep customers happy by charging them by the minute?
It's like, there's a clock running in the background.

I'm not liking sex on the "tick tock." Now, when I was 18, and it was all new, the faster the better. But now, I just can't imagine enjoying myself, knowing my credit card has a stopwatch on it.

[gonzo]

Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

I agree, and think the clip thing may have to do with metering.
How do you guys mange to keep customers happy by charging them by the minute?
It's like, there's a clock running in the background.

I'm not liking sex on the "tick tock." Now, when I was 18, and it was all new, the faster the better. But now, I just can't imagine enjoying myself, knowing my credit card has a stopwatch on it.

You sell them a package of minutes that they can use to watch on any movie ... seems to work pretty well from what Ive seen over the past 5 years.

[EmporerEJ]

Originally Posted by gonzo

You sell them a package of minutes that they can use to watch on any movie ... seems to work pretty well from what Ive seen over the past 5 years.

For who....the seller, or the buyer?
Sure seems good for the seller.......I'm just uncomfortable with the experience for the consumer.

I think I'd like to see an independent surveys on that. The surveys I've run are 100% against. (From the consumer perspective)

The only positive I can seem to find, is, if you pick a shitty flick, you don't waste all your money on it?

[softball]

Originally Posted by gonzo

You sell them a package of minutes that they can use to watch on any movie ... seems to work pretty well from what Ive seen over the past 5 years.

I'm with Gonzo on this. I joined aebn and it was fucking compulsive. You just wanna see everything and you soon don't care alot about the money you have already spent. It just drives you from movie to movie and its kinda fun.

[Hell Puppy]

I think there are several things driving the nature of content these days.

The largest one is how people are viewing. The internet and digital in general means people can get to exactly what they want immediately, watch it at their convenience, etc.

Ever watch the way today's kids listen to music? Watch movies? Watch TV? They're ALL OVER THE PLACE. They have internet age attention spans, and they've never had to deal with having to watch something contiguous and on a schedule.

I also think MOST porn viewing isn't exactly cuddling up on the couch to watch a full length movie. Instead it's guys with their pants around their ankles looking to get a nut. They dont need a two hour feature.

Cheap production has also enabled anyone to make a porno, so this means people are not limited to the same 3 dozen or so girls and dozen or so guys in every movie. Furthermore, there's a big taste for "reality" in all forms of entertainment right now.

All of this is changing porn....the business models like Vivid and other studios have always done is a dying breed.