spacepirate Both of these are by no means bad points - they just don't happen to apply so much with SLRO's.

spacepirate it does reduce the likelihood of a performer being shot by another team though because (a) that performer now has a recent slro scene under their belt and there obviously has to be some variety

A huge percentage of performers we've shot with have multiple scenes with us. We don't really tend to think this way when it comes to casting, since with the full release pipeline a scene shot today may not come out for several months.

spacepirate and (b) if the first team butchered the scene and it didnt get enough likes then there is little chance of the performer being booked again

TBH not really something I've heard discussed internally before. We look at a lot of factors when it comes to casting, not just how a single scene performs. And regardless - Riley's scene is not performing "poorly" at all.

          vrpicasso Seemed quite blurry and over-sharpened

          Strange - one of things I would complement from this shoot is the clarity. I was even thinking that they may want to go lighter on make-up, as heavy scene makeup dates to a time when resolution and clarity were much lower (like stage makeup, meant to be viewed from a distance). I thought the picture was so clear that I could see the makeup a bit too well, and I have never been a fan of heavily made-up girls.

            justsomedude101 if the first team butchered the scene and it didnt get enough likes

            justsomedude101 TBH not really something I've heard discussed internally before.

            And yet on the Tru Kait thread, there was @doublevr arguing that he didn't want to book Tru Kait because her scenes didn't get enough likes to justify her rate (even though her scenes are some of the top-rated on the site).

                  Will65 And yet on the Tru Kait thread, there was @doublevr arguing that he didn't want to book Tru Kait because her scenes didn't get enough likes to justify her rate (even though her scenes are some of the top-rated on the site).

                  Correct, because her rate is "roughly 2x of high rates" as he put it, or in other words "pretty damn high". Not really the standard scenario with the significant majority of performers tbh.

                  But then we proceeded to cast her multiple times despite her higher rates based on user feedback 😃 (even if it was in BGG+ scenes instead of a GFE scene like we're discussing in her thread...)

                      justsomedude101 But then we proceeded to cast her multiple times despite her higher rates based on user feedback

                      True. I'm glad that you did. Thanks for pointing out my negativity bias 🙂

                        Ok, I just watched the scene. Overall I liked it. It's my kind of scenario. She is a good actress, and hot. I liked the slow build.

                        A couple of questions.

                        Why does the scene description not match what is in the scene? The description says that it is your girlfriend that you are Rekindled Desire with her. The actual story in the scene is that you have never seen her naked before. She's a crush. Both are good stories. But I start with what I read and then slowly start to change in my mind who she is to me.
                        This happens a lot BTW

                        The changing of the camera in the middle of a position is not a good thing but I can deal with it. (It must suck with PT). The bigger thing I think is that the camera is not level to the ground. It makes the image weird. It's a lot harder to get the picture back to the upright position.
                        You should have a little bubble level taped to the top of the camera. They are really small. All you have to do is look and see if it is straight up and down.

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                        spacepirate Indeed that scene is so average for a girl like Riley Star! but you know what would be a killer idea? Once he's back from his trip, SLR should totally set up a 'Nash Masterclass' for all the other directors. This could be a great way to avoid these consistent gaps in production. Just throwing it out there. @doublevr

                            Having downloaded the scene and given it a proper look, no it's not blurry (that was the streaming version) but it was high contrast and oversharp, IMHO. You can't fix a heavy baked in look where you have crushed blacks (in this case) or blown highlights (in other scenes) although the main problem with this scene was less the grade and more the lack of soft flattering light. I'm all for effective use of shadows but this was inconsistent and sloppy, like the inconsistent camera placement (that final off-center angle WTF! But by no means a disaster, it's a 7/10 scene for me, and hopefully the team can learn and grow. Lighting and camera placement are areas for improvement.

                            FWIW if someone had told me 10 years ago that one day I'd be critiquing the cinematography in a porn scene like it's the latest Coen Brothers movie I'd have laughed my tits off.

                              vrpicasso its all facts though. tbh we shouldnt be having to tell a "professional" how to do their job.. but here we are. they should be watching this stuff themselves to learn from mistakes and improve.

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