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Old 06-27-2008, 10:58 PM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by pornlaw View Post
The reason why he is doing this is basically because most performers in the biz today cant act. And for some of the big budget movies - like Not the Bradys XXX, they need to be able to hit marks and lines.
The reason most performers can't act is most directors don't take the time to teach them, some don't know how to as well.

Acting is a profession that demands respect. It takes a long time to learn it and to think a person is going to walk in off the streets and perform in a porn movie with any degree of acting skills is ludicrous. In general todays porn actors have never been worse. The reasons are simple.

People picking up a camera and thinking they're pornographers. How can a performer learn how to perform in a porn film if the person directing does not have a clue what porn is?

How can a performer learn how to perform in a porn film if the person directing does not have the time and money to teach the performer?

Being a porn performer is either very simple or very hard, if not impossible. It requires a lot of truth, a little bit of "HAM" and some good direction. Plus a brain and integrity.

Go into a porn shoot expecting to have a good time, it will be a tough day but you're getting a lot of money for it. You will have an orgasm, if not a lot, and you will go home with a lot of money. You will be invited back to do it all again very soon because you're better than the others around you. No one is paying to look at your body, they want to see you.

Put a little bit of yourself into every scene.

Porn RADA is now finished, the rest is experience.
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