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Old 05-21-2011, 10:46 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by Nathan View Post
Actually Paul, we got 25 shooters that signed up to our producer call and got 14 submissions of content which will go up on brazzers shortly.

So some seem to be interested to work for us. Your 3 scenes for 2000 is a bit flawed in my opinion since you very well know the biggest cost is the girl and that you pay for the day usually. Anyway, plenty are happy with what we pay. You also have to see the amounts in context with a bigger contract, guaranteed X days of work each month.

Our shooters over time also have built a lot of props and built a library thus lower costs over time....
You haven't addressed my point. What it can be shot for and what the guys applying to you are prepared to work isn't the controlling factor.

It's always about what the shooter can sell it for and what he can earn.

The majority, if not all, of the custom shooters online weren't good enough to sell to offline porn consitently to a good paying market.. Absolutely definitely they couldn't sell to magazines. The only site I've seen that could sell to magazines was Alsscan. The rest of them their stills work isn't good enough. For many reasons I have pointed out to you.

As for the amounts they earn and how many shoots they can do. All pointless. I've seen inside Brazzers and Mofos and the content isn't good. a few Brazzers scenes are, the majority not. To formatted, fake and too bloody long. Mofos, well less said about that the better. This is hurting your bottom line, less retention and less returning customers. I suspect like so many other online porn companies Manwin spends more on getting new members than keeping existing ones.

As for video, maybe one of your shooter did work for offline, the rest make elementary mistakes. Framing being one of the most obvious. Then there are others I've also pointed out to you.

Now the porn market is in decline, of course you have people chasing you for work. People who can't shoot weddings to a decent standard. A good wedding photographer can earn far more than he would earn working for you, shooting weddings is less hassle and far more reliable than shooting porn. So what is the level of shooters applying, that's what important, not the numbers.

Will take a look at the submissions when they're ready. And give you my reviews.
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