LAist: LA County to Porn Industry: Wrap it, or that's a Wrap

Marleigh

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:34:38 -0800

You have a stronger stomach than I, sir. I don't think I could take that day in and day out.

Rodger Jacobs

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 16:51:27 -0800

Oh, Marleigh, that was the PG-13 version

Marleigh

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 16:48:12 -0800

Dude! Too much information!

Rodger Jacobs

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 16:47:23 -0800

"Waiting For Wood" --- sounds like a sequel to a particular Beckett play.

Rodger Jacobs

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 16:45:50 -0800

Actually .... As someone who worked in the porn biz for 10 years I can tell you that waiting for wood is indeed akin sometimes to waiting for the sun to rise. And if you're waiting for the, ummmm, member to achieve a status of erectness suitable for slipping on a condom it can, honestly, add a few minutes per scene. The thing that most folks don't understand is that the vast majority of scenes take longer to film than you'd think. The average 10-20 minute scene takes about 45 minutes to an hour to shoot what with awkward position changes, shooting for the softcore market, and all sorts of other embarrasing factors (like, for instance, a young lady who might have "forgotten" to take an enema before an anal scene -- now, that's a sight you don't want to see twice).