Interesting Idea?

[NY ler]

I would like to hear others' opinions, escecially the producers'.....

When producers are doing a tickling shoot, they invite those who are interested and are willing to pay a little $... the video producer makes a little extra $, if the model agrees, she gets some extra $, and the patrons get to view a live tickling sessions... a win win win scenario.... I didn't give it much thought so I'm sure that there are some bugs in this idea....

what ya think?

 

[Redmage]

The biggest problem with this idea is that neither the producer nor the model has any idea what they'll get in response to an offer like this.

Before a producer and a model work together they generally sit down and have a talk in some neutral area - a coffee shop, for example. At the very least they have an email exchange. They get to know each other, sound each other out, and so on.

Both of them have something to lose here. The model is thinking about letting some stranger take her clothes off, possibly tie her up, and put his hands on her body. The producer is letting someone he doesn't know learn where he lives (most producers shoot in their homes) or at the very least where he works. The only reasons this works at all are, first, they do check each other out, up to and including getting references. And second, the business relationship: both of them presumably want to work with other people, and someone who gets a reputation for being flaky or creepy won't be able to work in the industry.

With the setup you're describing, that probably wouldn't be possible. From the producer's perspective he would have to charge a lot of money to make it worth his while to go through the vetting process with 2 or 3 guys for every shoot. But the more money he charges the more rights the guys shelling out the money think they have.

Basically, if he charges $20 for one of these visits, then why should he go through the hour or two of getting to know this guy before he invites him to his home? On the other hand, if he's charging $200 then why should the guy put up with a lot of questions?

 

[DerekSynKlaire]

As a model, I don't think that I'd have a problem with this.... As long as there were escorts present and I had worked with the producer before.

 

[NY ler]

I don't mean to make a general advertisement and whoever shows up, show.s up...I mean just the tmf people, and say 30$ each, 10 people, is 300$.. producer gets 200, model gets 100.

 

[rhiannon]

Uhm....how big do you think the area they shoot in is? 🙂
In most clips we are talking about a regular room!

If there are 10 people in the room, I would say it's pretty crowded and there is no way of keeping all these folks out of the camera!
I doubt a lot of people would like to show up as observers in a clip like that, or it would mean a lot of editing.

Another reason not to want to witness the live event: I can almost guarantee you it is not as sexy as the final clip! All the technical stuff, the breaks, the stuff that needs to be edited....

I would think for most people witnessing how a clip is made, it would be a rude awakening!

 

[Redmage]

I don't mean to make a general advertisement and whoever shows up, show.s up...I mean just the tmf people, and say 30$ each, 10 people, is 300$.. producer gets 200, model gets 100.

First off, 10 people is way too much for a normal shoot. Most producers studios (read: bedrooms or living rooms) just won't hold that many people, plus the producer, one or more models, lights, and cameras. Particularly since most of the time the "watchers" would need to stay out of the shot.

More than that, though, you shouldn't suppose that "just the TMF people" is a lot better than a general announcement. Most of us here don't know one another well enough to invite into our homes.

I might invite a personal friend that I know well to observe one of my shoots, but at that point why would I charge my friend money?