| Sex & Camcorders: The Complete Guide To Producing Low-Cost, High-Profit Adult Videos & DVDsby Benjamin Cool  (7 customer reviews)Paperback: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 (Brandel Pub)
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Editorial ReviewsBook Description Sex & Camcorders is everything you need to know about planning, casting, shooting, editing, packaging, and marketing adult videos. The popularity and success of Spring Break videos, Mardi Gras public-nudity videos and all assortments of college-girls-and-dorm-honeys-gone-wild videos is the inspiration behind this book that reveals insider-secrets in the adult video business. Now, you, too, can meet gorgeous women, party with Wild and Sexy girls, and make a ton of money, by producing your own Spring Break, Mardi Gras, and Dorm Honeys videos - full-time or part-time. Here’s a business where you can truly have a lot of fun - with or without your clothes on. |
Reader Reviews |
 I can't believe this book made it into print., Wednesday, September 28, 2005I would have picked NO STARS had that been an option. If you are a pre-teen, just a day into puberty, this book might seem like a wealth of useful information... even then, it still seems like an AWFUL waste of time and money. I recieved this book this afternoon. I am re-packing it and sending it back... It is only 9:00pm. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. |
| Better books on subject out there by far!, Saturday, July 16, 2005 I felt very let down after reading this book. Too many details and subjects left out! |
| Comes Up Short..., Wednesday, November 19, 2003 A good introductory to the adult video production business, but it promised a lot of resourses that it couldn't deliver. Mostly the book is designed to send you to the author's two web sites for more info and promised promotional opportunities, but as I am reading Sex & Camcorders, his sites are off line. The book does have some useful information and an adult business directory that is a good jumping off point. If you are really interested in entering this business... this book won't give you an immediate jumpstart, but it will help you down the road. |
| Average, Monday, September 15, 2003 Pros: Valuable information for the adult movie-maker wannabee (like me). Funny, good jokes here and there. Enthusiast author quickly explaining what to do from the pre-production to post. Lots of my questions were answered here. Cons: Poorly written by an amateur book writer, Mr. Cool also manage to repeat himself nearly once every page. Non-realistic expectations of easy money raining everywhere, this is a business, not a lottery. Some areas of the production process were truly ignored or skipped. Don't even think about having a professional look in your movies using available light. You need some basic knowledge of video lighting and some cheap but decent equipment. Also consider buying a shogun microphone for acceptable audio. The author actually works (or worked) for a somewhat content company and more than often ask the readers to send their videos for review. The only problem is the company itself doesn't exist anymore and the only web link that is still working leads to this book. A good bet for any adult video enthusiast, but don't expect too much from this book. Being interested in good lighting myself, I noticed it is everywhere in adult videos, from the so-called 'amateur' to pro-level movies. I would recommend this book available here on Amazon.com: Lighting for Digital Video & Television |
 An optimistic view for turning your video camera into cash, Monday, February 03, 2003I found the advice in this book to be wonderfully insightful, tho a bit optimistic. If you are the type of person who can pull together a few dozen people to have sex while you take pictures, this book is for you. If you could never see yourself hiring adult film stars, well, buy this book anyway and it may inspire you to buy your first digital camcorder. There are many good ideas about making, producing, distributing, and marketing your own videos. But, the book falls short for people who do not want to 'quit their day job.' This book tends to present a MMF (Make Money Fast) idea. Buy a video camera, hire some talent, burn a DVD, deposit your checks at the bank. Filling in the blanks is a long, hard road, which the book doesn't convey honestly. They direct you to their website where they promise to provide assistance to wanna-be movie producers - perhaps fill in some of those missing blanks. But, the website predominantly referenced throughout the book was 'Under Construction' and the only link which can be found is how to write your own book and sell it for 10 cents on the dollar. Fill in your own blanks. Despite the books failings, I thought it was very enlightening and inspirational. To anyone who just wants to read about making porno videos, this a decent work of non-fiction. And, if you can figure out how to fill in the blanks which this book leaves out, the recipe for success is likely to succeed. |
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