1. The LFP/Borg empire will continue to assimilate. Resistance is futile.
They will continue absorbing companies into the collective. VCA might be
the first assimilated into the hive in 2003, but not the last.
2. More web-porn companies will re-evaluate their cyber-arrogance and
realize the so-called idiots in the traditional porn business are still
making some good money the old-fashioned way. They'll decide much of the
content they already possess is suitable for traditional, West Valley-style
distribution, and will begin flooding the market with DVD compilations of
their existing scenes.
3. Conversely, more of the old-fashioned porn companies will finally start
figuring out what the web's all about and begin tailoring the content they
shoot for traditional distribution for suitable web sexploitation. Hint:
There's more to the web than a company site selling vids, toys, and DVDs.
4. More of the industries power-salesmen will figure out they can flex
their sales-muscles for themselves. This will lead to the creation of more
manufacturer's rep companies similar to the Avalon and Elite Multi-Media
models.
5. More companies will offer deals of shared product ownership with
directors and talent using an Evil Angel-style business model. This will
not be a gesture of good-will or a case of generosity, but an effect
brought about by Prediction #4.
6. Look for more legal prosecutions a la Max Hardcore and Seymore Butts.
The L.A. District Attorney's Office will learn from their past mistakes and
become more effective in said prosecutions. CYA will become the
pornographer's acronym of the year. Look for a few companies to simply bail
out of the business for fear of prosecution. They probably would have
already done so if not for the 9/11 tragedy and its unintentional
by-product of diminishing the governments resources and zeal to prosecute
pornography.
7. More girls than ever before will join the talent pool either looking to
be the next Jenna or hoping to find an easy way to support bad habits. Look
for talent competition to be fierce and a general reduction in their
performance rates.
8. The pornstar escort industry will continue to thrive. Tales of girl's
earning exorbitant and absurd rates for their services will be commonplace.
This will be in direct proportion to a general decline in feature-dancer
rates. Look for the term 'suitcase pimp' to become more appropriate then ever.
9. No single talent agency will dominate the business. Look for more and
more talent to represent themselves. Also look for more one-man-show,
agency-without-walls, type of talent reps to appear. U.S. government
restrictions on entry visas will become even stricter. If you want Euro
girls, you'll have to travel to Europe. Canada may become the next Hungary
or Czeck Republic for shooting fresh talent--the fact that they speak
English will be a big plus.
10. I know I'm going to be accused of bias with this one, but look for
Smash Pictures and Digital Skin to become successful, serious players in
the market. These companies have a solid foundation and parent-company
assets and capabilities that no other newly-formed porn company (that I'm
aware of) can claim. A determined CEO with a proven track record doesn't
hurt either.
http://www.simplyjimmyd.com/
--- Taylor Rain is doing anal again for numerous companies. The cute
brunette informed me a couple of months ago that she stopped doing anal
after a mishap. During a shoot at my house, she didn't seem to mind fingers
in her ass or a big nose burying itself deep within the wells of her butt
nugget. The problem with a girl who did anal in the business and suddenly
stop is that the work load drops as well. You see, the more reputable
companies won't shoot them cause they don't want to look like schmucks.
We're talking gonzo companies, not the feature companies who generally
shoot less. Hopefully she doesn't have the same problems as she initially
encountered giving up the pooper.
http://www.lukeford.com/
geneross and extreme have parted ways so gene is off tap for now...come
back soon GR.
