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This is an ad for Diet Coke from the 90s. Now, I abhor Diet Coke but this ad almost makes me forgive it for all its sins. That’s because this ad is a showcase for the female gaze – the idea of shooting from a woman’s point of view. Yes, it’s only advertising, but think about how often ads assume the viewer is male and trot out the standard bikini girls.

And the guy is kind of hot.

I’ve created a new site called The Female Gaze where I’m hoping to look at ads, photos and films that give priority to a female perspective. It’s still in its early stages but it will grow, I’m sure.

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This is the cover of Temptations 2, an erotic fiction compilation from Xcite Books. Nice, isn’t it?

It’s one of 3 recently released by that company. They have responded to calls from Erotica Cover Watch to have more men on the covers of erotic fiction books. I think it’s very appealing.

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In the last week or so I’ve been musing about the length of sex scenes in videos, specifically, what’s too short and what’s too long.

I was recently editing a non-exclusive male masturbation vid and, in a frenzy of cuts, got a painfully long 18 minute video down to under 5 minutes. In that space of time I captured the guy fondling himself through his pants, taking them off, becoming erect and then stroking himself to orgasm. I watched it with fresh eyes the next day and was very pleased with the result.

This got me thinking that I should go back and re-edit some of the other videos at For The Girls. A lot of them go for at least 10 minutes, some up to 20. When I originally edited them I often left scenes longer than I would like because I figured our members would prefer a nice big batch of ongoing sex with plenty of time for masturbation. That is, after all, the main point of a porn video, yes?

And I suspect this theory of “wank time” is a driving factor behind the length of most sex scenes in porn films. The actors go at it, the camera captures it and the editor gives everybody a whole lot of masturbatory room before anything new or different happens. Plenty of people watch porn with one hand on the remote (or >> button on Windows Media Player) so they can find the bits they want and fast forward what they don’t. Why deprive someone of the possibility of finding a bit they like?

Unfortunately there’s a major downside to the theory of “wank time”: far too many porn scenes are downright boring.

When you think about it, sex is a very repetitive business and there’s only so many ways you can do it. Slot A goes into Slot B, move back and forth, rinse, repeat (or something like that). So capturing every second of it is not necessarily going to reveal anything new or exciting. There might be 3 or 4 minutes of piston-like pumping in any given scene but you might only see one interesting facial expression or line of dialogue in that time. So why persist in giving viewers the whole thing?

Beyond “wank time”, scene length in mainstream porn films may be dictated by the desire to make feature-length DVDs. When you’ve got 90 minutes or more to fill, more footage is better than less, no matter what the quality. It could be argued that the increasing move to web-based product would change this idea but it continues apace. There’s a worry that giving people less product – even if it’s of better quality – isn’t good value for money.

Perhaps another reason for the under-editing is the idea that the footage is there so the director might as well use it. You’ve just spent a bunch of money hiring porn actors and crew to get the scene in the can so you may as well wring it for all it’s worth.

I know. That’s how I originally felt after directing my first erotic short film in February this year. I had a whole bunch of wonderful footage and it was really – I mean really – hard to pick out the bits that would best suit the film because I liked so much of it. And I’ve actually gone through a learning curve with the editing process on that film. My initial cut was nearly 20 minutes. There’s a long version of 15 minutes at For The Girls and the version showing in Berlin is 10 minutes. My R-rated version is 7 minutes. And then I re-cut it again to enter it in the Joy Awards and that version is under 5 minutes.

And having gone through that process, I think the shorter versions are better.

There is of course the balancing act that occurs between authentically capturing the moment and boring your audience. You do want to do your actors and their scene justice by documenting the essence of what went on but you have to also be a little bit ruthless on behalf of your viewers, whose time is precious.

So what’s wrong with editing things down to show four or five strokes (for example), cut to the interesting expression, cue another camera angle, back to the original camera angle… and then move on. Film school students will tell you that 3 seconds is ample time to give your audience an idea of what’s happening. Modern music videos often only give you half a second worth of shot. So why does porn persist in holding the audience captive for so long? Why must we see every different position for at least 3 or 4 minutes? Do people really masturbate along in time, like some kind of perverted Read-A-Long story?

My problem is, I’m not sure that my opinion is reliable on this topic. I’ve been working with porn for nearly ten years now. I’m afraid to say that I find a lot of porn dreadfully boring, perhaps because I’ve seen it all before. Maybe the opinion of a porn newbie or a seasoned fan will be very different.

And I’ve actually been given pause to wonder about scene length even further after watching Nica Noelle’s The Stepmother. The first scene in that film goes for 35 minutes and I think it went for too long. At the same time, I very happily watched it to the 15 minute mark without feeling bored because those first 15 minutes are very watchable indeed. That’s because the sex is so very real, intimate and passionate and I was enthralled to see something like that in a porn movie (still a rare thing!). There were very few edits on show; the footage seemed to flow in real time. Unfortunately, just when it felt like the sex should naturally come to a conclusion, the couple switched positions and kept at it. And at it. And at it. And so I got bored.

And in reality, I could have happily watched a few minutes less of each position, so long as my interest was maintained. As I said in my review: actually having sex for 35 minutes is fun. Watching it for that long, not so much.

That’s the big question: when do things get boring? And are the punters getting bored in the first place or are they just getting busy with their hands (or lovers)?

Meanwhile, Erika Lust has released a short film called Handcuffs that features lots of emotive, film noir build up but very little actual sex. Will it be good wank material? And should it be considered in that sense (because obviously Erika’s film offers more than your average gonzo scene designed purely to get you off)? For some, the erotic atmosphere and shock of the very brief hardcore scene will be enough to inspire fantasies and trigger orgasms. It may leave others cold. Certainly it’s a very left-fieldexample of how a sex scene can be cut together but I do think it shows that the “same ol’ same ol’” theory of porn editing is a bit tiresome.

I asked this question on Twitter a few days ago. I only got one personal reply. She said: “I tend to get what I need by the 15 minute mark.” Meanwhile filmmaker Tony Comstock said that “Boring your audience is a cardinal sin, regardless of subject matter.” And “surveillance camera footage is not a film.” Which is a good point.

But is there a consensus out there about the ideal length of a sex scene? Does it differ according to the type of “action” involved (e.g. can a hetero boy-girl scene go longer than a male masturbation one?) Does “wank time” matter? Let me know!

* Still above is from my film “That’s What I Like”

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Wow. Erika Lust, who produced the amazingly good Five Hot Stories For Her, is working on a new project. And she’s just released this 7 minute short to promote it.

The first half is a bit too dark to really work out what’s happening but things hot up at the mid way mark. Just goes to show that a film can be incredibly erotic without going into too much explicit detail. And when you do see that erect cock… it makes the impact that much stronger.

Gorgeously filmed too… amazing production values. I’m very keen to see what she’s working on!

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I hate being late to the party with these things but I’ve only just heard about the European Feminist Porn Award which is being held on Saturday 17th October in Berlin. Yes… I’m going to miss them, dammit, but despite my general divineness and best efforts at omnipresence I’ve discovered that I just can’t be everywhere at once.

So this is essentially a party and film night to honour the feminist pioneers of porn: Candida Royalle, Annie Sprinkle, Maria Beatty, Shine Louise Houston and Petra Joy. The lovely Jennifer Lyon Bell from Blue Artichoke Films will be there as well.

In October 2009 the first Feminist Porn Film Award will be presented in Berlin. The initiators set themselves off against sexist, mainstream pornography. “We want to revolutionize the erotic film market”, says Laura Meritt – sexpert with a doctorate in communication sciences. Awards will be given for high quality erotic movies “with a wide range of portraying female sexual lust and in which women play an important role as producers.”

The feminist film prize is initiated and organized by Sexclusivitaeten, the first women-oriented sex enterprise and sexual communication centre in Europe, together with the Freudenfluss network.

I have to say, I really like their criteria for feminist film. I think these are rules that all adult films should uphold!

• A sex-positive attitude, no de-humanising or misogynistic portrayals

• Roles in collusion with those involved / no crossing of personal borders

• Ethical work conditions / safe sex is encouraged

• Those involved will be shown in relation to one another – eye, skin, hand, and body contact, energy exchange.

• Emotions and declarations of love are encouraged, doable, and showable.

• Diverse camera settings, light and shadow games

• Variations of sexual practices in joyful transitions, not an achievement test, broadening of the stereotypically portrayed spectrum.

• A variety of body types, ages, genders, sexual orientations and ethnic backgrounds.

• Authentic sound recordings or music. No gender-stereotypical amplified dubbing of moaning.

• Portrayal of lust and pleasure, focus on female lust and its diversity.

• No schematic portrayals of the “sexual curve” – that is to say no straight zoom in on the male ejaculation, no emphasis of the male cum shot. Orgasms are not the only goal.

• Women are significantly involved in the production of the film as producers, directors, or camerawomen.

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A survey of over 1000 French adults has found that 89% of those interviewed had seen an adult film in part or full, with 83% of women saying they’d seen porn. Most had viewed the porn at home, with just over half having watched it with a partner.

Despite the impressive viewing statistics, many French considered porn to be less than satisfactory. 84% said the sex in porn films had little to do with real life and 62% said they’d never tried to copy positions or ideas seen in the movies. Very few had a preference for large penises or breasts although physically attractive men and women did hold an appeal.

“Access to X-rated movies through cable TV and the Internet has made the genre more commonplace and more accessible,” said Francois Kraus, who carried out the study on behalf of a porn movie company.

Source: AFP

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Today brings the sad news that Patrick Swayze has finally succumbed to pancreatic cancer.

I thought I’d add a blog post on behalf of all the thirty-something women who are feeling a little bit sad right now. In our teens, Patrick embodied an ideal of manhood that was very appealing. His role as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing was certainly romantic… but it was something else too. He represented an awakening of sexual desire, both in Jennifer Grey’s Baby character and within ourselves.

There’s a reason Swazye was voted the best near-naked man on screen. He spends almost half of Dirty Dancing sans shirt. And the camera spends a lot of time lingering over his muscles and chiselled good looks. That film treats Patrick with a distinctly female gaze and I know that many, many women responded positively to that.

Just look at the “Cry To Me” scene from Dirty Dancing. Baby is the one in control here and she’s the one admiring him. That’s pretty rare in a mainstream film. And it’s also very sexy.

Cry to Me Clip

Ah Patrick. Yes, you did a great many other good things, but it’s this that I will remember you for. Thanks for the shirtlessness.

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Fashion and design magazine Wallpaper* has gone out on a limb by offering a cover featuring a “peelable” naked man. The cover starts out all very clothed, but you can then peel back a sticker and the rather handsome guy on the cover is totally naked.

It’s a lovely idea and one I’d like to see more of. I’m sure the girls at Erotica Cover Watch will be very pleased. I’ll also be interested to see how well the whole thing sells.

Interestingly, the Guardian’s coverage of the cover focuses on the cost and logistics of the whole thing. There’s no commentary whatsoever about the fact that the man is naked, no typical hysteria about “porn” or the corruption of children or (insert moral panic here).

Is it because it’s a fashion magazine? Are people making the assumption that the naked man is aimed at gay consumers – and only gay men read fashion mags? Or is it lacking in headlines because the bogans don’t normally go near that kind of magazine and thus haven’t noticed it or complained?

* No, really, dahlings. “Wallpaper*” with an asterisk is how you write it. And say it, obviously. I’m always saying things with a silent asterisk. Like now*.

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I’ve been following the lovely Eddie Izzard on Twitter for a while now. He’s currently running six weeks of consecutive marathons across Britain for charity, which is reason enough to admire him, but he’s also an extremely funny cross dresser. As you can see from the above video. Eddie enjoys getting out the high heels and putting on makeup and is happy to flaunt the fact in his shows. He enjoys playing with the idea of gender too. I just have to be a bit lazy here and use Wikipedia because it seems quite apt:

He regularly cross-dresses both on and off stage and makes it clear that cross-dressing is, for him, neither a part of his performance nor a sexual thing — he simply enjoys wearing make-up and clothing that is traditionally perceived in the West as female-only. He remarks in one of his shows, “Women wear what they want and so do I.”… He dismisses claims that he is a male homosexual, saying he is either a straight transvestite or a “male lesbian.”

Having been converted to the joys of hot guys in makeup long ago via Tim Curry in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, I can’t help but find Eddie extremely sexy. Here’s some more pics of him:

You can contribute to Eddie’s charity campaign by donating here:

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The Murdoch Newspapers have this week been plugging a book called Why Women Have Sex by Cindy Meston and David Buss. After surveying 1000 women they authors claim they know the “real reasons” why women have sex and say that desire, lust or attraction come a long way down the list.

The 1,006 women interviewed as research for the book gave some very surprising answers. One claimed she did it for a spiritual experience, because it is “the closest thing to God”. Others listed “cure for stress headache”, “to make my sexual skills better” and “for a clearer complexion”.

But the majority, 84 per cent, admit they have sex to ensure a quiet life or to bargain for their partners to carry out household chores. One said: “I have sex to relieve the boredom. Because it’s easier than fighting. Plus it gives me something to do.”

I’m not sure what to make of this research. I don’t doubt that women do have sex for a variety of reasons including keeping their husband happy. But this quote makes me a little suspicious:

“Research has shown that most men find most women at least somewhat sexually attractive, whereas most women do not find most men sexually attractive at all,” the authors, who are both psychology professors at the University of Texas, conclude.

Um, what research is that? Because I’ve never heard of it and it seems a ridiculously broad thing to say about “most women.”

Add to that the way that the Murdoch papers, such as this report in the Courier Mail, seem keen to ramp up the idea that all women are just manipulating men using sex. It’s also shocked that a woman would have sex for sheer pleasure. “Rather than love or romance, for many women sex is just about fun,” says their report. No, really? You’re kidding me?

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Electronics company Philips has decided to brave the prudes and boldly bring out a massager that’s explicitly for sexual use. That’s right. Philips has started to make sex toys. Gasp, shock, look at the share price go up.

Their new range of personal massagers are designed for use by couples which is an interesting take on things.

“We know that couples in happy relationships tend to have satisfying sex lives together,” says their site. “Our Sensual massagers allow you both to experiment in exciting new ways enhancing your intimate pleasure as you explore your sensuality together.”

The vibes look fairly similar to the designs of Natural Contours or Lelo and they have that “I’m a proper electrical device” look to them, It makes a nice change from the usual lightweight, dinky plastic or pthalate-heavy jelly toys we see regularly in sex shops.

Gizmag has an interesting article on the new products here.

Hence we wholeheartedly applaud Philips for being the first corporate prepared to risk political incorrectness in addressing the marketplace honestly… In making its range of Sensual Intimate Massagers freely available in department stores, without the sex shop stigma, our expectation is that the range will be hugely successful – after all, who wouldn’t want to try them? – and pave the way for other corporates to pursue this far-from-niche marketplace.

I personally welcome this new move toward openness in the massager market. The fact is that mains-powered vibrators are the ultimate weapon when it comes to creating a female orgasm. You can’t beat an electric vibrator for sheer speed and pleasure.

Unfortunately most companies in the last ten years have opted for monster-heavy poundy things which are completely useless for sex. Only the Hitachi Magic Wand (not available in Australia) has been happy to be associated with clitorial stimulation, releasing a range of heads specifically designed for sexual use. Everyone else has been pretending that massages are actually used to, I don’t know, massage or something.

I was particularly upset when Breville stopped making the Soothing Heat Massager, an old-fashioned looking device that, with the help of the “special” bulb head, is one helluva electric sex toy. And I’m not the only one who misses them:

This “unused” Breville massager from the 70s went for over $60 on eBay – and this happens regularly. There’s a huge market for these second-hand electric vibrators and people are scrambling to get hold of them. If I had some way of sourcing or making them I’d be selling them on this site right now.

The Philips vibes are currently only available in Europe but I hope to see them spread elsewhere, including here. They’re not cheap but I’d be willing to buy one, even just to encourage them for taking such a bold step.

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Almost 3 years ago I interviewed Anna Span and she mentioned that she was working on a porn film called “Women Love Porn” but it had been delayed. The British censorship body didn’t like a scene of female ejaculation because they don’t believe in it and ruled it to be pissing. (Yes, that’s right. They don’t believe in it. Sigh.)

In any case, this film has been hanging around in the wings for a long time. Now there’s a new line of films that carry the title.

The Women Love Porn Series was launched last month and it currently features 2 titles by different female directors. The first, Apocalypse Angels, is by Katie Coxxx, who won Anna’s competition for new filmmakers a while ago. The second is called Rock Hard.

Apocalypse Angels is titled as “Women Love Porn #2″ but I can’t find any mention of a number 1. This might be the legendary missing title, still hung up in beaurocracy while the prudes argue over whether women really can ejaculate.

Anna Span will be at the Venus expo in Berlin but I’m not sure if she’s going to the porn film festival afterwards. I’d like to meet her and find out just what has happened to the first film.

Meanwhile, I made a separate page at Porn Movies For Women for Women Love Porn.

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This week sees the premiere of Dirty Diaries, a new feminist porn film helmed by filmmaker Mia Engberg. The movie features twelve shorts created by different women, each offering their own version of what’s sexy. The above pics are stills from three of the films: Skin, For The Liberation of Men and Flasher Girl On Tour.

“Erotica is good and we need it,” says the Dirty Diaries manifesto. “We truly believe that it is possible to create an alternative to the mainstream porn industry by making sexy films that we like.”

Mia talks about her film in this article from a Swedish news site.

Throughout the history of art, the image of woman has been created by men. The gaze has been a man’s gaze and female sexuality has been limited to a few identities that have suited the patriarchal system (and the male artistic ego): whore, wife, mother, muse.
…
We have been faced with many questions. Is there a female sexuality that can be differentiated from its male counterpart and, if so, what does it look like? Is it possible to be subject and object at the same time? How can we liberate our own sexual imagination from the commercial images we see every day and that seep into our subconscious minds?

Unfortunately, some people have objected to the film. They’ve taken exception to the use of public money to fund the project and also have a problem with it being approved because it’s feminist.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Art is subjective. For the state to decide that feminist porn is art but ‘regular’ porn is reprehensible is little more than paternalistic moralising and sends out all the wrong signals in the equality debate. Equality is an important issue, but it should never function as a cloak for state funding of ideologies that are somehow deemed correct in the eyes of the authorities.

Oh, what I wouldn’t give to have public funding and the subsequent abuse. In Australia we could go to jail just for MAKING feminist porn.

In any case, I welcome yet another addition to the growing pantheon of feminist porn and I can’t wait to see Dirty Diaries. Will try and review it soon.

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In 2005 I wrote about my love of the film Labyrinth. I also re-discovered the wonder that is David Bowie’s crotch.

If you haven’t seen Labyrinth, it’s basically a fantasy film created for young adults by Jim Henson (may peace be on his name). It’s got a lot of muppets, puppets and humour. It’s also chock full of sexual tension between Jennifer Connolly’s female protagonist and the evil Goblin King Jareth, played by David Bowie. And Bowie wears very tight tights throughout the film, giving multiple opportunities to admire his nether regions in all their outlined glory.

Fans of the film all have their special opinions about The Crotch. Some find it distracting but I’m with the ones who enjoy their fantasy spiced up with a lot of genital ogling.

And thus it is that I hired out the film recently and went a little beserk with my editing software. Thus I give to you the full compilation of The Crotch from every scene where it makes an appearance. Even the closeups. Especially the closeups.

I’m pleased to say the website devoted to David Bowie’s Area is still up and running.

Step One: Watch the movie Labyrinth. On the big screen if you get the chance. Pay extra-special attention to the “Dance, Magic Dance” scene and the part right after the oubliette, where Hoggle gives Jareth head. The camera seems magically drawn to David Bowie’s Area. There are even scenes when the bulge in Jareth’s tights is the only thing that’s fully in focus. Repeated viewings of Labyrinth will help aclimatize you with Bowie’s Area.

Step Two: Watch Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

And it’s also good to know the film is still offending fundamentalist Christian nutjobs with it’s sexual immorality:

# innuendo of intercourse with “no love injection” in song, twice
# ghosting of male anatomy through thin clothing, repeatedly
# camera angle to force viewer on private parts, twice

Whatever you do folks, don’t let your kids watch Labyrinth. They’re bound to turn out just like me.

Edit: I realise the video is kinda small thanks to the impressive aspect ratio of the film. I actually went back in and re-edited with zoomed-in shots but, wouldn’t ya know it, the soundtrack went screwy and I can’t fix it. Suddenly I’ve got Davie Bowie and His Crotch in Spanish. Which I will post if I get enough comments clamouring for it.

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In the last year I’ve become a heavy user of Twitter, as you can see from the sidebar with my regular Tweets. While it’s been great fun it’s also been a serious drain on my time and resources. I can lose half a day following links and Twittering and reading what other people have said. I put off doing real work because I’m frittering away my time, amusing myself, finding new things that I plan to blog about and never do.

Now there’s some official research to explain why I’m doing this. An article in Slate discusses research into the way dopamine causes us to continually seek things.

Ever find yourself sitting down at the computer just for a second to find out what other movie you saw that actress in, only to look up and realize the search has led to an hour of Googling? Thank dopamine. Our internal sense of time is believed to be controlled by the dopamine system. People with hyperactivity disorder have a shortage of dopamine in their brains, which a recent study suggests may be at the root of the problem. For them even small stretches of time seem to drag. An article by Nicholas Carr in the Atlantic last year, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” speculates that our constant Internet scrolling is remodeling our brains to make it nearly impossible for us to give sustained attention to a long piece of writing. Like the lab rats, we keep hitting “enter” to get our next fix.

Yep, that’s me. It’s actually been troubling me for some time that my attention span has become so short. I typically have about 16 tabs open in Firefox plus numerous programs on my desktop. I can be “officially” doing three or four things at once but in reality I’m not getting anything done. Instead I’m flitting around from one thing to the next.

I feel like this behaviour began way back when on I was on dialup; research used to take so long to come up that I’d need to do a few things at once to be efficient. It can happen now when I’m rendering movies. But that’s not a good enough excuse anymore. Now I really have to work hard to pay attention to do one thing for a long period of time. I keep wanting to check what’s new on Facebook, on Twitter, to quickly look up a fact on Google, to have a look at traffic stats, to watch a quick video on Youtube…

There’s a state of consciousness called “flow” when we become so engrossed in something that we forget all sense of time or where we are. When you are working in a state of flow, life is beautiful. You can get that story written, that movie edited, that design done, that website finished. But my brain doesn’t seem as willing to get into that state anymore. It’s always seeking, seeking, seeking. The dopamine is messing with me.

Religious nuts and Luddite panic merchants love to talk about the idea of “porn addiction” or “internet addiction” without having any research to back it up. Well, finally here’s something that scientifically discusses the idea of “addiction” in a rational manner. And, by the looks of it the subject matter isn’t the problem. It’s the simple human need to find new information and enjoy different experiences. Thus, there is as much danger from “recipe addiction” as there is from “porn addiction.” If you let the dopamine spur you on, things can get out of balance.

My grandmother had a saying: “Everything in moderation.” It’s something I try to live my life by. And now I need to apply it to Twitter and Facebook and all those other distractions.

Pic is from the Slate article, sums things up rather nicely.

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