How do people get into porn?

[MightyZor]

It's not that I want to get into it, even if I wanted I probably wouldn't qualify, but I wonder how do people get into making porn? Where can one find an agent that will help you find studios and stuff?

 

[Different Guy]

Yeah I've always wondered. It's not something you can put on a career form is it... Pornstar

 

[Lust Engine]

Yeah I've always wondered. It's not something you can put on a career form is it... Pornstar

Or would it better if it was "sexual provocation engineer"??

 

[Amfig]

Here are two ways that actually do work:

1) I know a woman who got into porn. She started as a dancer at a topless club. Got a rep for great costuming (she made her own), set design and shows. Attracted attention and was sought out by an agent.

2) Write one of your favorite producers and tell him or her that you are interested in appearing in a movie, or a particular type of production. Worked for two guys of my acquaintance. Both appeared in fetish type films where there are not a lot of actors. Could help to include a photo ("head shot" ) of yourself.

 

[alphacat]

Well, if you have a local newspaper with "adult" classifieds, they tend to have hiring ads for that sort of thing. Mostly hiring women, though . (I love reading those ads.... they're so funny.... people have the weirdest fetishes....)

 

[medjay]

This is a funny story:

There's a porn star named Jack Napier. If his bio is to be believed, he was unemployed and looking for a job. Someone left a message on his machine to call back for some work. When he called back, he found out they had dialed the wrong number. He said he was still looking for work if they had it. He explained his background in clerical work and customer service. They said that wasn't exactly the kind of work they were offering but they invited him to come in and interview anyway. Turns out it was a porn company. The rest is history.

 

[Lust Engine]

(I love reading those ads.... they're so funny.... people have the weirdest fetishes....)

...and they're usually finished off with lines like "No weirdoes or perverts please!"

go figure!

 

[The Dipsomaniac]

...and they're usually finished off with lines like "No weirdoes or perverts please!"

go figure!

LOL!

 

[sinnndy]

Dancing is definately a way to get into porn. another way is to post pictures at different types of sites. i have had a lot of offers to go into porn, but that's not my thing. i love sex, but getting paid for it would cheapen it for me, but i might try it just once, for a kick.

 

[ullr]

Well, there are AUTObiographies...

...of Porn stars...

Search Amazon.com.

I think the last one I came across (no pun intended) was Jerry Butler (?)-- or someone else for Prometheus Books--and they do a lot of interesting book about sex and porn.

--Orson

 

[ullr]

Oh! And then there's bi-pic movies about porn...

Boogie Nights (boring as film, but has its uses)
and
The Woody Harrelson movie about those two Bay area porn pioneers...(somebody else help us out!)
Quite good!

ARE there others? (I know there's another such biopic coming out next year...)

--Orson

 

[sensational204]

I think for more low budget porns the porn stars usually start out by answering add calls in local papers. From there they have an "interview" with the director (one job where sleeping your way to the top is encouraged), and if he likes what he sees then they're in. For the more big budget companies that offer exclusive contracts, the stars either build up their reputations from lots of smaller films; or they are hired based on their reputations in dancing or nude modeling.