US vs UK porn

[Harmony Films]

As a UK based Production company that also shoots in the US and mainland Europe I would like to think we do not fit in to either UK or US as we sell our films in both area's as well as other such as Oz.

In November we are opening our US office and warehouse as we start distributing direct in the US and it is a different set up. Larger due to the number of stores but also the number of films out each month (in the region of 850).

Our range of films have a very simple train of thought. We use the best girls. Either go to them or fly them to us, great locations and have some of the best Directors in the business in Gazzman, Tanya Hyde, Dave West & Strangelove.

You will see this our Oct release Ladies of Pleasure by Strangelove. Shot in the UK with Sofia Valentine, Eve Angel, Jools Brook, Zafira, Renee Richards, Robyn Truelove, Black Angelika and Stella Delcroix. A fantastic selection of female stars I am sure you will all agree, then next month we have the next US super star Bobbi Star starring in our new line Nymphomaniac. Boobi fly over to the Czech Republic for this film then back in to the UK to star in the December Tanya Hyde release.

So with all that mix - are we UK or US?????

[Andy Mann]

Paul Taylor says..

"I like the GONZO/POV stuff in the USA in terms of the shooting and the way it looks, but they lack the build up from what I have seen, they seem to just say " Hi I'm so and so I'm 19 and I'm here to suck cock" and then they are straight into it, at least we have about 3-5mins lead up, making it look like we chat the up on a street etc..."

That's 3 to 5 minutes fast-forwarding for me there Paul! lol..

I love U.S Gonzo porn and pure action..but each to their own and British Porn is unique and has its own style which I like..I can't really comment on the actual Industry over in the States as I have never shot out there, but maybe one day! lol

[sandie]

i think if u look at this internationally all countries have a general style of porn. we do camp benny hill movies, the germans and dutch do fetish, the japanese do young girls dressed in school or sailor uniforms, brazil do TS porn. the US niche is generic porn. porn in its dictionary definition.

i dont think therefore u can dis the UK for its amateur efforts. thats just what we do. it doesnt make us worse than the US. it doesnt make the US better than anyone else.

[Darren L Morgan]

Who mentioned man hours? Shooting gonzo consists of setting the cameras up, turning on a few lights and waiting for the talent to arrive while you sit on your couch and grease your cock! that takes talent eh?
You have mentioned your "West End" thingy's, and im sure there was a fair few man hours spent on that! (if man hours float ya boat) never mind putting it all together and having the creative know how to produce a spectacle, but we are not talking about "Puss in Boots"...or maybe we are...but not that west end kind!
I know you have won awards for your stuff at Walt Disney's UKAP awards farcicle, and thats good Jim, but this thread was aimed at the differences between UK and US porn, not an excuse to call fetish producers shit, considering they actually have proper awards like...AVN's, and they certainly put more effort, creativity and style into their productions then that of your own Jim....BUT...(this is the point you have missed), it's different Jim...it's porn Jim....but not as you know it! (star treck just jumped into my head then!). What im trying to say is we all have different styles, the UK has some fantastic content and UK gonzo will live forever...cos its different, but overall....overall Jim...the US lead the way in porn...it's really that simple.

[sandie]

Andy Mann wrote:

> Paul Taylor says..
>
> "I like the GONZO/POV stuff in the USA in terms of the shooting
> and the way it looks, but they lack the build up from what I
> have seen, they seem to just say " Hi I'm so and so I'm 19 and
> I'm here to suck cock" and then they are straight into it, at
> least we have about 3-5mins lead up, making it look like we
> chat the up on a street etc..."
>
> That's 3 to 5 minutes fast-forwarding for me there Paul! lol..
>

we def have more personality in UK films.

i remember JM productions made a film where they put brown paper bags over all the girls heads in an attempt to prove guys dont look at girls faces when watching porn. the film flopped but i bet had u had some british girl under that bag it would have done better. the american girls look nice but i dont find they have any personality.

on the other hand not everyone wants personality with there porn hey andy!!!

[gorgeous gee]

I want to take serious issue with jimslip!!
what the hells wrong with..... "thinking up an infantile story that no one actually gives a toss about, and bunging a few props in a room, ...?
lol x

[Paul Taylor]

I'm sure you will do some day Andy, everyone who you have worked with seems happy with you mate,\and having met you at the UKAP party your a top bloke.

Paul

[Paul Taylor]

well said sandie, and like I said when we did our shoot, one of my inspirations for my site and starting up was your bukkake babes website, it has a simliar style, not that my stuff is no where near as good as that site but me and you seem to be on the same page. However your scene on my site seems to have bumped up sales since it went up on Tuesday.

Paul

[JB]

gorgeous gee wrote:

> I want to take serious issue with jimslip!!
> what the hells wrong with..... "thinking up an infantile story
> that no one actually gives a toss about, and bunging a few
> props in a room, ...?

I'm sure he wasn't picking on you in particular. !wink!