Escorting vs. Porn

[spiro3]

As an avid follower of Sammy's budding career in porn, a question arises as to why some boys choose porn over escorting as a way to make some relatively easy money. If I were still young and beautiful ( oh God, how I wish!), it seems like a no-brainer to choose the escorting route. Better pay in the long run( Most films pay about what an overnite brings in), steadier work ( if you're good at it),plus you have the option of relative anonymity in the future (those vids could come back to haunt you!).

 

Maybe I'm just biased just bec. I'd love to bed Sammy. What do you other escorts and clients think about this issue?

[marc anthony]

If I were still

>young and beautiful ( oh God, how I wish!), it seems like a

>no-brainer to choose the escorting route. Better pay in the

>long run( Most films pay about what an overnite brings in),

>steadier work

 

I think you are right about escorting being at least potentially more lucrative, but for some of these boys it is not completely about money. And personality has a lot to do with it.

 

As you know, I have spent time with Sammy. I think he would have a hard time being a good escort. He is shy, has a little bit of difficulty initiating conversation with someone new, and he has a hard time with schedules.

 

Escorting would be a hard adjustment for him, so he has not gone down that road (as yet). Maturity, confidence, and personality change (all of which may happen) could change that.

 

As for the money part, Sammy works to pay rent and expenses. He is not ambitious about stockpiling large sums of money and not high maintenance in terms of needing it now. So the money made from doing porn is sufficient for now.

 

Hope that provides some insight as to why in SAmmy's specific case he has not begun to escort.... yet.

 

[FrancoDiSantisxxx]

Intimacy Issues

 

Frankly, as has been discussed before, some sex workers think that having sex on film versus being paid to have sex with strangers (even when it is highly similar) is a "higher" calling. On the other hand, as Marc points out, some escorts do not want the photographic evidence to follow them throughout their entire lives. I think this might be particularly true of those escorts who primarly view themselves as heterosexual or who are only escorting for ready cash. Some men who did adult film work still find their photos being used to sell lube, sex toys and any number of things, even though it may be nearly a decade since they last appeared in a film. Additionally, the photographs in magazines and adult video guides also provide a longer lasting record than say an ad in Frontiers or another such publication.

 

Additionally, some guys are simply not capable of having sex with strangers on film or with other people on a set, but on the other hand other guys are simply not capable of having sex with a varied and diverse (by age, physical appearance or otherwise) group of strangers.

 

Finally, those of us who considers ourselves professionals in this business are, I believe, good at more than just the physical intimacy and can express intimacy both sexually and emotionally with another person. Making an adult video, both from what I have observed and what I have been told, is often very inpersonal, not genuinely intimate, a great deal of work, uncomfortable and seriously not very sexual. While one guy may be attracted to another guy he either worked with or saw on a set, the kind of sex they may decide to have together is far different than the sex they may take part in over a long day of switching positions, changing cameras, replacing video tapes, redoing lighting or make up, or any of the other situations which might arise during filming.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

RE: Intimacy Issues

 

Franco hit it right on the head... Great response~

 

I think another determining factor with the whole escorting vs doing porno topic comes from the amount of instant ego you get from doing movies. It's rare that i haven't met a porn performer who's not gotten off (physically/mentally) on being 'known' and having people recognize him when he walks down the street.

 

In escorting, you have much better control of your image, as you're not at the mercy of a studio & a contract. Also, as Marc mentioned, it takes whole different types of maturity, professionalism, versatility and people skills to work as a top escort. Basically, it's more legwork throughout, but the rewards in the longrun are much greater...

 

Warmest Always,

 

 

Benjamin Nicholas

[Guest Cumbee]

I've known one porn "performer" quite well for about three years. He took a flyer on some videos while very young. He then thought better of the entire proposition. For some of the adverse reasons mentioned above, he retired from porn. He continued to escort off and on whenever he needed quick money.

 

Recently he found that he needed a substantial amount of money. No other way for a young man like him to accomplish that except to get back into escorting more heavily. His first move? Do a porn video again.

 

Does the word "INFOMERCIAL" ring a bell? Demand for his services has gone up already, and the video hasn't even been released yet! Once it is out, I expect that his price may go up as well. I do believe that he gets off on the notariety and affection the video exposure brings him too. But IMHO the primary reason for most of these guys (at least those who escort on the side) to do porn seems to be commercial profit generated by the great exposure a video gives them. My take on it anyway.

[Rick Munroe]

RE: Intimacy Issues

 

>it takes whole different types of maturity,

>professionalism, versatility and people skills to work as a

>top escort.

 

Same goes for bottoms, too.

 

>Basically, it's more legwork throughout

 

Yes: spreading, squatting, having 'em bent back over your head...it's definitely more legwork being an escort. }(

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

RE: Intimacy Issues

 

Bingo Rick~

 

With all of this contorting, do you sometimes feel like the magical mystery member of a Cirque show? Who needs squats in the gym when you've got a perfectly perpendicular way to please & pleasure...

 

Isn't alliteration great?

 

Warmest Always,

 

 

Benjamin Nicholas

[sfnewbie]

RE: Intimacy Issues

 

Hmmm. I recognized Peter Berlin in a SuperShuttle many years ago, but didn't say anything. And I've recognized escorts from the BAR in my gym. And, embarassing to say, I've mistaken people for escorts from the BAR, sigh.

[Luv2play]

In my view, porn done on video or film somehow seems so "old economy", like old Super8 dirty films I viewed in my youth (I had the projector and large roll-up screen which I sometimes rolled out to liven up parties). OMG, I can't believe how long ago that was!

 

Anyway, now I hear of young guys working in an Internet studio here in town several hours a week before live cams doing sometimes solo and sometimes duo work for pay. These are mostly dancers with great bods doing solo jack-offs or having sex with another male or female partner. I hear the pay is great, about the same as escort work for a sexworker steadily engaged, and they only work a few hours a week. These boys are driving around in new Porsches and the like so times must be good! And their only contact with the clients is before a cam. How detached can you get!:7

[DallasTony]

Luv2Play..What town is this and please advise the Internet site link. Could be great competion for Star Spoting in Hollywood.:+

[nate_sf]

While there is some overlap between escorting and porn, I'd say they're actually two fairly different things and attract people for different reasons.

 

One thing I can say for porn, from personal experience, is that is NOT easy money. By the time you figure in the number of hours vs. what's finally paid, not to mention the work aspect of it (it's putting on a production, after all), the money is pretty insignificant. This may be different with the bigger flashier studios that presumably pay better than the smaller ones, but again I'd say the work-to-pay ratio is not as much as people might think. Not to mention that the availability of the work is irregular. Someone who is good at escorting can definitely make more money on a regular basis.

 

As Cumbee and Franco suggest, though, having done porn can serve as a sort of "infommercial" or credential. Being able to say one is an "escort/porn star" has some cachet with some, from both a marketing and ego perspective.

 

The ego aspect of porn is also significant, and some guys who may not be interested or want to do escorting really get off on the whole scene of being in a video or magazine. When I've talked with some of the other guys I've worked with on videos, as they talk it's pretty clear there is a thrill in the exhibitionism and notoriety. One guy I talked to has his own webcam and talked a lot about how many viewers he has, and how the numbers of viewers changes depending on what he's doing on camera. Not to mention the money he brings in with all those viewers (OK, this may be more along the lines of easy, or easier money!).

 

This is all different than the set of skills or the interest required to be a decent escort. Performing on a set or for a webcam is one thing; having a real intimate experience with someone is something else all together. For some guys, only one or the other is appealing.