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Youporn interviewed us for their "Female Director Series" . This interview will be broken down into 4 parts - it's really long. So sit back, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!

9: Name 2 things that you feel women do better than men when directing.

Women directors in many cases do a better job at “Context”. Why are they making love? What is the connection between the performers? Oh, and always being mindful to frame shots that don’t cut the guy’s head off!

What I shoot for in my movies, regardless of the sex acts involved, is presenting sex which isn’t just enjoyable to watch, but which is actually enjoyable for the performers at the time of filming. Granted, there are things you have to do during filming which we don’t deal with in our real sex lives – like stopping so the camera can be repositioned, or the lights adjusted – but the goal is to make the sex as “real” as possible with minimal interruptions.

10: What part of your job would say is the most challenging?

There are many challenges. More than any government regulation or social stigma, the biggest problem facing the adult industry today is online piracy. I don’t really blame individual users for taking advantage of the fact there’s so much free porn out there on the web, but what a lot of viewers might not realize is so much of this free porn was posted by people who pirated it, not by the legitimate copyright owners.

Piracy is simply killing the adult industry; so many of my friends and peers have gone out of business in the last 6-8 years that it’s mindboggling. Others have survived but are struggling.

It wasn’t at all this way 10 years ago, much less 20 years ago when I first got involved in the industry, and rampant piracy is the reason. I simply can’t stress this enough: piracy isn’t just a reason the adult entertainment industry is suffering so badly as a business sector right now, it’s the reason.

Readers: Please respect the studios and performers that make these movies for your enjoyment and pay for your porn.

11: When you are making films are you targeting a particular audience? If yes, how do you tailor your movies to this audience?

Obviously, our target audience is women and couples, but beyond that, our films are by and large produced based on ideas and requests from our members. I learned long ago that it is far better to ask people what they want, rather than assume what they want based on stereotypes.

Based on our surveys and member feedback, it’s really very mixed – and again, we do see variation which seems to correlate with the age of the viewers.

Among women over 30, the percentage watching with a partner is higher than women under 30, and if you think about it, that makes intuitive sense, in part because, among couples who have been together longer, I think there’s more comfort in approaching the whole subject of watching porn together because the relationship is more established.

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