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Model

Sarah M

Posts: 25

San Francisco, California, US

Does anyone know the rules and regulations to shooting Erotic, Fetish Material Video?? 
I mean obviously you gotta be 21+ and over adult but what types of material are out there.  Ive gotten some offers to engage in Erotic video and I have to say I am curious and interested at the same time.  Any thoughts and info??

Jun 25 06 01:41 am Link

Photographer

Israel Kendall

Posts: 641

Trenton, North Carolina, US

21+? I thought it was 18...

Jun 25 06 01:47 am Link

Photographer

Collin J. Rae

Posts: 7657

Winchester, Virginia, US

Israel wrote:
21+? I thought it was 18...

Yup 18 indeed...you can be in erotic / porn vids and mags 3 years before you can legally drink....who makes these rules??? = )

Jun 25 06 01:49 am Link

Model

Sarah M

Posts: 25

San Francisco, California, US

Israel wrote:
21+? I thought it was 18...

oh was it 18+ over

Jun 25 06 02:03 am Link

Photographer

Sean Abel Photography

Posts: 318

Newburgh, New York, US

ive only heard had to be 18. as far as whats out there you name it you can find it this is the internet there are perversions all around us. Just have to take your pick lol.

Jun 25 06 02:04 am Link

Photographer

Jim Shibley

Posts: 3309

Phoenix, Arizona, US

You should ask the people making the offers what they want to shoot. Maybe see if they have a website or videos of what they've done.

Jun 25 06 02:09 am Link

Photographer

Leonard Gee Photography

Posts: 18096

Sacramento, California, US

Generally you are talking about R rated "soft" porn. No close-up genitals or genital contact, but simulated action (boy/girl, girl/girl). Playboy channel use to do the high class stuff. There was a company called Private Screenings that did some DVDs with Amy Lynn Baxter and some other company did some with Pam Anderson. May include nipple/body kissing, hand stroking and body humping.

This is not the same as the "cleaned" X rated, converted to "R" rated movies which take out the offending parts for cable viewers.

There's also production companies doing solo girls going nude in nice settings 1/2 hr. to 60 min. erotic music videos. They are mostly vanity or art productions. The Japanese and Euro markets buy them up.

Only requires 18+, it's not considered "porn". Though, I imagine records of ID would be kept to be safe. Other than that, no one in that gender has been taken to court - at least for obscenity.

Jun 25 06 04:50 am Link

Photographer

Moraxian

Posts: 2607

Germantown, Maryland, US

Sarah M wrote:
Does anyone know the rules and regulations to shooting Erotic, Fetish Material Video?? 
I mean obviously you gotta be 21+ and over adult but what types of material are out there.  Ive gotten some offers to engage in Erotic video and I have to say I am curious and interested at the same time.  Any thoughts and info??

I've been creating still images in the erotic/fetish arena for about 6 years (albeit on the fringe).  There are any number of things out there.  There are look-at-me genres: Foot Fetish, pantyhose, girdles, redheads, latex wear, etc.  The object of the photos/videos is to highlight one particular item in the photos. 

There are activity genres: Damsel-in-distress, foot fetish-crushing, balloons, etc.   Here the photos/videos are about a person doing something in particular or being in a scene.

You do only have to be 18+ years old, and (if in the USA, or for content that would be distributed from the USA) be able to prove it with a photo ID that has your picture and date of birth clearly available and is an official document issued by a federal or state government.

I will say this, that most of the shoots I've been involved in (as photographer, escort, studio manager) have been quite a bit of fun. smile

Jun 25 06 09:52 am Link

Photographer

UCPhotog

Posts: 998

Hartford, Connecticut, US

Sarah - I'm wondering if you're talking about erotic work, or more specifically, fetish work. Right now your port states no nudes, so that would pretty much obscure any of the basic erotic work. If you're talking fetish, there's everything out there. Some of the really basic fetish stuff that I can think of quickly include:

vinyl/PVC/latex
Feet
tickling
smoking
bondage
domina
wrestling
fear / domination

Those are what I can think of on 2.5 hours of sleep.

I agree with the other poster - contact the offer sender and ask them to be specific.

Marc
UCPhotog

Jun 25 06 10:43 am Link

Photographer

phcorcoran

Posts: 648

Lawrence, Indiana, US

Rules regarding erotic video performance vary among U.S. states and territories.  Some locales set the minimum age as high as 21.  Since more-lenient federal laws are not a guarantee against local prosecution, many erotic video producers, fearful of over-zealous local law enforcement, avoid using performers under that age. 

Since penalties for pornography convictions may be severe and defense against even absurdly unjustified charges can be costly, it is unwise to engage in any erotic video production without experienced legal advice first.

Jun 25 06 03:49 pm Link

Photographer

Steven Bigler

Posts: 1007

Schenectady, New York, US

You start doing them at 18... but at 21 you get to get drunk and go really hardcore!!!

Jun 28 06 01:48 am Link

Model

luv2bfitt

Posts: 725

Merrimack, New Hampshire, US

Collin J. Rae wrote:

Yup 18 indeed...you can be in erotic / porn vids and mags 3 years before you can legally drink....who makes these rules??? = )

Don't forget Die for your country, too......

Jun 28 06 09:43 am Link