While films and scenes from them are the most visible part of the industry, smart performers don't limit their revenue streams to just that part of the business.
Makeup artists can earn $500 for working a full day on set, but many prefer to do what's known as a "come and go." That brings them to a set for a shorter period, where they charge $100 to $150 per person, then are free to move on to other work.
Those photographers earn $500 per day.Īnd, of course, every actor and actress needs their makeup done just right. Virtually all film shoots include still photograph sessions, which are either sold separately or used to market the film online. Sound technicians can get $300 and $400 per day, while production assistants pick up $100 to $250. Tentpole porn films can take four to eight days.Ĭamerapersons, when the director's not filling that role, can earn $500-$700 per day those who own their own camera, generally a Canon 5D Mark III, get the higher end. Shoots for most productions typically last two to four days. Writers earn considerably less, pocketing $250-$400 per day. In extreme cases, when he or she is required to do dramatically more than direct, that can go as high as $3,000, though few studios will pay that amount. In general, a director of a porn film - an actual film, rather than a short - will earn $1,000-$1,500 per day.
One difference between an adult film and a more mainstream one, aside from the sex, is that directors are a lot more hands-on when it comes to the filmmaking process, sometimes securing locations, ensuring lighting is correct, picking up the food for the craft services table and sometimes even acting as the film's cameraperson. While the production values typically aren't on the same level as a Hollywood film and the writing is generally skipped via the fast forward button, they're still roles that need to be filled. Just two days before, gay porn star Armond Rizzo called out a studio for paying its sexually submissive performers less than their dominant scene partners, essentially creating a wage gap between tops and bottoms.It takes more than performers on screen to make an adult film, of course. It was the second time in the same week that the gay porn industry was criticized by its actors for unfair practices. "Now that I am more experienced, I feel like a model should make no less than 1k."
"When I started out I was making $500 per scene," said Nic Sahara.
"Back when I worked for Boycrush we were only paid 400-500 per scene," one guy replied while another said that as recently as last year, he only received $300 for his first scene. "If you're a performer making less than 1k this isn’t me coming after you in any way," he said, "I just want everyone to realize what your worth instead of letting your studio decide for you."Ī number of models responded to the tweet, sharing just how much (or little) they were paid when they started out in the industry, citing specific studios who underpaid their performers. He clarified that he wasn't criticizing the models taking less money, but rather pointing out how studios might be exploiting their naivety. As performers can we go ahead and say that no one who is preforming for a studio should be getting paid any less than 1k a scene I hear about some of these new models scene rates and how multiple well known studios are knowingly taken advantage of young performers #1Kornothing- Joey Mills January 27, 2020