What is the process of becoming a male pornstar?

[Brad69420]

Now I know what a lot of you are gonna think.... "HA really?"......Yeah really! It's not entirely about the fucking I promise, okay yes it is a little bit but its also about an interest that I want to pursue! I understand the industry for male performers is demanding! Both physically and mentally, you need a high stamina, comfortable on camera, people skills (the girls aren't gonna want to fuck you if you're a bigger dick than your own!), you have to be comfortable being naked around a room of 4 or 5 people minimum (excluding other performers),
and a whole host of other things like getting paid, the content being available almost forever (as we know most that goes on Internet is difficult to remove), making friends, travelling the world, living life!

I know its very very difficult for a guy to get into the industry because of the low demand for guys and high demand for girls but if its possible.... where there's a will(y) there's a way.

What i need to know, is what is the process of becoming a professional performer in the industry?

Any and all information is appreciated thank you kindly! Love you all x

[Deleted Member]

As I know most *** for males is (obviously) in the gay industry

[Deleted Member]

I’d think there’s so many platforms for creating content that you can dip your toes in the water with something like OF’s. You should listen to the Holly Randel podcast, it has a lot of details behind sex work and the porn industry.

[Brad69420]

6 minutes ago, sir_xvx said:

As I know most *** for males is (obviously) in the gay industry

😭 thats not what I hoped to hear

[Brad69420]

5 minutes ago, lynn229 said:

I’d think there’s so many platforms for creating content that you can dip your toes in the water with something like OF’s. You should listen to the Holly Randel podcast, it has a lot of details behind sex work and the porn industry.

Holly randel podcast ill have a listen

[Ri****]

The majority get in via their partner who is already in.
Some have gotten in by starting low down like tech support etc. And slowly wound up doing more.
Pay wise, it's not great, in fact it's pretty crap.
Good luck, it's a tough one to get in to.

[Ma****]

Well, my guitar player has a best friend who is still currently in the industry and I've talk to her extensively about this and what she tells me is this… As long as basically the things that you listed are all things you're comfortable with then the process would be to start filming your own Content and creating channels on the major porn websites like pornhub, etc.  and posting your content there and see how it does, but also get some professional pictures taken and when you make your channel, there's major porn sites also have an application portion where you can send in your information, clips of your videos and pictures. And of course they want pictures with your clothes off, etc. and then you just wait if you're lucky they'll get back to you otherwise it's best to keep filming content on your own  and take notes from professional videos and try to post stuff people want to see and when you get good enough contact door people if you eat a lot, it'll draw attention and eventually somebody would reach out to you. Aside from that you'd have to be grandfathered in you have to know somebody that knows somebody. I hope this helps man has another guy that's been trying to get into it as well. It's a hard road but if you follow what you already know and what little bit of advice I gave you you'll be headed in the right direction! Good luck and let me know how things go!

[ey****]

So, I've been involved in the adult industry for the last 7 years - and there's a lot I've seen change even in that time

the barrier for men wishing to get into the industry isn't what it was - it's still a little easier if you happen to know someone already doing the work who can vouch for you to at least give you some form of foot in the door - but honestly, it's never been easier for wouldbe male performers.

First off - before you even start thinking about reaching out or filming you need certs.   You're in the UK so the standard for the UK is currently...

You go to a clinic. Not a home test, not a GP surgery, a clinic - you tell them you work in the adult industry and that you require a STI screening and a certificate to go with it.    As you have mentioned intercourse then as someone new you will have to do this for 3 consecutive months before you start : the reason for this is some STIs have a 3 month incubation period and even aside from whether this seems like overkill approaching someone and being able to show 3 months worth without a gap shows you are taking things seriously and committed to it.

You have to continue to do this every 28 days.  Just to add to the complication, some local clinics will only see people every 90 days, so you may need to alternate clinics or get used to frequent trips to Dean St in London who will see you every 28.

During this time you probably shouldn't be sitting idle - while you shouldn't shoot you can, for example, arrange photoshoots or show reels for a portfolio - you should also spend some time researching who you can realistically work with - the ideal being other local performers, and it is probably worth researching studios but studios in general are a dying breed - a lot of studios are actually one-man operation where giving it a studio name sounds better than using their own performer name.

Getting first shoots can be difficult.  You may hit lucky and in the hopeful networking you've been doing found someone who has said they will do a 'collab' or 'content share' with you - this means you both split the costs of the shoot and both get use of the content.  This means stuff you've made is stuff you need a platform to sell on.

If you don't think you can make *** on a shoot which has cost you very little - then - nobody is really going to feel they can make *** on you.

But kinda a little because of this, you may well be lucky if you can find someone willing to do a share with you - however there are now a number of ladies offering 'start up' packages which are designed for men who wish to get into the industry - and, basically, you pay them - they shoot with you, you get sole use of the content - again, if you don't think you can make *** from the content - then - a producer doing the same would have to pay all the costs, her, and you - so there's no incentive for someone to book you.

Of course, once you do manage to get your foot in the door there is indeed more opportunity to travel - xBiz have an event now in Amsterdam, and so being able to be "hey, I'm a real star - look at my portfolio" gets you into those which are great networking opportunities - it also gets you into other UK based socials.

Other than that - I guess, because I've warbled enough.  Be aware of every friend, family member, employer, etc. finding out

[Brad69420]

1 hour ago, eyemblacksheep said:

So, I've been involved in the adult industry for the last 7 years - and there's a lot I've seen change even in that time

the barrier for men wishing to get into the industry isn't what it was - it's still a little easier if you happen to know someone already doing the work who can vouch for you to at least give you some form of foot in the door - but honestly, it's never been easier for wouldbe male performers.

First off - before you even start thinking about reaching out or filming you need certs.   You're in the UK so the standard for the UK is currently...

You go to a clinic. Not a home test, not a GP surgery, a clinic - you tell them you work in the adult industry and that you require a STI screening and a certificate to go with it.    As you have mentioned intercourse then as someone new you will have to do this for 3 consecutive months before you start : the reason for this is some STIs have a 3 month incubation period and even aside from whether this seems like overkill approaching someone and being able to show 3 months worth without a gap shows you are taking things seriously and committed to it.

You have to continue to do this every 28 days.  Just to add to the complication, some local clinics will only see people every 90 days, so you may need to alternate clinics or get used to frequent trips to Dean St in London who will see you every 28.

During this time you probably shouldn't be sitting idle - while you shouldn't shoot you can, for example, arrange photoshoots or show reels for a portfolio - you should also spend some time researching who you can realistically work with - the ideal being other local performers, and it is probably worth researching studios but studios in general are a dying breed - a lot of studios are actually one-man operation where giving it a studio name sounds better than using their own performer name.

Getting first shoots can be difficult.  You may hit lucky and in the hopeful networking you've been doing found someone who has said they will do a 'collab' or 'content share' with you - this means you both split the costs of the shoot and both get use of the content.  This means stuff you've made is stuff you need a platform to sell on.

If you don't think you can make *** on a shoot which has cost you very little - then - nobody is really going to feel they can make *** on you.

But kinda a little because of this, you may well be lucky if you can find someone willing to do a share with you - however there are now a number of ladies offering 'start up' packages which are designed for men who wish to get into the industry - and, basically, you pay them - they shoot with you, you get sole use of the content - again, if you don't think you can make *** from the content - then - a producer doing the same would have to pay all the costs, her, and you - so there's no incentive for someone to book you.

Of course, once you do manage to get your foot in the door there is indeed more opportunity to travel - xBiz have an event now in Amsterdam, and so being able to be "hey, I'm a real star - look at my portfolio" gets you into those which are great networking opportunities - it also gets you into other UK based socials.

Other than that - I guess, because I've warbled enough.  Be aware of every friend, family member, employer, etc. finding out

Thank you for the detailed response thats a lot of important info! I knew about very regular testing but I didnt realise it was every 28 days even without having done a shoot, everything else though I had no idea so thanks for the information, also the very end bit yes that's something I'd be slightly worried about haha I dont particularly want my family finding out, but I want to also have a job based in the music industry and I feel that may not be as much of an issue there as opposed to maybe working as a therapist (my other possible career path lol)

[Brad69420]

Thanks for all the information people this has helped a lot! Maybe in the next 10 years I'll be jonny sins with hair

[ey****]

43 minutes ago, Brad69420 said:

I knew about very regular testing but I didnt realise it was every 28 days even without having done a shoot

Different people have different expectations - and - being able to present 3 months without gaps will potentially open more doors.
Aside from that when you present the certificate, they will count from the *test* date rather than the result date - so while some places can get a certificate with 24-48 hours, some can be a week.

A lot of folk will only shoot with you if you have had a test within the last 28 days - but some, depending on scenes or context - may ask for 14 or even 7.

 

[Ch****]

Porn is the only job were woman get paid more than men

[ey****]

25 minutes ago, Charms said:

Porn is the only job were woman get paid more than men

kinda - yes and also no

if someone approached me with a paid film proposal then, yeah, there's every chance the female talent is being paid more than me.  So, yes.

But. I don't think there's many people these days who ONLY do porn.   And the supplementary jobs can make a difference.   And there is a lot here which does favour men in some ways.  

So what if instead of the person approaching with a proposal is a producer offering to pay - but, say, a lady - and we end up sharing the costs and both leaving with content we can sell.  The earning potential for us both is fairly similar.  

[Chloebear]

I suspect doing things like OF are a route in these days.. if you can find a fellow content creator.

[Scottyhotty]

Back in the 90’s when I stated in a few Adult Videos. I had the opportunity to meet Peter North. He told people “Ask yourself? Can I Masturbate in front 8+ people/strangers sober?” If you can answer yes without hesitation than you have a chance of being successful. Now with that
being said it’s like the electronic media. You have to have a plan after Adult Video. In addition like a professional athlete (football) you have to have an exit strategy and plan after this career. As far as acting in Hollywood? Only a select few can come from this field and make it in Hollywood. He always encouraged education to have a successful 2nd career. Please be mindful this was 25 years ago. That same speech would not hold the same value. The Internet has created more amateur porn than you can watch in a lifetime. Also a quick Google search shows you doing your worst. However it’s a wild ride and do enjoy it because trust me it doesn’t last forever!! Any questions feel free to DM me.. Thanks for reading….

[Tr****]

Call up major pornography companies and ask someone who works in casting

[Deleted Member]

As a 6 year promoter, editor, and photographer for those who are SW and helped get them to their wanted position in the industry. I’d say if you’re interested in truly being successful get a great team that’s going to help you throughout this process. This is no one man show. You’ll definitely need a team to help elevate you to a decent status. I can go into specifics and daily habits of becoming a great SW if you like . My dms are open always and I’m looking for clients anyways

[Deleted Member]

I did about 25 gay porn videos back in the late 80's, early 90's. I was 18-22 at the time and quite fit so I was suitable for normal porn. No internet existed at the time and the videos were vhs tapes sold under counter in sex shops. I didnt get paid for them, my master at the time had je do them. 

I recently did a few more but as I am old there is no demand for me in normal porn. On top of that the internet is full of free porn too. So I was doing extreme/speciality stuff for a private website (paid members only). I did get paid and the *** was ok but certainly not enough to live on and quite honestly my body could not have coped with doing any more than the few I did because of the requirements to do extreme stuff that is not availble freely on the likes of pornhub or xhamster etc.

It is also worth noting that the vast bulk of time spent making the movie is not sex. They took ages setting up cameras, lighting, creating sets, practising scripts and often driving to different locations etc. In one scene it too me about 10 takes because I kept laughing at a particular phrase a guy had to say to me while fondling my balls..... so we did have some fun doing them too.

I enjoyed it for most part but I did them because I needed some cash quickly to pay some bills and get my car fixed. I would not choose it as a career or long term thing.

[ey****]

9 hours ago, Chloebear said:

I suspect doing things like OF are a route in these days.. if you can find a fellow content creator.

it's not a bad idea - but I understand why a few men find this difficult - especially if they want to make hetero content.   Mind, there is a guy I know who... he basically started by buying socks and underwear etc from all his favourite creators - and then made videos for his OF masturbating with them.   While this, in itself, wasn't something which paid for itself - it did allow him to also build rapport with the creators and I think he's now shot with all or most of them.  

One of the big things about OF is that the majority of women on there ONLY make solo content and for a lot of the others it's *mostly* solo content - so there is little incentive to work with an unknown male - but of course there are those who would take it as paid work with a certed male.  

[ey****]

5 hours ago, Travibara said:

Call up major pornography companies and ask someone who works in casting

the first thing they're going to ask for is a portfolio, a show reel, social media/following (and certs)

Someone unknown really isn't going to get a look in without them - because, especially for the bigger companies a shoot costs thousands - so if a guy then turns up (and why him and not the other 100s of unknowns that mailed/called that week?) and they don't get footage they're happy with - it's a lot of wasted cash

 

[ey****]

1 hour ago, sissyslave1968 said:

It is also worth noting that the vast bulk of time spent making the movie is not sex. They took ages setting up cameras, lighting, creating sets, practising scripts

So, mainstream porn (including gay) tend to work on deals where people are paid per scene.  And a 'scene' usually ends up being 40-80 minutes of footage.   However, to get that - the ball park is you should assume a scene is around 4-6 hours of your time.

Men, in general, will be expected to be hard on demand and cum on demand.    There will be a lot of scene changes, uncomfortable/unnatural angles, beaming lights and people putting cameras where you wouldn't want them.

You also seldom get a say in the other performer, up to and including them being switched on the day (not through sinister means - but if someone is unwell, got a positive result on a cert, etc. there is also a little suspicion some people will pull out of a shoot if a better paid opportunity is presented - i.e. £250 for a scene that will take 4-6 hours, but there's someone serious asking about an escort booking which is £200 per hour...)  

With some of this in mind, it's almost no wonder studios are a dying breed.

[Deleted Member]

yes, that was my experience @eyemblacksheep

[ey****]

I meant to continue a bit above, oops, but

Fetish is a little different

instead of one long scene the aim is often shorter scenes (often around 8-10 minutes) which are usually shot in a single take.   I say that, I'm putting out a 40 minute clip today, but it was something that was shot in a single take save for one part where the Domme struggled to get her lighter to work

The structure is a little different because of course in a lot of cases, ejaculation isn't an objective, but the aim is kinda... an average of 1x 8-10 minute clip every 30 minutes.   So if I booked a space for 4 hours the aim would be 8, but I wouldn't be too disappointed if I got 6, providing they were high quality, and anything above 8 is a bonus

Also this does mean on a content share shoot there are more short scenes, so one person can release some now, some later, and the other person the other way round
On paid shoots - typically this is then an hourly rate - although some do a 'per scene' rate but instead of it being - I dunno, £250/£400/whatever it might be £50-£100 per 10 min scene

there's been discussion on the whole scene-pay versus hourly/day-pay for seemingly ever with pros and cons to both - but a lot comes down to individuals attitudes

So for example - on any "per scene" basis - the producer, or person paying, knows precisely what the content will cost - and knows that the talent will (likely) stay there until it's done.   But the downside for some performers is that if they are paid whatever rate 'per scene' it's certainly of different benefit if they're in and out in 3-4 hours or if they're still sitting there after 6-8 hours (which has happened)
On hourly rates - then it's good for the performer, booked 12-5, paid 5 hours, awesome.   But then on one hand there are producers who feel... performer turns up at 12, but not ready to shoot. Needs to get ready, make up, etc etc and if it's getting close to 5pm and everything is not shot then... problems.

But then also producers who, well, want their *** worth so will push the person into as much content as possible and it can be exhausting.  An early shoot I was at, the lady was booked on a day rate, and honestly, as well as assorted sex scenes , she went for a piss, someone filmed it.  She went for a cigarette, someone filmed it.  She grabbed lunch... you guessed it.    And I'm not saying it's always like that, but some of the... ***-from-a-stone approach... leaves some kind of exhausted on what is reasonable.  Like, in any other job you can have a piss, tab and lunch in peace  
 

[Tr****]

11 hours ago, eyemblacksheep said:

the first thing they're going to ask for is a portfolio, a show reel, social media/following (and certs)

Someone unknown really isn't going to get a look in without them - because, especially for the bigger companies a shoot costs thousands - so if a guy then turns up (and why him and not the other 100s of unknowns that mailed/called that week?) and they don't get footage they're happy with - it's a lot of wasted cash

 

I meant only to ask questions of criteria they require or look for when considering an applicant, it never hurts just to ask directly, as well as some of their websites may have that information available

[ey****]

1 hour ago, Travibara said:

I meant only to ask questions of criteria they require or look for when considering an applicant, it never hurts just to ask directly, as well as some of their websites may have that information available

So, if there's a casting listed (which may well not be on the producers website) that will include what is required

if you're going in speculatively you should already have an idea what is required based on the type of content that is being made

some producers have no requirement for external male talent - for example, pretty much anyone can, in theory, do a foot worship scene (like, so long as they've some on camera personality and are camera aware) but because of that it tends to be that most the guys in foot fetish films are either (a) the producer (b) the ladies boyfriend/friend/partner/sub (c) another known porn star who is there for other scenes 

But really the minimum is

- 3 months continuous certs

- A general portfolio (that can be professionally prepared photoshoot, show reel, and also social media presence.)

- while everyone starts somewhere, an unknown does not typically start with a big company.

At the minute there's also a health scare around MGen as that isn't tested for as standard so a lot of performers and bigger companies are now asking to see that - that means anyone wanting to work at the top levels needs to go private for certs, which is around £300 a pop IIRC 

But honestly, most companies if someone called them up or emailed saying "I wanna be a porn star, what do I need to do?" they aint got time to handhold and the reply is going to be something like "do you have google?"