A Sexiest® (and sensual!) Movie Premiere: 'Sensual Desires'

This might be the longest post I ever wrote...and it would be that just if I stick to transcribe the credits from this massive project that took our community by storm this spring! So before you get bored...I mean, before you get deeper into the article, I am telling you that the movie premiere will take place at 7:30 PM this Friday 14th!

So, which movie are we talking about today? We're dealing with the first movie from Stachel Studios. The director is Rachel Avro, a virgin in this particular role, but so vastly experienced in front of a camera as multiple time award winning actress and who already produced, assisted, wrote effectively co-directed several flicks in the past. This movie is a wonderful collaboration and labor of love between herself and her wife Stacey Lucciano, who we all know for her energy, passion and creativity.
I think it's already time to leave you to the interview I did with them, and to the massive credits of the movie: I can't stress enough in particular the excellent voice work done by Athena Mariposa, Moonie Mouse, Seddy Constantine and Vixxen Clowes, together with the narration of the legend that is Larry Vinaver. Enjoy!

- First question to a debutante always is: why did you decide to get into the filmaking business ?

Rachel: I decided to get into filmmaking as I though it was a natural progression for my photography; being the assistant of Mitzy Broadway I got to watch the process and was involved in it. The likes of Mitzy, Isa, Dillon and other film directors inspired me.

- The story of this movie...has an interesting story behind it, in itself! How did the major theme for this movie come about?

Stacey: Rachel originally wanted just to do a bunch of sex scenes with valley girls! I started then asking "Well why is this happening, and why is that happening?" So I kinda made her think about the scenes a bit more and write dialogue that flows as there is MUCH more of this story to unfurl over the next two movies if we find people like this one. We are both Subs. I sometimes swap for her but the S&M kink always caught my fancy so I think there is an attachment to that lifestyle a bit as we both live it in Second Life.

Rachel: I have been thinking about a D themed movie for a while. Having Stacey as my partner and wife and bouncing ideas off her it started to come together. We talked alot about it and slowly ideas came about and the movie started to take shape. The funny thing is the movie was a flowing process and was changing all the time.
Stacey: To sum it up for the audience, it's about two lesbian lovers that feel they need a little somthing else in their relationship as it was growing stale, so my character calls up her former Mistress and uses that crutch to fall back on to bring some life back to their sex life and they start to fall down that rabbit hole...

- What was the first step in order to begin the movie? Can you remember 'the first day of shooting' ? Which scene did you start with and how did it go?

Rachel: I remember the movie was going to be called "Sunset Lovers" and I filmed the start on the sim island with a sunset, filming myself walking out to masturbate on the beach. Was going to be 7 minutes long...the whole sunset shots ended up on the cutting room floor.

- Typical! As you mentioned, you have experience as both an actresss and as an assistant director, but getting to try and be behind the camera yourself is still a steep transition. Which parts did you find  the hardest?

Rachel: The hardest for me is staying focused on a direction. Stacey was invalubale with keeping me on track as I ideas were all over the place.
Stacey: Well I tried! When she wanted to go off on tangents I reigned her back in to keep it simple and keep it on track, and to try to keep the movie flowing well. Made her move a few scenes to make it make more sense

Rache: If I was going to do this right I needed to learn editing, so i watched 100 hours of youtube videos about the editing tools, I watched scenes of movies i loved with the attention to detail on how they were cut...Also watched some of Mitzy movies over again so that started to become natural to me. And I started to incorporate my style of photography in it: you will see in the movie the closeup shots and intimacy I usually get on camera.

- Yes, for sure it shows. So let's get again more into the evolution of the idea. From the basic "Sunset Lovers" concept, how did we get to where the movie is? 

Rachel: The story developed a lot because Stacey thought it should be more than just sex scenes. We developed the storyline together about Faith being her ex Mistress and it was her orgy, then we liked the idea of a neighbour involved, which was you. And we thought about Faith having a sub and that was Partee and.... I wanted things that joined the movie together that were sex scenes. One thing though I did want was to have pornstar voice overs in this film. It would nmake it something different. I started with Athena and was going to use her for all the voices but they would be too similar, so ended up with 4 of the girls and one male narator. You and Stacey were a big help in the voice scenes I did.

Stacey: Rachel was pretty instrumental in the concept and film direction. She did so much better than I ever thought she would being a first time director. When she said she wanted to do a movie I was like "ok!"... but had no real expectations of it being a serious project. She dove in head first and seeing her excitement over it made me realize "She is serious! We need to put real effort into it!".
Then it just grew and grew to 40 pornstars. Originally it was gonna be Rachel, me, you, Partee and faith. Then it went to.... "Ok we need extras for some shot..." to a full blown picture, and Rachel really did great. I helped more in the case of lines and story but the camera shots were all her.  she had a vision and as the story progressed in our heads she took the ball and ran with our ideas. I think she killed it. In a good way obviously!

- You added scenes , such as the orgy shot at Maui's, to the original beach atmosphere....but also a very different change of pace and setting around the middle of the movie. Which still is coherent with the basic premise. Tell me more about these 'additions' that make the movie what it is now.

Rachel: Well, I did want a orgy scene in the movie and wasn't sure where I was going to shoot that. Maui came about because I asked Bandor to sponsor the movie with his furniture and he mentioned that Maui might be a nice place to film. I asked Renni, she was a friend. That was how the orgy scene developed at Maui.

- Do you want to tell us more about your collaboration with Aquilae in terms of locations, and working on a very special dance sequence there? It was an ambitious scene and i remember the actors being impressed as it was happening, even.

Rachel: The dance scenes and the dungeon scenes were to be part of a "coming soon" feature in kinda a take on the how the Marvel movies put scenes in the middle of the credits. After talking with Stacey about it, the flow was better placing them towards the end of the film. Heather was kind enough to let me use her dungeon and castle for those scenes. I had looked at several movies with masquerade balls in them and so that is how they were shot .

So I asked Sasha Johansen to make a scene with couples walking down the stairs and dancing. I then added in the masks of several of the actors: they were all so creative. I got some other dance sequences and filmed several couple around the castle. It really made the film so much better as a movie. I remeber you watching it and saying it also flowed better when we changed the end.

- You chose to do not many have done before, real voice acting. How was it working with Athena, Vixx, Seddy, Moonie and Larry, and how difficult was it to make it all work? Did it require many different takes on their part? And also, you did in fact a lot of work on sound editing which was also a big part of the revisions this movie went through. It's often a forgotten part of the craft. I know you may want to talk some about your music choices.

Rachel: They were all so great to work with and they were very accomodating with their time. I didnt need to ask them to do it other and they did that themselves. I something got three takes as they thought they could do better. Yes, sound editing was very important and I got advice for Mitzy and Hailey on that I actually improved the voice overs and was able to make all of them stereo .

The sound selection took a lot of time for one, they are all royalty free and common music to be used for no commercial projects. So went you are watching the movie listen to the music each song has a direct impact on the scene i shot. I also needed to learn sound editing as well and I am still in the learning process for that.
An interesting story: when I asked Larry to be the narrator of the film he sent me his voice and voices he could do: Sean Connery, Richard Burton, Alec Guinness and after Stacey and I listened, we both picked Larry's own voice for the movie.

- You have several 'Technical advisors' listed in the credits, from miss Kiki to Brunella, Laura, etcetera. Do you want to tell me more about their role and involvement?

Rachel: They are all people that helped with dialogue  and I bounced thing off of to make it a better experience. I am not they greastest in writing dialogue so it flows properly I know they direction and what I want and they would help with the proper grammar and saying what i meant.
Mitzy was a wonderful mentor to me in so many ways.
One thing I waned to stress, is that that we used 43 actors in this movie  4 voiceovers, 1 narator and 15 songs so what started as a small first time movie as a director, morphed into something very large.

- So, the last obligatory question: you already gave us a hint but, what's next for your studio? Tell me your plans for your next movie if there are any already, you in general, etc.

Rache: We are in development of a sequel to this movie . We are going to explore the couples sinking deeper into submission and flesh out some of the characters we had in the movie and maybe add a new character involved with more voice overs and Larry contiuned narration.
Stacey: I will save the future story as I don't wanna spoil where it is going, but there is going to be more of how deep that rabbit hole goes, and what it does to the lovers and people around them.

And that's it for the interview!
Needless to say, I am really looking forward to it! I urge you to come over at 7:30 PM Friday to get to the premiere, with party to follow at 8 PM with Hailey as DJ! It's gonna be a really memorable event for a movie unlike any other in this feeling of being crowning of a career as a student of the game, a force behind the scenes and an universally loved person who brought together so many individuals to assist and be part of her vision. This movie showcases a lof of the good that there is in this community, and if you were not part of it, you'll still want to come over and take part to this celebration and perhaps being able to be part of the evolution of this project.

Sensual Desires 

A Rachel Avro Film
From Stachel Studios
Directed by Rachel Avro
Screenplay by Rachel Avro & Stacey Lucciano

Starring

Rachel Avro
Stacey Lucciano
Katina Cazalet
Partee Mytili
Faith Darrow

Mitzy Broadway
Renni
Anyka Aiseiri
Sasha Johansen
Kaylai Cucco
Vicki Concertina
Hailey Redrose
Zuby Gloom Redrose
Tricia Danielson
Vixxen Clowes
Monique LeFry

Moonie Mouse
Seddy Constantine
Whimsical Aristocrat
Heather Ashford
Isa Cheviot
Debi Whitfield
Escy Asadar
Kara Hawk
Kiki CC Blackwood

Alexandria Topaz
Ali Lancrae
Ayara Illios
Nakuru Bergamasco
Larry Vinaver
Candy Kane
Tour Diddy
Arienne Evangeline
Athena Mariposa

Daimaju Clowes
Scottie Leigh
Enki
Daxie
Lesley Aristocrat
Maximus Morningstar
Kelli Kristan
Grim Skall
Cream Release

Executive Producers
Stacey Lucciano

Sound mixing by
Rachel Avro

Coreographer
Sasha Johansen

Music
Break Through
Keeping our love alive
Art of love making
Curious
Only You
Break free the stranglehold
I'm trouble

Tied up
Be your slave
Don't hate me
Ofeliasdream from Bensound.com
Skyabin etude Op8 No12
Evolution from Bensound.com
Sexy from Bensound.com
Like we did before-

Voice over
Athena Mariposa
Vixxen Clowes
Moonie Mouse
Seddy Constantine

Narrator
Larry Vinaver

Filmed on location at
Maui Resort
StachelLands
Aquilae
Lust

Props provided by
Debauchery Adult Furniture

Set design
Rachel Avro
Stacey Lucciano
Partee Mytili

Thanks to Renni for all the help on location

Shot, Cropped and Scored by
Rachel Avro

Technical Advisors
Kiki CC Blackwood
Brunella Voelisa
Laura Richards
Stacey Lucciano
Katina Cazalet
Hailey Redrose

With Special Thanks to Mitzy Broadway

A Dirty Girl Production

Wanna watch the movie? Here it is, after the jump!

A Sexiest® (and Wowtastic®) Movie Premiere: 'His'

No blog posts give me a greater pleasure to write than those dealing with movie premieres, and amongst those, always special is the thrill when it comes to debuting directors. My hope and wish is to write more of these. Today I want to announce you for today, April 27th at 8 AM SLT, the premiere of His, the first feature lenght movie, and second video in total, from Wowtastic Productions. Who are the minds - and the legs ! - behind it?

Laura Richards and Severina need no introduction, if the popularity of the Debauche dance troupe is any indication. A sold out gig in several venues all across the grid, they have been enjoying their life as models for the longest running and historic erotic SL magazine Playdolls, and are such a well established duo that it'd be impossible to imagine Laura's exquisite photography without Sev's uniquely piquing beauty as her muse. Laura and Sev have been around the world of porn for a long time, and yet this new adventure in filmaking was a surprise to me, it always is, given the amount of work involved in a movie, and how busy and satisfying their SL must be.

Their debut movie, Working it, already showed a lot of promise when it came to their desire to go all out with the sexual element and yet splash out surprises and go into uncharted territory when it comes to setting a scene up and use all the tools their experience in theater play in SL gave them. It also featured the veteran of the movie scene like Larry Vinaver, and included talents as Igor Romanov, Graham Collinson and the wonderful Geordie.
This new movie, His, featuring Graham, Talisker Braveheart and Racheal Rexen,  mantains that same desire to push the envelope and adds to it the magic of a highly refined cinematography.

Screenshot from Laura and Sev's debuting video, "Working it"

Black and white has always been Laura's natural element in her career as photographer, and this movie will blow you away when it comes to displaying how expressive monochrome can be, and how vibrant with sexuality. The movie in fact switches meaningfully between colour and b&w, and there are so many well composed shots and cleverly laid out scenes that it'd be worth discussing it and analyzing it in spots like some Criterion collection classic - of course I am exaggerating, but the cinematic quality is just there and with a love for classic movies, and how evocative this medium is.

But, enough about my chit-chat: Laura and Sev are notoriously impossible to have a bad interview with, since they rub off on each other so well in their wit, and they have a lot to say about this movie and this first foray into moviemaking in general.

Obligatory question: what made you decide to get into moviemaking? (and how did you pick such a Wowtastic name for the studio??)

Laura -  It seemed to me that it was a logical step from taking pictures. I will still continue to enjoy the photography but the challenge and process of movie making is so appealing.  I have tried to incorporate so many things I have learned from photography and I think, on the whole, it worked out really well. The name came from Sev. She invented the word Wowtastic and it has totally stuck with us since.

Sev - Always really wanted to step into this scene of movie making. Theres few people in Second Life i really admire, Laura obviously is first and foremost, she inspires me. A quite famous lady in the adult scene is Miss Emily, i also admire her and she mentioned something that always stuck with me quite some time ago. "If not in movies or photoshoots then do your own". Something like that anyway to group of people maybe not happy with not being involved with many shoots
 Being with Laura for any amount of time you soon realise she is incredible, a natural talented woman who excels at almost everything. For me it was natural to progress together and eventually we have.
 WOWTASTIC is combination of " WOW" and "Fantastic" both words we hear a lot of at our dance shows. I mentioned Wowtastic and it stuck, indeed we see gestures of the word and it seemed so appropiate for our productions

Which were the first challenges making a movie? I am asking because it may also help someone else who is trying to take up filming and may relate and get some advice.

Laura -  The initial challenge was HOW???? I had no idea on software, hardware, the entire process. I looked around, tried a few things, found a system that seemed to work.  The other challenge in SL, for me, is remembering to turn things OFF. So many scenes had to be re shot because a message pops up, the cursor goes flying across the screen, something I forgot to tun off intrudes. I am slowly learning to complete a process of closing things down before saying action!

Sev -  For me first challenge is being unique, own style. Laura and i both wanted to step away from things seen before and be our own style.
 On the technical side its Laura's domain, i have learn't to just hint, say things and then let Laura set to work. Very few things in Second Life Laura has not managed to overcome and movie making is no exception. I will myself become more involved in making, filming but right now i'm happy to write, recommend even direct and the rest will come.

One of the characterizing elements in your movie making comes, I believe, from your experience with choreography, and this gives your videos a unique look and a greater realism when it comes to certain details. There's a certain natural and polished look to several transitions, in a way that is fresh when it comes to SL adult machinima. Could you share more about your approach? 

Laura -  The choreography certainly plays a major part. One thing we had both commented on was simple movement in sl movies.  It is nobody's fault. SL just does not handle movement over short distances well. We walk too fast, the AO takes a moment to kick in. And a straight line is a dream beyond most of us. After several years choreographing movement in dance routines, it seemed a very logical step to use the same approach in movies.  Plus, between us, we have a wealth of "incidental" animations. Making beds, washing windows, all that sort of thing which we think adds more realism.

Sev - I see Laura answered this perfectly, very little i can add except yes, we use exact same approach in movie making as we do in dancing, though searching for better animations is our next step for action shots.
 Scenes like mirrors and housework as Laura says brings realism and really work well we feel

What was your motivation for this big step? I am talking about your sophomore video being a feature lenght movie. Was this movie entirely planned out from the beginning and designed to be this big, or it grew into a larger project? 

Laura -  This was always going to be a feature length movie. I loved the challenge of it and I think more time lets you explore more ideas.  Most SL movies are ten, maybe twenty minutes long and thats fine. I have seen some brilliant ten minute movies. I just didn't think we could say what we wanted to say in that sort of time scale.  It did grow, as a project, as ideas developed, most notably from Sev. The cast grew, the storyline adapted.  I know its very ambitious of us to make what is only our second movie such a huge project but thats us .

Sev -  Fed up with just flicks doing sex from first second to last. Liked idea of a real story line, a movie which incorporates sex and adult themes but make them into something that can hold interest and expand the whole concept of movie making in Second Life.
 Theres nothing wrong with smaller clips, indeed some are very good but the idea as mentioned above in expanding really does appeal. Again we are following our own style and not every movie will be as long but we trying to increase the quality in every step than what we have done before

I'd really like to know how does the writing process work between the two of you. Mention your favourite scenes/moments of the movie if you like, and how did they come about, your creative input, etc.

Laura - on this movie, I had the general idea of the situation but that was all I had. A skeleton, if you like. Sev added so much to this, bringing fresh ideas, suggestions. Ideas for characters and actors to play them.  I would never have thought of a lot of this without Sev. Usually its back and forth, telling each other what ideas we have, exploring them, deciding what would work, what would not. One of my favorite scenes is right at the end of the movie, after the credits.  I cannot watch that without feeling...flustered.

Sev - Laura came up with this idea for this particular movie. I fell in love with the general idea straight away.
 Talking with Laura i introduced some of my ideas like Racheal being a Governess, the butler was masterpiece from Laura, We always talk together, we always have our own ideas and this is true from everyday situations to dancing, photography, fashion modeling shows and movie productions. We are just a natural pair who work so well together. As mentioned above lots of times i say, suggest and yes even hint, next thing Laura zooms around doing these and bringing them to life

Would you like to add something about your experiences working with others on the set?

Laura -  Its fun and so nerve-wracking.  We are still very new to this and very much learning as we go so it asks a lot of others to put up with the learning process with us. So far, though, everyone we have worked with has been a delight. Raceal was a real sweetie as well as a real professional. She knew more about what to do than I did! Talisker too, a real joy and come on, I get to do sex scenes with a hunk like Talisker?  One thing that is a slight difficulty, because of time zones, is getting everyone together on set. that takes some working out.

Sev - Going to be no secret for Laura and i both said from day one we will work best with people we actually like and get on well with.
 Movie making is so new to us both so we wanted people who can be patient and understanding of this fact. Let us have time to learn, be tolerant of any mistakes and Graham who plays the gentleman actually starred in our first movie and known him for years. Always so kind and just love working with him fits perfectly into this group.
 Racheal i have always liked from first meeting her, you never hear or see any drama with Racheal and for me just perfect for this role.
 Talisker is another person with so little baggage. Came in just like a real pro, Laura mentioned timezones and as we all know timezones can really become a problem

And there's the OTHER obligatory question: what's next for you both?

Laura -  Next, ideally Sev will direct. I know she has an idea for a movie and what I have heard so far is wonderful. She is creatign a really rich environment for all sorts of things.  I have an idea for another movie after that but , as usual, its merely a skeleton. No doubt Sev will add flesh when the time comes.

Sev - I'm writing script for next movie and not giving many spoilers away, lets just say my past life in Second Life meets up with my present life quite well.
 Not sure when filming will begin for been so busy in both Real Life and Second but movie making is about fun and will always be this and will not let it take over my Second Life but to enhance this experience.

 Thank you Kat for this and we at WOWTASTIC hope everybody enjoys the movie.

A big thanks to Laura and Sev for this interview, and a big one to you for reading it! Remember to come over at the premiere, today at 8 AM SLT , with Geordie Richards as our DJ!


Trailer 2 from Laura Richards on Vimeo.

Ayara and Nak in "Ruff Fuxxx"

A blog post by Ayara, and a blog post about movies here, this must be a special week! In Aya's words on the Pink Productions Blog:

" I felt like making a clip yesterday and ofcourse Nak was willing to volunteer. Can always count on him for that. Nothing fancy, just random fucking to a song with a good beat!

Enjoy nevertheless!"

And boy does it have a good beat! Showing you screenshots of Ruff Fuxx in a way does it disservice, as the true charme of it is watching the gyrations of Ayara's hypnotic ass riding Nak. Woah, I guess I am not one to mince words.

But seriously, Ayara's work, much in accord to her personality, has always distinguished itself for not being the copy of anything else. Uncompromising, original, distinctive, it's not based on showing everything (even if it DOES show the act indicated in the title, it's the sole focus), but on bringing the 'feel' of it through rhythm and flow, shapes of bodies primed for sex darting in and out of darkness and undulating in the dimmed aura of light from the neons. And as artificial as that light is, they swivel and clash in the most lifelike and sensual way you can imagine.

In other words: dat ass.
Okay okay, sorry.

For more insight in Ayara's creativity, I suggest you to read back her interview in occasion of another movie she did with Nak "Caught on cam", and the full spectrum feature brought to you by Monique LeFry for Alexandria Topaz's blog, just a bit over a year ago.

Ayara is an individual who proceeds very much on her own terms when it comes to her video and photo creation, part of the freedom she enjoys being a clever and resolved person who can produce her own content and does not have to rely on anybody. Her projects don't come from a schedule but are spontaneous (she used a very effective metaphor for that but I'll refrain from repeating it this time!)
That being said, her consistency is remarkable. Since the last chat we have had on this blog, she added 'magazine editor' to her resume, and the next issue of SL Unplugged is close to its release.

Everyone knows her from her support and expertise in this blog's group as one of the moderators and her duties as either dj or host in two of the weekly official pornstar parties, Mondays and Thursdays 1-3 PM SLT. And after the jump you can also see other two videos she linked in her latest blog post. One is taken at a very entertaining themed party thrown and promoted by Hailey and Zuby's The Abbey, and the other showing once more the way Aya can seductively flirt with light and effects.

It's always a pleasure to get to write about new videos from a true icon of SL porn who managed to stay 'relevant' since her debut almost a decade ago. See the video(s) after the jump and remember, feel free to contact me if you are interested in a blog feature about your latest work!

"Innocent Until Proven Filthy" by PNC Productions

We get new movie releases in the world of porn every week, with input by excellent newcomers to the scene leading the charts, so to speak, as proven by the peaks of prolifigacy by directors who put themselves on the radar just in the past year, such as Jennylou productions, DLP, True Ginger and obviously the creative team Mitzy Broadway/Max Long. That being said, there's always something very satisfying when one of the historic names in our industry comes out with a new movie - and she does it in style!
Talking this time about Peaches 'n Cream - Alexandria Topaz.

Aren't titles the funniest thing in porn? This "Innocent until proven Filthy" makes of course no exception! Here's Alexa's synopsis.
" After all the hard work she's put in with her boyfriend, Alexa manages to take Nakuru (Boyfriend) motorcycle for a spin. The need for speed sets in as she recklessly rides about town and finds herself being chased by officers of the law (Scotty Rodgers, Johnny Whadd). While Alexa manages to get away from one officer, she's not so lucky with his captain, or is she? "

Pornstars always seem to get on the wrong end of the long arm of the law but on the right end of another bodypart. And I am not gonna put any jokes about hot pistons and bikesexuality here, because the dialogue in this movie, in pure PNC tradition, is a joyride of innuendos. And that's just one of the many distinctive traits of Alexa's productions that successfully makes a comeback in here.

Light is a big factor in the movie, especially in the first sex scene, a strong opening for the movie (poppa)bearing an intimate feel in a flick injected with non-stop action. With a slick presentation from the credits on, the movie has room to showcase Alexa's dynamic camerawork. Nobody has a penchant for following characters around (also through splitscreen) like she does, providing memorable sequences.

As usual Alexa blogged the movie herself as well, helping the buildup - she is one of those producers always worth following both in the blog and on Flickr to stay on top of it all! She also provided additional information for this article, so here I let her speak again. " Included in the chase was a cool moving bridge i worked on with my friend JayD.. while it appears that i'm being chased on the bridge, it really is just a simple move of the arrow keys on my keyboard.. I again added Lumipro to this film along with some lights and special editing for a light dark/fantasy feel. .."

We thank Alexa for providing the screenshots for this post, and of course for her direct contribution to this short article and ...gee, for the movie! Featuring Nakuru Bergamasco, Scotty Rodgers (scottr07), JohnnyWhadd and of course Alexandria Topaz herself, who all did very well with their looks and respective roles, this is a production that will excite you with professionally (I dare not say "artistically" because it's often such a dick-shrinking word....but it would fit!) shot sex, never going for the most ordinary route even when it plays with classic porn material. And will keep you entertained with the funny antics that lead you there!

So, without further ado, enjoy the movie, right here after our old friend The Jump! And remember, the blog is always open to featuring your work - contact me inworld!