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INTERVIEW | REBECCA LORD
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French friend and cameraman David Carrol, but he is so busy that I had no choice
than finding a new cameraman. … I decided to fly multiple AVN Award winner
Barry Wood (a longtime friend too) to Europe so I would get what I wanted.
I see from your Twitter feed that you’re in contact with a mix of European
and American performers. Will you be shooting on both continents, or just in
Europe?
So far, I only worked with one American performer: Tyler Nixon. It was
opportunity: he was going to be in Europe for several weeks, so of course I used
him. (He really corresponds to what I am looking for: young, pretty, not covered in
tats, not a body builder, not a fucking machine!)
I will certainly hire more American performers and for a very good reason:
European performers’ English is not that great 90 percent of the time, and I want
to shoot features with dialog, beginning in September.
I do not plan to shoot in the U.S. Lots of people are already doing it!
There are many very pretty girls in Europe (boys too) and I chose to shoot
mostly natural girls: no fake boobs, no tattoos (a small one is OK).
It’s quite a challenge, as so many times the girls listen to agents or boyfriends
who will tell her to get bigger boobs so she gets more money. Tats are difficult to
avoid: it’s very fashion! So far I managed avoiding both mainly.
I have recently signed a licensing agreement with Penthouse for broadcast: Kelly
Holland (Penthouse’s managing director) likes that Europe offers different things,
possibilities: We want to bring it to the U.S. market.
Can you name some performers you’re eager to cast? Perhaps an ideal pair-
ing that you think would guarantee a red-hot scene?
Yes. Many! I would love to shoot Riley Reid. She is very pretty, sexy and a great
performer (from the movies I saw). Not sure with whom to pair her: I usually give
that choice to the actress so I can get that chemistry I’m looking for in a couple.
I would love to shoot Little Caprice but as far as I know she is still under
contract (hope she doesn’t retire when her contract is over and I have time to
shoot her).
Not sure if she still does movies, but I would love to shoot the gorgeous Tiffany
Thompson too.
Will you be performing yourself—either sex or non-sex roles?
Probably in a non-sex role. I do not have any plans to make any comeback as a sex
performer. Though I learned with experience that plans are made to be changed!!
Are there any performers with whom you’d be tempted to do a scene?
To be quite honest, I do not know most of the U.S. male performers. So the
answer is no (except if Mark Davis comes out of retirement!).
In Europe, I would surely be tempted to do a scene with Rocco Siffredi. I made
my first pro scene with him and it would be a nice way to end my performer’s
career! Rocco is still so sexy and attractive.
Now, if it comes to a girl/girl ... so many temptations!!! Riley, Tiffany, Caprice ...
You’re known for doing many of your scenes using condoms. What is your
policy on condom use for your own productions?
It is a very delicate question to answer!
In 1995, after the first HIV alert (for me it was the first), I decided to work with
condom only. I think doing a job at the risk of dying, then, or being HIV positive
all your life, now, is a very bad choice to say the least.
That being said, I respect freedom of choice and understand, although I do not
support it, if performers want to work without a condom.
In an ideal world, adult industry performers would never have sex with
“civilians” (out of the industry) without a condom. Unfortunately, as we saw
several times for the past 20 years, it is not an ideal world and some performers
will not wear a condom no matter what. Hence the HIV scares in recent years.
My policy is to let the performers decide together if they want to wear condoms
or not. I respect their decisions and so should the adult companies. Considering
the career that several performers who chose to go condom-only had in the adult
industry, it really doesn’t affect sales for productions.
For my series Couplicity, I hire mostly real couples in real life, so it makes things
easier.
What movies of yours are your favorites?
It’s a tough question to answer as I put much effort in all the projects I directed or
performed.
As a director, two answers: Sensations (Sin City) was really the first movie I
could direct with entire freedom and a real crew to make it the way I wanted it.
The second one would be the latest movie I directed here in Europe: Do Not
Disturb. We had lots of fun to shoot it. Learned a lot with Barry.
As a performer, so many movies come to mind: Angel Eyes (directed by Fred
Lincoln—I miss him dearly); Clockwork Orgy (directed by Nic Cramer), which
was my first “big” movie in the U.S.; Venom (directed by Henri Pachard—another
beautiful person I miss dearly); and any movie I made for Cameron Grant, Andrew
Blake, Michael Ninn, Greg Dark.
Maybe if there were more such directors today I would consider to perform in
front of the camera again.
Can you talk about the adult directors who have most inspired you?
Even though I am, for now, only shooting movies containing vignettes, not
features (but I will in a couple of months), directors like Andrew Blake, Cameron
Grant or Michael Ninn are the directors that most inspired me for what I shoot
now.
The attention to details, the design, the clothing, the way they
glorify femininity. I would love to be able to reach that level of perfection,
although I do not really have the budget to do so. I’m just trying to get as close as
possible with the means I have at my disposal. Still a long way to go!
For the little features I will produce and direct in the future, directors like Fred
Lincoln, Henri Pachard are my inspiration. Simple scripts, directly to the point,
great sex, sometimes funny (sex doesn’t have to be so serious) and always very
professional.
I would love to do some “Greg Dark,” but again, I don’t have the budget—and
then there is only one Greg Dark with his crazy ideas!!
I have learned a lot by observing Cameron Grant, especially when it comes to
lights. More intimate scenes. Shooting in the dark is something I want to do more.
Again, it requires budget and qualifications I do not have yet.
And last but not least, Nic Cramer: I love his porn remakes of real movies. Wish
I could shoot those in the future when I have sufficient funds. I would love to co-
direct a movie with him one day.
For sales inquiries on Rebecca Lord Productions DVDs, call Howard Levine at
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For information on Bear Manor, which will be publishing Lord’s book in the fall,
go to BearManorBear.com. Follow Lord on Twitter: @rebeccalords
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