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Agent 69
How many days was principal photography and where did
you shoot? How many cameras?
We shot a total of eight days on this. Half of those were dialogue
and establishing shots. Most scenes were shot with three cameras.
We have two cameras moving and getting coverage and then one wide
camera getting a lockdown shot we can always cut to for safety. I
operate the A camera and my brother Jeff runs B camera. Ironically, he
gets a lot of the more artistic shots.
What were some of the biggest challenges during
production?
The biggest challenge we had shooting this was getting the sex
scenes shot because they mostly take place at night. Due to the
popularity of these stars they all had work the next morning each day.
We had to shoot midday in sets that we could black out and make
look like nighttime. That added a lot of work and logistics. We also
had a yacht scene we had to change last minute because the weather
made it unsafe to go out. That scene became the ’50s house shoot day
and required a quick rewrite. Post production took about six weeks. It
was a massive process to edit down three cameras from eight days of
shoots—all in 4K no less. The amount of data was staggering! There
is also something like 18 pieces of music in the film. Audio was a lot
of work.
Which factors made you select these performers for your
lead roles—Eva, Mick, Elsa, Honey, etc.?
I knew the characters in this film were as important to the look
and feel as the locations and the cinematography were. … [Eva] was
physically perfect for the lead agent and I have always felt she is both
stunning and she is also an alpha type. I just knew she could handle
it. Elsa was my next cast choice. I had never shot her prior to this film
or even met her. From reviewing her other work I could tell instantly
how adorable she was and that she’s very cute and sweet. I knew that
if we could cast her against type and make it work everyone would
love it. Her agent Mark [Schechter from ATMLA] assured me she had
the acting ability and he was right. We made her a dark, evil hacker
and she had so much fun with it. Mick was easy to choose because he
is a great performer and he really looks like a secret agent. With the
wardrobe we selected for him and Elsa, they really came to life. Honey
Gold and Alex Harper had just signed with [Mark] Spiegler when we
cast them and with Honey’s exotic looks and Alex’s classic looks they
rounded out the cast perfectly. [Ed. note: Gold is now with OC Modeling.]
What was shooting the sex scenes like in this film?
For the sex scenes I wanted them to be dark and moody and
mysterious. The one exception to this is the girl/girl between Eva
Lovia and Alex Harper. We shot that in a super cool ’50s time capsule
house where one of the walls was all glass and we got amazing
sunlight. It’s soft and beautiful. There was a ton of chemistry on set
and I think that really comes through. All the action is really hot and
we got some great footage of these sexy people.
Did anything surprise you about the production?
It was really incredible that all these talented actors came together
and really put in the extra effort on this film. I was surprised how
casual and relaxed our sets were with so much at stake. I think
everyone knew what we were shooting was unique and appreciated
the artistic elements. On a personal note I am surprised how relaxed
and calm I was on set as well.
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What was the most rewarding part of shooting this film?
When you are a writer/director you build the whole movie in your
head first. You picture all the shots, the locations, the models. In
the end this film came very close to what I had envisioned from the
beginning and very similar to what I pitched to Adam & Eve. Seeing
it all come together in real life as a complete film is very rewarding. In
addition to that, seeing the reactions from all the cast as they saw the
trailer for the first time was pretty incredible, too.
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Corrupted by an Angel
The plot of Corrupted By An Angel revolves around Sandy (Riley Nixon), a college student who’s
less than thrilled with attending classes and writing papers, but one day, as she’s heading for her
car to drive to school, she meets Joanna, who’s putting flyers advertising a free show of her band,
The Fuckfaces, on windshields. Sandy crumples the flyer, which draws Joanna’s ire—but it’s the
beginning of a true (but odd) friendship.
“Sandy’s a good girl, I would say,” Riley told AVN, “but she meets Miss Joanna, who kind of
corrupts her sexually and just makes her want to be more adventurous. She ends up leaving in
the end and breaking my heart, but I’m better because of it.”
“The funny thing about this movie, most of the movies I’ve written have had a male lead or
a few male leads, and this is really all female leads; most of the guys in this movie basically just
walk in and have sex; they don’t have that many lines, so it’s very like a girl-power movie,” Joanna
noted. “I’ve never written a movie that had all girls in the lead roles, and it’s been really beautiful.”
And there’s no shortage of sex scenes along the way. For example, Joanna has a girl/girl
scene with Ryan Keely, who plays Riley’s mother, and Riley herself gets anally double-teamed
by Joanna and Small Hands, plus a boy/girl encounter with her cinema professor Tommy Gunn.
Joanna also gets anally pleasured by bandmate Will Havoc, and Pets Gina Valentina and Jenna
Sativa enjoy each other as well.
And speaking of bandmates …
“There’s going to be music,” Joanna assured. “My lovely husband, Small Hands, is a great
musician and a great songwriter, and together—and by ‘together,’ I mean he did 90 percent of
the work and I did like five percent of it—we wrote a song, and I actually did sing the song you
will hear in the movie.”
As we were preparing to leave the set at 9:30 on a Friday night, the crew was readying the
marble-floored stage in the studio where the band would soon by playing, and at least two dozen
extras were milling outside, several of them BurningAngel girls, waiting for their evening’s
entertainment—and we’re guessing they weren’t disappointed.
We certainly weren’t!
Corrupted by an Angel is set to release in late September.
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Jessica Drake Is Wicked
around, and Jessica herself starts out in a lacy top, a lace veil covering her mouth and nose, and a
sculpted tiara, while Aubrey gets a leather bustier, bra and choker, plus a frilly black gauze skirt.
“I’ve done some leather costuming for Grooby, and more latex for Kink, but nothing too
leathery,” Aubrey remarked, “so I’m really excited to get out of my comfort zone sometimes and
try something new, so I’m very excited.”
Similarly, Domino’s upper body, from crotch to neck, is leather-covered, except for the mesh
that covers her tits but hides nothing, and Venus is similarly all in black, including a black
leather bra—all of which contrasts nicely with the white couch upon which all the sexual action
takes place. The overall effect is of a minimal movie set, since the only props are three klieg
lights spread out behind the performers. (Well, and eventually the dildos...)
The scene itself begins as a sort of group grope, with everyone’s tits coming out early for
others to play with, even as Jessica and Aubrey share a deep kiss. In short order, all three t-gals
get a taste of Jessica’s labia, and those who aren’t licking are fondling each other and playing
with their own dicks—or any other one that’s close by. There’s no point trying to do a play-by-
play of the sex, since the scene more resembles an orgy than anything else, but one thing’s for
sure: Everyone managed to have a good time.
Or as Domino described it, “It’s a little S&M, a little bit witchcraft, a little bit like we could
all be from The Matrix or a coven or something. I knew it was going to be elaborate, but not this
elaborate; like this is very high fashion. I love it.”
“When Jessica described to me what the scene was going to be like,” Venus added, “I thought
it was potentially an opportunity to be able to showcase a different side of trans sex and to be
able to have a level of in-depth artistry, and stray away from the gonzo aspect and keep it more
feature-oriented, which is definitely Wicked’s kind of go-to and I’m kind of in love with that. It’s
like a music video here.”
After it was all over, we couldn’t help but ask Jessica what she thought of the laws being
passed in some states that would require her co-stars, if they needed to pee, to use the men’s
room.
“That’d be nuts,” Jessica opined, “but what I’ve come to learn is that some people just don’t
grasp the whole concept of transgender people. People have been using restrooms with trans
people their entire lives and they don’t know it, so I think it’s really time to shine a light on
this. We were having a talk on set a few days ago about that and some other things because this
whole movie has been such an experience and I feel really free to talk about my sexuality with
even more people now.”
Not only that, but come September 20, viewers worldwide will be able to see Jessica put her
sexuality into action in ways they’ve never seen before.