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“There’s something really cool in just stripping
everything down. A lot of people bitch about all of the
nonsense of porn. ”
At press time, shoots for Bellesa
House were scheduled to begin until
the end of January, after the AVN
Show. There are still some potential
kinks to iron out, particularly in how
to navigate what will and won’t
happen during a given scene: “the
yeses and nos.” St. James and her
team are still talking about how to
handle such discussions. “Do they
communicate it on camera, which
would be really fucking cool? …
Then we’re seeing it in action, and
people don’t usually see that,” she
says. But she also doesn’t want to do
anything that feels too clinical: “The
beauty of this is that it’s so organic.”
She explains that she will most likely
work more directly with the female
performers and Adams and Alff
will deal with the men. “We will be
discussing privately with them when
they get to set if there’s anything we
need to be aware of, like a ‘no.’ And
going over the parameters.”
Asked if she’s had much response
from real-life couples looking to work
together, St. James confirms that
many did reach out to her. “I had one
today where they said they had such
intense sex off camera, but then
when they get on set it’s very stylistic.
… They said, ‘We want everyone to
see in 4k how magical this can be
between us.’ … I have high hopes.
But it’s going to be interesting and
it’s going to be a learning curve for
everyone involved.”
Though the scenes won’t be
scripted, this inveterate talespinner
admits that she will be drawn to
interesting backstories between the
performers she chooses to shoot.
“Everyone can say, ‘This person’s
hot,’ and we’re more than happy
to shoot that. Of course. But if
somebody has a really captivating,
interesting story of why, of course
I’m going to give precedence to that
person because that’s what people
want to see—and I think there’s more
magic if there’s a story behind it.”
But the bottom line will be making
sexual connections. “There’s something
really cool in just stripping
everything down. A lot of people bitch
about all of the nonsense of porn,”
St. James reflects. The point is to get
away from the campy dialogue and
the choreographed acrobatics,. “Two
people fucking, which is really what
our business is. Obviously, there are
many people elevating the game, but
maybe it’s time that we see a return
to something that brings a level of
control back to the performer, where
… nobody’s ordering them around
and telling them what to do, and they
can just have a really great time. And
if this feels like a day off to them and
they’re still getting a paycheck, then
we’ve succeeded.”
Interested performers can email
bellesahouse@gmail.com and state
which performer they want to work
with—and why.
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