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‘This is a full-on
cinema line’
“We’re very proud that we’ve been able to
combine both. Usually you have very stylized
imagery, but the sex is lacking or you have very
strong sex but the imagery is not so stylized.”
The French filmmaker points to Mike Miller,
one of the founders of Vixen Media Group and
the executive producer of Slayed, for having the
inspiration for the site that was several months
in the making and launched in August featuring
scenes with a parade of the top performers in the
industry.
“The vision for the site I have to give credit to
Mike Miller, who came up with the concept. And
of course he gave me total freedom after that.
Mike Miller is the creator of the site,” Sky says.
“And we have girls who are just incredible, just
another level.”
Sky, who has directed every scene except for
the first few that were captured by Chef, says
there is no dialogue on Slayed but the idea was
“to come up with a more extreme visual—like a
borderline music video.”
“An extremely visual concept and very hardcore
sex,” he continues. “I wanted to push it a little
further.”
Sky explains he is utilizing “macro cinematography
that’s never been done at that level” for Slayed.
“By macro cinematography I mean we do
extreme close-ups,” he says. “... It’s almost shot
like a commercial.”
The director adds, “This is a full-on cinema
line. This is not a video product, this is a cinema
product. When you step on set, you feel you’re
on a real motion picture movie—or like you’re
stepping onto a music video set or a high-end
TV series.”