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Bree Mills & Adult Time raised the stakes—and the level of innovation—for the Up Close series when they introduced “Choose Your Angle” in February.
The technology powering the series gives fans of adult entertainment the rare opportunity to edit their experience while they’re watching.
“The key differentiator for ‘Choose Your Angle’ is the enhanced video player we developed at Adult Time,” says Mills, the chief creative officer at Adult Time who has directed the initial episodes. “As far as I know, we are one of the only platforms, if not the only one, that allows viewers to toggle between four unique angles in real-time while watching a sex scene.
“Unlike other interactive content that focuses on allowing viewers to choose different story branches, we aimed to address a common piece of feedback from our subscribers: the desire to see more or less of a specific angle during a scene. Now, viewers can essentially play editor in real-time, selecting their preferred angle as they watch.”
The popular performer and close Adult Time collaborator, Codi Vore, starred in the first edition of “Choose Your Angle.”
She teased the camera with a naughty striptease before veteran stud Codey Steele entered the room.
“Each position had to be blocked out beforehand with four unique camera angles that each captured something special but didn’t see any of the other cameras,” Vore tells AVN. “It took some extra effort from the crew to make that happen, and I think the final result with the interactive online interface made it a groundbreaking pornographic experience!”
Mills likens the challenges of shooting “Choose Your Angle” scenes to what camera crews must do in order to capture sporting events.
“I would compare this type of production to filming live sports,” she explains. “As the director, my job was to coordinate four camera operators in real-time, ensuring each maintained a unique and interesting angle without interfering with each other’s shots or diminishing the performers’ energy.
“We filmed our first two pilot episodes in a single 12-hour day, during which I feel we developed an effective approach for this type of filming.
“However, it was the most personally exhausting experience of my career as a director. Hats off to sports broadcasters!”
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