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“It’s been really interesting being able to curate my own style of directing.”
Avery Black brings a simple, straightforward philosophy into her VR shooting days.
“One of my main goals is to make the VR experience as authentic and natural as possible,” Black says.
That premise continues to serve Black well as she begins to come into her own as the first VR director for Adult Time. The heavyweight platform tapped her to pilot Up Close VR—the companion to Adult Time’s ongoing Up Close series, ushering in a new phase of her career.
Avery continues to draw upon her years of experience as a performer and cam girl in the venture that has become a welcome challenge and learning experience.
The native of Oakland, Calif., admits it isn’t easy to keep that natural flow going given the logistics of VR—but so far, so good.
“They can be very sterile and long days because there is a lot of setup for each position, but with the freedom Adult Time has given me to direct I’ve been able to develop my own way of shooting,” Black tells AVN.
“Lately, I’ve been trying to shoot as much of a gonzo experience as you can when it comes to shooting VR. So it’s less setup for every single position and more of letting the female talent give the viewer an authentic experience of what it’s like for them to be having sex with the actual performer.”
Black at press time was getting ready to shoot Adult Time brand ambassadors Leana Lovings and Isiah Maxwell for Up Close VR, which follows the same unscripted narrative as the original series.
The Spiegler Girl has amassed more than 270 credits since her mainstream porn debut in 2019. Now as a director Black tells AVN she would never ask someone to do something on her set that she wouldn’t do herself.
“I like to give them the opportunity to show off their talent,” Avery says. “I’m never going to force you to do anything you don’t want to do or that I wouldn’t do or it would show in the actual scene that this isn’t who they are and how they perform.
“My main goal as a VR director is to showcase the talent of the performer and their actual personality.”
She pointed to guidance from AVN Hall of Fame producer/director Tristan Seagal, who is one of the most prolific VR shooters in the world, as something that has been instrumental to her growth.
“It’s cool because obviously I’ve had a lot of great mentorship from Tristan and a lot of experience from other directors and seeing the way they direct and I’ve taken little bits from what they like from their sets and implemented them on my set with my flavor of directing,” she explains.
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