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“It’s like an element of us getting closer and closer, over the course of the movie.
We do a sex scene together but it’s more platonic, and they’re focusing more on that
aspect,” White described of Lotta and Ambrose’s character. “I think it’s more real.
I think that’s kind of how we are. When we’re not on set, we’re not sexual like that
anymore, so, it touches on that, which I find pretty cool. I think it definitely showcases
[the relationships] pretty well, and I like that part of it.”
She and Gamble have known each other since she started in the industry 17
years ago. They bonded over a shared background in theater arts. “He’s a very
good director. I’m really proud of him. He’s super passionate about it, and he’s a fun
performer, too. Great to watch.”
“Jennifer has just been an incredible addition,” Gamble said. “I’m so excited to
have her play this role—the arc of this character who’s basically a woman in the
industry who’s got it all. She’s the top of her craft and she’s just unhappy, and it’s
just, it’s not enough. It’s just not enough. It’s finally at that point in her career where
there are other girls like Blake’s character who comes in the industry. She likes Blake,
[who’s] going to be the next her.”
Blake Blossom, who was the lead in Wicked’s featurette Iris, plays Paris, the up-
and-coming ingénue in Once Upon a Time in the Valley.
“I definitely think me and Seth, we both view acting as a very integral part of porn
because, I mean, granted, you can have someone who’s really sexy and do a sexy
tease. But, most people who watch porn, they kind of need some lead-up to the
story, per se, or they need to know who’s who. So, to have that story element there is
really, really, really important,” she explained.
“You know, in the age of content, I think it’s kind of like junk food. It’s not like the
fine delicacy that we’re making here,” Blossom added.
In the Hollywood Hills on a chilly evening, they’re making movies. White had been
on-set since 11:30 a.m. and still had to perform an outdoor sex scene in 60-degree
weather. A stack of Lucifer’s Pizza boxes was piled on the kitchen counter with
enough pizza for 20-odd cast and crew. Production manager Marc Star processed
paperwork at the dining room table. Laughter could be heard from the spare
bedroom where the make-up artist is set up, and performers sprawled on couches
checked their phones in the break between scenes.
There are, perhaps, more women in roles behind the camera than there would
have been in the ‘90s. Gamble’s production partner, cinematographer Siren
Obscura, came to adult from the influencer world where she produced content for
social media, eventually finding herself on the all-girl production team for adult star
and influencer, Riley Reid.
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