Ms Naughty looks at porn for women, feminism and sex in general
Last Wednesday (11th April) I attended Tristan Taormino’s presentation at Pleasure Salon Melbourne where she talked about her life and experiences as a feminist pornographer. The event was amazingly well attended, with around 140 people packing into a sumptuous ex-nightclub in Brunswick. I was thrilled to catch up with old porny friends and to meet new ones as well. The vibe was very friendly, relaxed and rather excitable. It felt Read More …
The nominations for the 2012 Feminist Porn Awards have been announced and I’m pleased to say that my new feature The Thought Of Her has been nominated. I’m in good company. Well-known directors like Erika Lust, Petra Joy, Tristan Taormino, Courtney Trouble and Nica Noelle appear in the list along with a large number of new names. I think I’m going to have to do some research and find out Read More …
My friend Petra Joy has announced the launch of the 2012 Petra Joy Awards. This is a short film competition that seeks to encourage new female directors who are exploring themes of sex and sexuality in film. This year’s theme is “Female Fantasies”. Directors can submit any kind of film – erotica, animation or documentary for example – that feature female fantasies in an innovative, creative and artistic way. The Read More …
Yesterday I happily mailed off four copies of my new film The Thought Of Her to the Feminist Porn Awards. I’ve spent the last month editing and finalising this, my first long-form erotic film. It’s an extension of the idea behind the short film of the same name – erotic images of male masturbation combined with a sexy voiceover. The tame preview, above, gives an idea of what the film Read More …
Is porn better with or without music? It can add an emotional or dramatic element to a scene but it can also be distracting. There’s a long history of adult films featuring what we now know as “porno music”, sometimes known as “boom chicka wow wow”. Read More …
Just before Christmas I finished my latest short film I.M. In Love and hurriedly submitted it to the Cinekink film festival in New York. Then I went on holiday. I’m pleased to say that the film has been selected to screen at Cinekink during the “Coupling” Program on 10th February 2012. And since this has happened I had to get off my butt and edit together a little trailer for Read More …
As a writer and editor of erotic fiction, I’m a big fan of sexy stories. Written erotica is at its best when it has the freedom to build characters, emotions and motivation before the inevitable sex scene, allowing the reader’s imagination to colour the scenario with fabulous detail. Alas, the same can rarely be said for porn films. If the creators bother with any kind of plot, it’s often arbitrary Read More …
OK, it’s done. This is my mini documentary about this year’s Berlin Porn Film Festival. Most of it was shot on a Sony Cybershot HX9V – a pocket camera that takes rather good HD video but not so good sound. I actually bought it at the airport on my way to Germany. And thank goodness I did. Our large video camera ended up being damaged, possibly dropped when in luggage Read More …
I did a bit of surfing and found a number of short films online that were featured at the Berlin Porn Film Festival. Rosamour This amazing little film features only the bellies of two male dancers. It’s not digitally enhanced, though it looks like it in places. It’s bursting with erotic sensibility without showing any “rude bits”. I met the two guys who made it and they were gorgeous. This Read More …
I’m home again, jetlagged but also bursting with inspiration and motivation after my visit to this year’s Berlin Porn Film Festival. All up I may have spent about six days travelling to and from Berlin but it was totally worth the time, effort and money just to be there and be surrounded by so many fascinating ideas and creativity. And, of course, I got to meet some wonderful people and Read More …
It’s a bit much really. Just weeks after coming home from a holiday in France I’m about to fly back to Europe to attend the Berlin Porn Film Festival. It’s costing me way too much money and I’m not looking forward to another 23 hours on a plane but I felt like I’d be missing an important opportunity if I didn’t go. My short film The Thought Of Her is Read More …
The Thought Of Her – Trailer from Louise Lush on Vimeo. A month ago I made a new short film. It’s a male-masturbation video called “The Thought Of Her” and it features the gorgeous Adam. I tried to go beyond the standard jerk off video and include something of the mental processes involved in self-pleasure. I did this via a monologue, detailing what might go through a man’s mind as Read More …
I have had my first video removed from Youtube. It’s a trailer for “That’s What I Like” that I edited so it was incredibly tame (see above). Essentially it consists of shots of Mia talking about sex alternating with images of her kissing Andy. The closest the video comes to nudity is bare shoulders. And you can see that they are on a bed. Apparently that’s far too rude for Read More …
Petra Joy has spent over a year working on her latest erotic film, The Female Voyeur. She encountered huge difficulties in getting it made and ended up in hospital halfway through. Thankfully, though, it’s finally ready for release. She’s put the trailer for it here. I downloaded it and took a few screenshots. The whole thing looks visually amazing and the fantasies on offer are very different from the usual Read More …
A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed (in my Louise Lush filmmaking persona) by Alyssa McDonald and the end result was published today in the SMH: Feminist Porn Faces Hardcore Critics. I had a decent chat with Alyssa and showed her my film which she enjoyed. I think the end result isn’t too bad, although I wish she’d included some of the other things I’d said. I also have Read More …