challenging myths about porn

skinflicks:the inside story of the x-rated video This is a revealing analysis of porn by someone who has been involved in the adult industry for years as a film maker. The author challenges some of the myths about porn such the perception that women are regularly forced to perform in porn movies by their agents or managers. He wonders why directors should recruit the unwilling when there are so many women who are eager to go into porn.He states that before the video revolution, the most beautiful photo models shunned hardcore pictures. They only stripped for Playboy or Penthouse, publications respectable enough to use as stepping stones to promote their stage, screen and modeling careers. But by the late 1980s this changed. He attributes this change to the money that could be made by adult performers in video. In the film era, stars were lucky to land a dozen porn roles annually. However, the huge volume of video shoots gaves actresses a chance to work steadily, and the speed of bringing videos from set to market make new women stars within months. It is well researched and illustrated with photographs.