You already posted that #726
I think that we may have seen all the b/g that Natasha wants to do.
"Natasha Marley, for example, does 12 scenes and that's it; she's done. That's her thing; that's what she wants to do, and it keeps the movies fresh"
From here
http://business.avn.com/articles/video/AEE-2011-Thursday-Wrap-Up-421516.html
Paul Chaplin (owner of Bluebird) quote from that article:
"Acting is kind of an extension of my personal life, because most of the girls I work with, we have an off-screen relationship of some kind, so it's a continuation of something that's off-camera on screen," he said. "I find it gives the girl's performance a comfort zone they don't normally have. One of the things I get quite a lot, one of the things I'm encouraging, particularly for the UK stars, is to try experimenting, working with other guys, Americans, and they always say, 'I can't; they're too big! But you're okay, Paul.' Which is a little sad... but it does mean I get more anal."
Now, am I really jealous or is this guy a TOTAL sleezeball??
So to translate that from bs speak it basically didn't go well for her, she was deluded by others with prospects of success, she didn't like it, she finally realized whom she was screwing and couldn't stop vomiting at the thought, and realized it's not worth the money she gets. Does anybody else think that's about right?
He's not just a sleezeball he's a complete joke also. He doesn't perform well. He doesn't look good. He doesn't act well. The women he's with would probably rather be with somebody else. He doesn't belong in his own movies and doesn't know when not to mix business with pleasure. All that ruins the scenes of the women he's with who would otherwise be near the top or fantastic considering some of the women he has working for him. He's basically rich and that's about it. It seems the company he has was set up partially so he can engage in de facto legalized prostitution with women he doesn't belong with to put it on camera for his ego. From my point of view I have ethical concerns about a lot of it.
Bluebirds have to be one of the most double speaking, least transparent, truth evading, porn companies I can think of and considering the industry that's saying something. They could give most politicians lessons on it. Often they just don't respond to criticism or censor it when they can. From what I understand from the complaints of others trying to interacting with them, let alone getting clear strait answers from them, is like pulling teeth.
They also don't know what they are doing business wise. They don't promote things in a logical effective way. They can't get things out on time and are always late. They can't figure out an effective payment method that people like. The can't figure out an effective distribution network. They can’t figure their websites out because of the above. Often they will just get too cute with gimmicky things business wise. I don’t know if those are all directly his fault, but as his company the buck stops with him. Those points go double for U.S. fans of the women that work for him. They have problems looking at things from the point of view of their customers. Their bold plans with U.K. babeshow stuff (Which admittedly I don't give a crap about.) have fallen flat. Like I said somewhere else on this forum about him Chaplin is the emperor without clothes (in the conventional sense of that term and not some weird porn sense). I don't know if he just doesn't care or if the people around him and him are deluded enough to think his company and him are great or something. I also said some other time that they act like well funded amateurs and I still hold to that statement also.
There are a lot of slimbags in porn, but the ones that don't understand that people don't like them can be some of the worse. The ones that don't even operate their business well even worse still. About all that can be said for him is that there are a lot of people in the business that are a lot worse (which isn‘t saying much), and if nothing else at least he pays very well. Oh and to put the cherry on top did I mention he's a lawyer (or used to be),...and seems proud of it. Even worse from what I have heard he worked at making rich clients get out of and evading paying as much of their taxes as possible.
What’s sad is that if he ever got off his ego trip, started doing things more professionally, started getting people around him that knew what they are doing, got himself out of his own movies, and had his employees start being transparent and being honest with the fans and listening to them, there is actually great potential with his company because some of his ideas haven’t been that bad. There is a place for a porn production line that pays way over the top dollar to get the very best women out there, maybe some that wouldn’t even begin to consider doing hardcore otherwise. There is a place for a studio that has great value in technical production and entertainment value instead of the garbage that porn has been putting out for over the last decade now. It’s just too bad all the bad aspects bring down any of the good ideas that could have come about. If they ever got their act together Bluebird could actually be great.
Theres no good close-ups in filming with this bluebird company. Wheres the asshole up close? Its fuckin non existant. Surely the girls cant be standing over Paul & telling him to keep the shots at bay,no zoom shots ect..