Very interesting stuff in the latest Your Scene flyer that
doubtless many of u have got/will soon receive.
To everyone else......
They're scaling down their operation due to increased competition
Added to that, "we've also found it increasingly hard to locate
suitable material as a lot of the videos issued recently,
featuring British girls, have been absolutely dire -this is
not surprising considering that most of them are produced &
directed by ex-performers" (ouch !)
Even Uncle Ben gets sniped as "samey" -"first it was the dialogue
and scenarios.....but now even the girls,with their tattoo's
& body jewellery,are indistingushable."
"A sad comment but, in our opinion, the best British videos
were issued 10 yrs ago,the Hard Cut series"
Hmmm....
Your Scene
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Officer Dibble
Re: Your Scene
I haven't seen the 'Your Scene' flyer but this is precisely what Officer Dibble and his acolytes are always bangin' on about, but I've noticed that a number of forumites cannot seem to comprehend what we have been trying to say - we might as well have been talking Martian! I can almost imagine the bemused look on their faces and the seagulls flying round inside their heads as we try to enlighten them. Well, now things are coming home to roost and it has implications for that great HCC tradition "Celebrity Shags" - there hasn't been any decent girls in British shag movies for the past five years that you could stretch the term "Celebrity" for. I couldn't make a shag movie now and sell it on the strength of a current perfomer in the lead role. It would be met with a tidal wave of indifference. I could say "Hey, it's got ***** ***** in" (don't draw any inferences from the number of asterixes - it just means any current performer) and punters would go "Er, so what? Who' she? Have you anything with Louise Hodges, Charmeine Sinclair, Stacy Owen, Misty McCain in, etc, etc.
I concur with Your Scene that most modern porno is "dire" and you well know my feelings on the tat look. Some of my colleagues would have something far stronger to say than "samey" about Uncle Ben's work - though as fellow businessmen we do take our cap of to his success. A few weeks ago Ben was bemoaning the decline in sales of video erotica, I thought it ironic at the time that it was the proliferation of his product and style that is, a least, part of the problem.
I also agree that some the best Brit-shag movies were made pre-95.
Happily, unlike Your Scene, Officer Dibble and his cushty crew are not ready to throw the towel in just yet (thought it had crossed my mind in some of the darkest hours) and we will continue to strive to lead porno fans, models and producers back along the path of righteousness.
Officer Dibble - here endeth the lesson.
I concur with Your Scene that most modern porno is "dire" and you well know my feelings on the tat look. Some of my colleagues would have something far stronger to say than "samey" about Uncle Ben's work - though as fellow businessmen we do take our cap of to his success. A few weeks ago Ben was bemoaning the decline in sales of video erotica, I thought it ironic at the time that it was the proliferation of his product and style that is, a least, part of the problem.
I also agree that some the best Brit-shag movies were made pre-95.
Happily, unlike Your Scene, Officer Dibble and his cushty crew are not ready to throw the towel in just yet (thought it had crossed my mind in some of the darkest hours) and we will continue to strive to lead porno fans, models and producers back along the path of righteousness.
Officer Dibble - here endeth the lesson.
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Wendy
Re: Your Scene
If people are that p*ssed off with British porn why not emigrate?
If people who contribute to the forum think British girls are talent-less, worthless and ugly what the hell are you doing on the BGAFD?
If there haven?t been any ?celebrity? girls in British porn lately that?s because of the constant quest for ?fresh meat? or because after they?ve sampled the management skills of some people in the ?Biz? they?d sooner go back to bed. Besides if they are celebrities it?s because of some marketing ploy and infantile obsession with will she/ won?t she or has she/hasn?t she.
Seems to me the girls get all the blame yet when we try to something different nameless and pompous individuals poor on nothing but scorn, pat you on the head and tell you to go away girlie.
Humph!
I?m doing something I think is worthwhile and I think my new productions are good. You?ll all be able to judge for yourselves soon.
Wendy XXX
PS. Another thread asked which girl was best at this and that. Ask the porn studs. They?ll tell you.
If people who contribute to the forum think British girls are talent-less, worthless and ugly what the hell are you doing on the BGAFD?
If there haven?t been any ?celebrity? girls in British porn lately that?s because of the constant quest for ?fresh meat? or because after they?ve sampled the management skills of some people in the ?Biz? they?d sooner go back to bed. Besides if they are celebrities it?s because of some marketing ploy and infantile obsession with will she/ won?t she or has she/hasn?t she.
Seems to me the girls get all the blame yet when we try to something different nameless and pompous individuals poor on nothing but scorn, pat you on the head and tell you to go away girlie.
Humph!
I?m doing something I think is worthwhile and I think my new productions are good. You?ll all be able to judge for yourselves soon.
Wendy XXX
PS. Another thread asked which girl was best at this and that. Ask the porn studs. They?ll tell you.
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Officer Dibble
Re: Your Scene
Emigrate? Where to? The American scene is even less appealing and I never had much of a taste for heavy duty German stuff.
Regarding the quest for "fresh meat" - Personally I never had much of a taste for that, always preferred the 'prime cuts.'
Look forward to seeing your movies and if they are good I'll be one of the first to sing their praises. Though the word "good" is far to subjective in this instance - it would be more accurate to say "I'll definitely sing their praises if I like them." I don?t know how much your were personally involved in their production but it will be intriguing to see if, or how, they differ from those conceived of and produced by men.
Officer Dibble.
Regarding the quest for "fresh meat" - Personally I never had much of a taste for that, always preferred the 'prime cuts.'
Look forward to seeing your movies and if they are good I'll be one of the first to sing their praises. Though the word "good" is far to subjective in this instance - it would be more accurate to say "I'll definitely sing their praises if I like them." I don?t know how much your were personally involved in their production but it will be intriguing to see if, or how, they differ from those conceived of and produced by men.
Officer Dibble.
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Wendy
Re: Your Scene
There you go again......I said they were mine and I was therefore involved in their production from making bookings, being in them, directing them and marketing them. Surprising for a model huh? 50/50 stake in a Production Company!
One question though. I'm puzzled as to why you think you and your crew are the people 'to lead porno fans, models and producers back along the path of righteousness'. If it's intended as a joke I'm not laughing but if you genuinely believe it your ego must be huge!
Wendy XXX
One question though. I'm puzzled as to why you think you and your crew are the people 'to lead porno fans, models and producers back along the path of righteousness'. If it's intended as a joke I'm not laughing but if you genuinely believe it your ego must be huge!
Wendy XXX
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alec
Re: Your Scene
I haven't seen the flyer yet, but a point about the 'increased competition' -
The sort of thing Your Scene might offer (among other things) was two American Golden Age classics on one tape for ?25. You can get Caballero DVDs of such titles from Five Star DVD for $7.95 each. Shipping by Global Priority Letter for two DVDs in one package (with artwork, without boxes) $8. That is the cost of the DVDs is less in dollars than the cost of poor-ish quality tapes is in pounds. Cost of boxes 40-odd pence each if you buy 50 at a time. Unless you are talking about an uncut version of a classic which VCA has cut for the DVD release, e.g. The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, there's no comparison.
Your Scene have been selling copies of Dick Nasty tapes for several years! This sudden acquisition of taste has the air of rationalisation about it, at least partly.
The sort of thing Your Scene might offer (among other things) was two American Golden Age classics on one tape for ?25. You can get Caballero DVDs of such titles from Five Star DVD for $7.95 each. Shipping by Global Priority Letter for two DVDs in one package (with artwork, without boxes) $8. That is the cost of the DVDs is less in dollars than the cost of poor-ish quality tapes is in pounds. Cost of boxes 40-odd pence each if you buy 50 at a time. Unless you are talking about an uncut version of a classic which VCA has cut for the DVD release, e.g. The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, there's no comparison.
Your Scene have been selling copies of Dick Nasty tapes for several years! This sudden acquisition of taste has the air of rationalisation about it, at least partly.
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Crimpo
Re: Your Scene
Must have seagulls in my head Officer but I just don't agree with you! I think there is plenty of dire porn out there but some damn good vids too - and was it not always so. Just for instance 'our Wendy' made a recent sequence which I rate among the best porn I've ever seen (from whatever country!)
But I look forward to seeing the Dibble way of porn - I'll keep my mind open on it if the seagulls will let me.
But I look forward to seeing the Dibble way of porn - I'll keep my mind open on it if the seagulls will let me.
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Bayleaf
Re: Your Scene
I have received the flyer and speak as a Your Scence customer of 10 years standing.
I think the rot set in at YS when they stopped accepting cheques. No website and no credit cards means that every order requires a visit to the post office. Any business that relies on visits to your local PO is doomed (in my professional opinion). A substantial part of my Brit collection was bought from YS but I haven't ordered anything since they stopped taking cheques.
I, too, suspect a fair amount of post-rationalisation. They do still have a couple of titles on my wish list so I might give them an order before their end of the month deadline and medium-term demise.
I think the rot set in at YS when they stopped accepting cheques. No website and no credit cards means that every order requires a visit to the post office. Any business that relies on visits to your local PO is doomed (in my professional opinion). A substantial part of my Brit collection was bought from YS but I haven't ordered anything since they stopped taking cheques.
I, too, suspect a fair amount of post-rationalisation. They do still have a couple of titles on my wish list so I might give them an order before their end of the month deadline and medium-term demise.
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marcusallen
Re: Your Scene
It must also be considered that YS are basically pirates and I'm quite surprised that they have popped up over the parapets again. Their comments (I've not seen the flyer) seem to indicate that they have no material to offer, apart from the old hackneyed stuff they want to churn out again and again. To their minds, slagging-off fresh material which is inaccessible to them seems like a great marketing ploy.
I totally disagree that there is nothing fresh.
Bare in mind that there are only so many variations on a theme, including sex.
I totally disagree that there is nothing fresh.
Bare in mind that there are only so many variations on a theme, including sex.
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Officer Dibble
Re: Your Scene
Alec's quite right about the financial realities and I guess it is the main reason a lot of the old video suppliers are shutting up shop. On the question of taste and principles - this sometimes has to take a back seat to commercial expediency (quite often in the Officer's case, upstanding chap that he is) but when your ship is going down (like YS's) I guess there's nothing to lose by firing off that nuclear broadside and saying what you really think of the situation.
Officer Dibble on the other hand says what he thinks any day of the week, maybe because his fleet is sitting pretty high in the water at the moment - much to the surprise of becalmed industry colleagues. Guess it must be his porno savvy.
Officer Dibble.
P.S. Attention Your Scene customers! Don't get left high and dry! Don't get left on that porno desert island in the dubious company of Man Friday. Don't lose out! Sign up now with Officer Dibble's Senior Service at the above address. We promise regular video rations of oldfashioned girls, strumpets and wenches!
Officer Dibble on the other hand says what he thinks any day of the week, maybe because his fleet is sitting pretty high in the water at the moment - much to the surprise of becalmed industry colleagues. Guess it must be his porno savvy.
Officer Dibble.
P.S. Attention Your Scene customers! Don't get left high and dry! Don't get left on that porno desert island in the dubious company of Man Friday. Don't lose out! Sign up now with Officer Dibble's Senior Service at the above address. We promise regular video rations of oldfashioned girls, strumpets and wenches!