}& U' G( t4 \制片人说,这对雇员没有任何好处,只会迫使制片公司搬到海外、或者转移到地下去拍片。观众想看的,就一定能看得到。+ |, I. M, c7 Q( d
; P6 k: ?7 s. M; B9 D* F宝碧也有同感。事实上,这也正是她开始脱衣服、准备开拍性爱场面之前说的告别词。: |& o. Z y; H9 p5 h. ~1 @' e
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我想,我看的已经够多了。我悄悄地离开拍摄现场,重新回到淅淅沥沥的小雨中…….7 n- O$ Y$ O" g3 V: R
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Californian porn industry's 'perfect storm' of troubles . i( b) K" X3 @, h, C$ m0 n % @6 n0 y+ l" d8 i Y% JCalifornia's adult movie business is under pressure - internet piracy and the economic downturn have slashed revenues, while state regulators seem set to win their long battle to make actors wear condoms.( Z& q0 D' V) y) L6 f# K$ v% G
2 }/ @1 H* n1 t- |6 i+ {! SLight drizzle was falling as I pulled my car up outside a low-rise warehouse studio in northern Los Angeles. / f" }+ Y& V# j9 N& H$ i% @' `* t5 B* R5 `3 f6 B4 Z7 m
I had been told just to pitch up - it would be fun, they had said, to see how we do things. ! k+ m4 N& O9 A+ u0 q& W$ U7 W4 p9 u; ]! ^+ F
What I did see at first did not quite match my expectations but then again, I was not quite sure what to expect. ( U/ X6 [4 k/ e& H$ q ! A) B8 @* }! D# MThe porn shoot was Star Trek, the Next Generation - a triple-X parody, billed as a humorous tribute to the iconic TV space saga.( u! @ d$ M8 Y4 c2 E( V' H* x% L
& x' [% ?& G1 m$ WPerformers in body-hugging Star Trek outfits, some with prosthetic noses to resemble aliens, wandered around looking slightly bored as a weary crew worried over lighting arrangements. 8 P# p; k7 w1 @2 |5 A: w) a; A( W' o2 z9 g; C
This morning was devoted to dialogue, I was told, although - as Sam, the film's artistically minded writer-director, explained to me with clear regret - there was not too much of that to be had. # r" V0 b4 V# V3 ~ 3 v: }9 {& x# @Only 30 minutes of this two-hour sex film would involve plot, he sighed. ) b, W+ _/ Z% t+ I% W$ P# o2 n( D- H/ t8 e
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The demands of porn may not allow Sam to be the groundbreaking film-maker he clearly aspires to be, but at least there are films to be made." f9 p% t: E v5 T v$ x, \
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DVD sales have collapsed. Online, a great deal of porn can be accessed for free.* `1 Z* j8 c5 T$ \% N* u
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And the economic downturn does not help. ; Z9 L/ h4 |5 C6 V, A. k : z! S% V# W. l6 k"What with the recession and piracy, we call it the perfect storm," one leading producer observed wistfully. , @% [5 j& z# O) r ]4 @( L) I; G: {, L
The economic climate also means the industry is even less keen to accept California's increasingly stringent workplace regulations. # s+ M% n% V$ ^3 |, m4 J: w& s6 }. K1 U' a$ c" K
For years, the authorities have been demanding that porn performers wear condoms. & _3 j+ K2 |* U( s: F) K; T 2 v6 I z: P: _( A5 UHealth scares - most notoriously in 2004 when three actors contracted HIV - have highlighted significant levels of infection on set. ! b* s2 S" y( B$ i- C- B6 k) M; Y2 \+ r0 y" I
But the industry says wearing condoms on-screen is a turn-off. The public do not want it, it will kill the fantasy, they say. 5 }- r, F0 u9 Z8 X% v/ I4 _" U) U" r$ c- r+ K% K) u* _7 T
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Back on the Star Trek set, I talked to Bobbi Starr, one of the lead performers.( V @; ^/ m- G% N& B4 N% S1 H5 \& ?
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A college graduate, a former national standard swimmer and professional oboist, she seems to have packed a lot into her 27 years.9 v# h6 e( L6 F x( u
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She turned to porn, she said, out of a sense of sexual adventure. $ X6 C4 B- T, U : T/ f9 Q v9 f' ]' U& M* m"It's just fun," she said, "and when everyone around you is having fun too, what's not to love?" / {9 a6 {( l9 ^3 V& t6 ] z 4 G' e3 S9 B) {: r5 wHer packed schedule today involved a couple of lines, then a four-hour sex scene. Then a costume fitting on Tuesday and she was off to have her monthly health test after that.; d1 H: E) h* e h+ Q" g# u
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Each day would be 15 hours long.& T0 K1 W, r: i6 ^4 c& X8 t5 J$ B0 Y
- q0 Z* X% y5 p8 k9 l" V& f"Wow, you must be exhausted?" I suggested. + b. o3 A6 E2 |( P% F# l$ ] ! a4 _' K2 e X: M"You get used to it," she smiled. & i% O- c& U" M, T0 f2 q; F# |, w) Z% }( V5 X" v
"And what about the health risks," I asked. "Have you had many infections?" N6 S% h& \1 Z7 x& h * q! m+ m1 A7 | O" P+ x8 U0 w"Well, just chlamydia a couple of times, gonorrhoea - nothing much. Anyway, we test each month so, when you're diagnosed, you just take your medication and you're good to go. No problem.", o# E& B+ l j# ^* W
9 m# B3 a, j; J* |, s; \; H' @There was something very Californian about Bobbi, I decided. 2 R/ H _3 B# U$ t/ U0 F ! S3 N3 r( Q. ~2 y$ m/ rExpensive lawsuits $ U# n5 b# J' u . Y: v1 N: L& `& _8 n5 nIn fact there was something very Californian about the entire business.. t7 a2 X; v8 E! I3 E/ ~5 M
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"How can I express myself as an artist," one producer said to me, "if you're going to clothe my performers in rubber?"* `$ i% w7 [2 x: r, l' d
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I struggled to picture Benjamin Franklin or Thomas Jefferson having this in mind as they penned the First Amendment. + I; L0 s4 x8 J8 }7 S1 g# M* ^" j' Y' A6 D- p: @) q
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The authorities though are adamant. Construction workers wear hard hats, miners wear masks - these actors have to have suitable barrier protection. ( S H& \1 {! e0 Y" k8 W9 j1 x8 a# d) l; F
It seems likely that porn will eventually lose its battle against the California regulators, not least because - as well as state penalties - the industry could be about to face some very expensive lawsuits brought by former performers. * T0 |7 Q3 k2 u/ {- \9 e1 j ; F/ C5 q" y. lA number of actors told me privately that regulation could not come soon enough for them. & _6 m: d/ B$ v I* C- |9 [+ ^( k
The producers say this will not help workers but will only force production abroad, or underground - the public always gets what the public wants. 9 q# q: ^: |1 s# W 3 B0 F2 m+ w( b; G0 pThat view was echoed by Bobbi Starr - her parting words, in fact, as she began to disrobe for her epic sex scene. 9 M+ w7 q( x$ a2 x 4 r' y1 ~+ v! dI decided I had seen enough and slipped back out into the rain. 4 O+ |( Z5 ^0 w9 A" l x# U Y/ j" D, N6 W! z: y * P3 `' r: |8 N H1 M7 n7 ~* ]5 d
4 Q# Y3 H, W. k3 ]7 N % O; I& z* y. B, W8 N4 FCalls for greater safety increased after actors tested positive for HIV in 2004