/ j. Z+ b. ^% g7 f5 |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。 * K N; K1 O; X+ r" Q- q0 k4 _: T( g6 l4 l. z$ E" R4 B9 H! f; c( L
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…….2 b( E' K) C- [+ K
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California'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. 3 X) a2 `) l/ ^1 j% s+ ~7 N; m- q4 E 0 |; O0 p( O A* C6 ~Light drizzle was falling as I pulled my car up outside a low-rise warehouse studio in northern Los Angeles. : }# ?- h5 m; F8 `, B/ _0 M9 v# C, n; G6 x2 p
I had been told just to pitch up - it would be fun, they had said, to see how we do things.% {' d6 t2 f0 k0 M9 {' Y' f0 y- t
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The porn shoot was Star Trek, the Next Generation - a triple-X parody, billed as a humorous tribute to the iconic TV space saga. 4 G0 X0 H0 Y9 O2 m# L: o T ; N$ |# X/ y5 `# aPerformers 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. 7 N7 ~. z6 K+ u y( H; u7 S 1 l+ D4 H; p' s$ Q5 a, vThis 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.$ ^- o! G% }/ V: y) 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.1 A3 W k6 H( a+ Q9 w
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DVD sales have collapsed. Online, a great deal of porn can be accessed for free. ( d1 ~1 X: X- l, l; C$ p; U& m0 C$ T) O. K
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"What with the recession and piracy, we call it the perfect storm," one leading producer observed wistfully.- O3 n" c3 v( u0 {
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# M/ ?4 i3 D3 D3 HBut the industry says wearing condoms on-screen is a turn-off. The public do not want it, it will kill the fantasy, they say. 3 E7 ~ R( x0 D2 `; S' z$ \, n ! J% p: k" H* v. e3 I2 }Gonorrhoea ) U& ]9 o; K' Y* p' I 5 S/ C, g/ H. r/ e- mBack on the Star Trek set, I talked to Bobbi Starr, one of the lead performers.$ D$ g, f/ F0 q% K
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"It's just fun," she said, "and when everyone around you is having fun too, what's not to love?" + X: N7 B6 M; c( V 9 i6 F# g+ a) M% B+ ^6 [; NHer 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.- h) ~( O; q* B( J
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Each day would be 15 hours long. : C/ f* j8 \3 o1 Q6 L# d a 0 j" J$ y: d1 r: D2 L5 p( s"Wow, you must be exhausted?" I suggested. ! e2 O! v! W) \3 F( N1 Z ! e! j/ p7 P& `, x, o2 P# _& A"You get used to it," she smiled. / Z" a8 j5 I+ G 2 v; e7 O1 W0 Y8 y"And what about the health risks," I asked. "Have you had many infections?"" [4 a4 Q$ i% W6 n! U
1 Z. A+ X& S% x/ 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." + @, i6 ]* t4 t$ b# x + G4 {6 Y. h* w& ]0 n- v* ?There was something very Californian about Bobbi, I decided.) O) }, u( L& `# Q
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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?": ^ p- M8 t( h$ `+ x
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Calls for greater safety increased after actors tested positive for HIV in 2004
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