So I've been dipping my toes into shooting video now that I have a DSLR that shoots HD video. There was an ad on my local craigslist looking for shooters so I figured what the hell... and I got a response from CJ of Pink Video, Inc. in South Florida. He seemed to know what he was talking about... industry standard rates, what to avoid, etc... but the one odd thing is he kept insisting that for every girl I have to shoot and submit a "runthrough". I asked if he meant a test shoot... which is something I'm familiar with in mainstream photography... but he insisted that it wasn't a test shoot or audition and that it was something standard that everyone does. It would basically mean shooting a scene with my talent for free to see "if they're serious about doing porn" and would only be used by him as "promotion" even if they performed well and the scene was useable.

That was enough of a red flag for me to find out more about this guy... he used a gmail address and had no company website... when I asked him for links he sent me 2 clips4sale sites that had been around since 2008 and had only sold 1 clip. I googled his phone number and found another forum post from a couple years ago but he was using the name BP Films, with several people complaining about the guy.

So I'm just making sure... there is no such thing as a "runthrough" right? I'm pretty sure this guy just likes to collect material for his own little personal porn collection.

Runthoughs ARE standard.

Just like Ponzi schemes and Brooklyn Bridge deeds.

monkeys playground just got a whole lot bigger.