The law of the first night
This week's spanking scene is finally up - not before time. I finished editing over 24 hours ago, and since then it's been a battle to get my slow, outdated computer to export this unusually rich and complex film. I've finally managed it, although I had to compress the file a bit more than usual, so you may notice a difference in the film quality as a result. Still, lower download times are never a bad thing... and the full resolution, high-quality, glorious technicolour version will have to wait for the DVD.
This film is called Primae Noctis, also known as droit du seigneur, the right of the lord. This was never law in Britain, but there's evidence of it being an embedded custom in some places. It refers to the right of the feudal lord to take his pick of new brides in his fief, and, if he wishes, claim the virginity of a peasant girl before her husband.
This scene, however, isn't about the lord and the peasant girl. It's about the lady and the bridegroom.
The full movie has a running time of 21 minutes 43, and includes 75 exclusive images by talented new photographer 'Fforbes'. I'm afraid it's not the most historically accurate medieval film ever made - we did our best with available resources, but I hope you can forgive the odd anachronism of dress and location. For me, the relationship and personal chemistry between the performers are the heart of this scene, and those are absolutely genuine.
Adele and Jimmy wrote this scene together, and it expresses the full intensity of many of their shared kinks: complex consent, emotional dominance and submission, class politics and social injustice, female sexual desire, masculine honour and devotion, self-sacrifice. It also includes Gregorian chant, ironstone pillars, back whipping, hand spanking, Jimmy's naked form and Adele wielding a riding crop. Among other things.
This is also the most sexually suggestive F/M scene we've released to date. It's filmed quite discreetly, but if you're offended by the idea of male spankees having their cocks touched, there are some bits you should probably skip.
It's quite rare for me to publish a scene which I neither wrote nor performed in. I was involved, of course - as director, producer, camerawoman and editor. But I don't claim creative ownership of this scene. It belongs to Jimmy and Adele, and it expresses a powerful facet of their fantasies and relationship.
I find this scene remarkably powerful to watch. There are subtleties which I missed while I was concentrating on the technical side of filming, camera angles I didn't get to see. I have greatly enjoyed editing it and selecting appropriate music to accompany it. The couple and the location are both stunningly beautiful, the punishment is hard, Jimmy's reactions are raw and heartfelt. But it's the injustice, the emotional edginess of this scene that gets me. The part where the Lady makes her serf beg her to use him as she will is profoundly touching, and the first time I watched the footage I was actually moved to tears.
But then, I like helplessness, martyrdom and humiliation as much as Jimmy and Adele do.
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I admire your ambition but all your films are spoilt by poor sound and also, ghastly lighting. I'm sure you'd create the effect you are looking for far better if you went for more subtle, and perhaps less naturalistic lighting. All too often, one is aware that the film is made by amateurs in someone 1s spare bedroom (minus the bed.) It did not be this way, even when it IS filmed in a spare bedroom.
That said, it depends on what your priorities are as a viewer. A lot of people have told me they'd rather watch video filmed on a camera phone of two people with a real connection than the highest budget production if there isn't that chemistry. So far I've been concentrating on venues, performers and concept, because the latter doesn't cost anything and the former are what's personally most important to me, as a viewer. But I'm certainly aiming to scale up my equipment as soon as I can afford to. I agree it's frustrating not being able to do some of the cooler scenes justice in technical terms. But I'm not averse to revisiting ideas once my productions have a bit more of a budget!
"Hard Candy" is a comparable movie: two actors, set almost entirely in a single room. Only $950,000 to shoot the entire thing. A modest budget, to be sure, but they've done OK with it.
I'm sure Pandora will be able to advise a PayPal address to transfer the money to. Make sure you set it up as a subscription payment, to make sure she has the cost to finance a new movie to your high standards every week.
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I really like the natural light too - it does result in some inconsistencies, especially trying to get face shots, but I think overall it works. I'm particularly pleased with the photography for this one. And, of course, Jimmy looks beautiful, which is more or less the main point :)
I make professional radio material using the bedroom for my studio. This is stuff I've had broadcast on the BBC and it passes muster. So you don't NEED to spend much or upgrade. But you do need to learn how to use the equipment you have. As I said, you are recording at too low a level (because of where you are placing them) and then creating hiss by boosting crudely.
I have recorded for radio too: have you listened to the sound quality of any of the audio stories on this site? I would venture that your experience recording for radio is not very relevant to the practicalities of recording audio on a film shoot.
Say what?
Thanks and much love,
JenniferM