Hey folks, you know I like to share projects by other fellow pornographers and a few days ago, I published a new scene on luciemakesporn.com. It’s Sex Surfing by Nico Bertrand, with Amarna Miller and Lily Cade.
Sex Surfing
I chose this scene because, first, I love Nico’s work, and second, because it looks very natural, chill and hot, just like I like it! It features a funny context, a fantasy we can all identify with, and performers who have an awesome chemistry together.
Amarna arrives at the house where she is supposed to spend the night and Lily welcomes her to stay on the couch. Amarna gets comfy and finds a porn DVD and discovers that her host is a lesbian porn star. So, she does what we would all do: she slips the DVD into her laptop, unzips her pants and starts masturbating, until…
Nico&Co
Nico Bertrand is from Barcelona, where he grew up in an immigrant family, in a poor neighborhood. One day, he found his dad’s old reflex camera and everything changed for him.
I really like Nico’s approach because, like me, he’s self-taught, and he does porn because he is totally inspired by it and above all, he wants to bring his own vision of porn into the pornorama, to express himself and make it better.
1. What led you to start shooting porn?
I think sex is more than physical connection and as user and consumer I didn’t find enough material so satisfy my curiosity about sex, so I decided to create my first project with Anneke Necro called BlackMindStudios. Since then, I was very comfortable with the idea of making a step further and I began to shoot my own material, as an independent director, and I think I’m on the right path, because everything is going very well.
You can now watch all of Nico’s sleek films on Studio Darkness.
2. What’s your vision of porn? What do you want to achieve?
For me, porn is an expression of what we have in our minds, the animal side. So, when I listen to my mind, I’m always trying to communicate desire and passion. I don’t care if it’s a boy or a girl, they can show us how fun it is to talk about our limits and bodies, so the result is beautiful. I wish to make conventional movies with porn in it. That would be so cool.
3. What’s the worst part of shooting porn?
Do you think there is a worst part of porn? I don’t think so. It’s a very difficult job, but as any other competitive job. I don’t see bad things in porn, only obstacles to beat, goals to reach and business to be taken care of. Everything is positive, it depends on how you make it.
4. And the best?
The best thing of shooting porn is I feel free to express anything I want. I was able to break some walls and I’m more comfortable than ever with my life and the people I’m working with. I’m free and I’m doing what I want, so this is the best part.
5. Do you consider your work to be feminist?
I prefer not to be classified, because it’s not my responsibility to choose how people can see me. I try to be honest with my work and I follow my instincts to produce films, so I believe I can do a lot of things for feminism but for others movements and fights too.
6. Do you couch surf?
I do Airbnb, another great experience to live when you travel. I love to share things, so all this initiatives are perfect for me.
7. How did the idea of Sex Surfing come to you?
I like to listen to the performers and I’m trying to open the script to everyone involved in the shooting, so the idea is the product of listening to Amarna and Lily produce a film with my vision of sex. It’s all part of the process: listen, think and film.
8. How was the shoot? It looks like you all had a lot of fun.
It was really difficult to produce because the space was very small and I didn’t cut very often the scene. The connection between them was so intense that I was trying to capture all the details and at the same time don’t forget the whole idea. Shooting with Amarna and Lily was a very good experience and I think they think the same. Lots of fun and very happy with the results.
9. Why did you choose to work with Amarna and Lily?
I was living with Amarna in Los Angeles and she told me about Lily, so why not shoot with both of them? We went to the location and we spent almost the entire day there, shooting, talking and sharing some coffee, even I met Aaliyah Love in person the same day. I ended exhausted but it was worth it.
10. Favourite camera?
I’m in love with my Canon 5D M3, but I’m also running some tests with Canon C100 and I’m looking to learn how to operate a Red Scarlett. I think I need an investment soon.
11. Next projects?
I’m working in several projects, related and non-related with porn, but right now I’m pre-producing a documentary about porn and performers.