Amsterdam’s original female-friendly sex store, Mail & Female, is hosting a series of sex-positive workshops through their new Love Academy — designed to “provide a sex-positive space for broadening and deepening your knowledge and skills in love and lust.”
I’m pleased to have been invited to teach a new workshop for women called “From Fantasy To Film: Intro to Making Your Own Porn”.
Happily, fans of this Blue Artichoke Films website can bring a friend for almost-free! Use the code SUPER to buy two tickets, and receive the second ticket 70% off.
Tickets are on sale right now at The Love Academy site. Entry is limited so that we can create a safe atmosphere, so book soon.
This a perfect class for beginners. Not only is this a nice way to get in touch with your erotic imagination and learn more about how to make great porn, it’s a fun way to kick off the weekend. (We’ll start with prosecco)
Hope to see you there!
WHAT: “From Fantasy To Film: Intro to Making Your Own Porn” workshop
WHERE: Mail & Female, Nieuwe Vijzelstraat 2, Amsterdam
WHEN: Friday, September 20, 2013 from 7:30pm-9:30pm (doors open 7:15)
COST: €45 including prosecco & snacks, plus 2nd ticket 70% off with code “SUPER”
TICKETS: Buy online
MORE INFO: Mail & Female, 020-6233916
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“From Fantasy To Film: Intro to Making Your Own Porn”
Imagine a perfect porn film, designed with your own erotic tastes and quirks in mind. Guess what? –You can make it! In this beginner’s workshop, award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Lyon Bell of Blue Artichoke Films gives you the tools to plan and create your very own porn movie — whether you later decide to pick up a camera and do it, or whether you just like knowing that you could.
1. Erotic exploration – What turns you on? Jennifer will give you exercises to tweak your erotic imagination and help you decide what you’d personally love to see on film, no matter how soft or hard.
2. Translating to film – Jennifer will walk you through some porn genres and styles to help you choose how you want express your idea. Maybe you’ll even come up with something new. You’ll make your own storyboard to take home.
3. Tips and tricks – Jennifer is a filmmaker herself, and has also heard the inside scoop from lots of other porn directors. She’ll share secret tips for Beginners on what to do and what to avoid when making your movie.
All women are welcome. We strive to create a safe, non-judgmental place where you can explore your ideas. Space is limited. The workshop will be taught in English, but Jennifer can also speak in Dutch.
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