Expert: Charles Taylor - 9/4/2006

Question
Dear Charles,

I’m planning to create an adult website such as milfhunter.com, myfirstsexteacher.com or milfseeker.com. , that kind of websites that start the adventure in a mall, coffee shop or in a bar and end in the home bed. The difference is the story and drama of the adventure.

I’m not planning to make DVD’s, just online material.

Right now, I’m doing the costs-planning analysis of each resource that I need for the website, but I need some things that I don´t know how  to get.

Those things are:

1*Equipment to shoot:
( I don’t want to buy a cheap cam corder in walt-mart), this equipment includes a professional cam corder, lights, tripoid an all stuff.
------Can you recommend me what equipment do I need (components) to perform  the shooting operation (Remember the quality of the video is the same that the websites that I already mentioned).What do you recommend me , rent or buy the equipment and what kind of equipment(not too cheap, not too expensive, just the necessary)?

2*Place to shoot:
I do not if I rent a house in California I can make an adult video. What do you recommend me about that? What do you recommend me about the place to shoot?

3*Shooter:
I’m not planning be the shooter guy, I want to hire one. What do you recommend me? (where to get?)

4*Lawyer and Custodian of Records:
I’m not an American (no US citizen or resident),I just have my Tourist Visa to flight to USA, I’m just like an investor, but I want to make the website in Los Angeles, Ca. of course for the law advantage. I don’t know if exist an office that keep the records of too many websites for the price of some $$$$/month. What do you recommend me? Any suggestion?
Right now I don't want to open an office just for this young website.

Do you know lawyers that can help me with this?

***I already saw to many adult videos but never behind the scenes.

***Recommendations of an Expert like you, will be appreciated.


Answer
Here is my best at your list.....

1*Equipment to shoot:
Always BUY the equipment…you will have then assets and they typically don’t rent out high end equipment anyways. Most everything is now shot in HD…..so whatever camera you get must be HD. Where the pro’s shop is-

http://www.bhphotovideo.com

2*Place to shoot:
Location rentals-

http://www.818movielocations.com


3*Shooter:
Not too sure on this one…..You may want to either run an ad in LA Weekly or on Craigslist.


4*Lawyer and Custodian of Records:
You can have a “virtual office” like a mailboxes USA and put you CR 2257’s on http://www.netnovare.com

Do you know lawyers that can help me with this?
http://www.adultbizlaw.com


Good luck and keep in touch!!!