Sicherheit und Grenzen
Stopping on set: Safeword, contact and what happens afterwards
A stop is a tool, not a failure. How the Safeword is agreed, who is responsible on set, what happens in the minutes afterwards…
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Factual pieces on starting out, contracts, money and self-protection. Without sugar-coating.
Praxis am Set
A shoot day from arrival to wrap
The biggest hurdle before the first application is not the decision, but not knowing. Here is what actually happens on a shoot day —…
Branche und Produktionen
How the German erotic industry is built
The industry consists of five levels that depend on each other. Anyone who knows who pays whom also understands why contracts look the way…
Einstieg und Bewerbung
Application photos: which we need, which are no use
Other agencies only reveal the photo requirements after the application. They stand here beforehand — including the most common reasons for refusal.
Recht und Steuern
Self-employed as a performer: trade, tax, invoices
No employment, no payslip, no automatic tax deduction. What that means in practice and which deadlines actually apply.
Sicherheit und Grenzen
Working anonymously: what works, what does not, and what nobody can guarantee
The most common question before the application, and the one answered most dishonestly. A realistic look at stage name, usage rights, geoblocking and leaks.
Verdienst und Geld
What does a performer earn in Germany? Figures, ranges and what remains at the end
Most casting sites stay silent on the money. We name ranges by type of production, set the deductions against them and say what that…
Selbstvermarktung
Choosing a stage name: the criteria that count, and the mistakes that remain
The stage name is the most important tool for the split between work and private life. What matters in the choice, which mistakes remain,…
Praxis am Set
Checklist: what you bring to the shoot
Four things are mandatory, a dozen makes the long day more pleasant, and some things you can safely leave at home. A checklist you…
Branche und Produktionen
Photo production or video production: the difference
Both types of production are called a shoot day and have almost nothing in common. The comparison on fee, duration, crew size, physical load,…
Einstieg und Bewerbung
Spotting unreliable offers in five minutes
Ten features by which dubious providers can be recognised reliably — and what to do if you have met one.
Recht und Steuern
The model contract paragraph by paragraph
Duration of use, territory, media, Buyout, withdrawal: the clauses that matter, in understandable language.