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Sicherheit und Grenzen

Taking psychological strain seriously

Fees and contracts are spoken about; the psychological side barely is. What the strain arises from, what helps in everyday life and when professional…

Verdienst und Geld

The first year: a realistic course

From the first casting to the decision after twelve months: what actually happens in the individual phases, why many people stop early and how…

Sicherheit und Grenzen

When a limit has been crossed: the path afterwards

What counts in the first hour, why you sign nothing, how an incident is documented and who takes the decision on a report.

Verdienst und Geld

Webcam earnings calculated realistically

With webcam there is no day rate, but a share of turnover. The platform's payout share decides your earnings more strongly than the number…

Selbstvermarktung

Building reach without a face: what works and what it costs

Working without a face is not only protection, but a creative decision. What works visually, what becomes harder and what the decision costs.

Praxis am Set

Holding your own in front of the camera without acting training

What is required is not talent, but craft: carrying out instructions, holding a position, repeating on call, thinking about continuity and the microphone. All…

Branche und Produktionen

How a casting agency works and what it lives on

Set out from our own example: the individual working steps of a casting agency, its source of income, the four things it does not…

Einstieg und Bewerbung

As a couple in front of the camera: what you need to settle beforehand

Couples are sought, but the pairing brings its own questions. The most important ones do not concern the shoot day, but the time after:…

Recht und Steuern

Kleinunternehmerregelung: when it is worth it and when it is not

No VAT on the invoice, but no input-VAT deduction on equipment and travel. Why the decision depends above all on who pays your invoices.

Sicherheit und Grenzen

Intimacy Coordinator: what the role on set actually does

The role comes from film and television and is still rare in the German erotic industry. What it actually does, where its limit runs…

Verdienst und Geld

Understanding buyout: pay once, use lastingly

A buyout means: the production pays once and exploits the material lastingly, without further payment. What that means in practice and which four points…

Selbstvermarktung

Custom videos: how enquiries run, what is settled beforehand and where it stops

Commissioned productions for individual customers rarely fail at the shoot, but on unclear agreements. What stands in writing before the acceptance and where the…