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I can not share enough with you how tiring this industry can truly be when dealing with the twink actors/models. I do try my best to bite my tongue, but there are times when I feel the need to speak my mind and share my side of what I experience with these young adults. Time to time, there comes an opportunity to work with an actor who’s done some work with other producers, which is usually a blessing. These guys are used to having a camera in their face, used to baring all in front of complete strangers. Some are great to work with, have great attitudes. Others are full of drama and all about being in the spotlight. And of course, there’s the really difficult ones that just don’t work out. Chase Harding & Aaron Tyler text me out of the blue one night months ago while they were in town. Asked me if I was interested in filming some scenes with the two of them. I of course already worked with Chase, heard about Aaron, never had that opportunity being exclusive with Helix, so I had interest. But when it came down to how much they wanted to be paid. Well, I’ve received some ridiculous rates before, but they wanted me to put them up for a week in a penthouse suite at the Wynn Hotel & Casino here in Vegas. And if I agreed, I’d receive a discounted rate to use them in scenes. A discounted rate? When we’re talking about a 10,000 tab plus to put someone up at a penthouse suite at the Wynn for a week, who in their right mind would entertain this idea?? I of course, politely declined. In a recent blog over at Aaron Tylers blog he goes on to talk about sleazy producers, now including me of course because he and I were unable to negotiate a rate for him to appear in Twinklight. He left out his initial email on his blog, which I’ll post below. It amazes me that I go from having his respect, and him saying how well I treat my actors, that he would love to work with me, to being a slime ball producer, trying to take advantage of actors because he couldn’t come forward with a rate. I want everybody to know I NEVER turned down Aaron’s rate, because he simply never gave me one. And for someone who’s been in this industry to not know how much he wanted to be paid is complete bull shit. When I was going to work with Brent Corrigan, he gave me his rate. Turk Melrose, gave me his rate. Ralph Woods, gave me his rate. Now just because I may not be able to pay these actors their rates, certainly doesn’t make me a slime ball. About a month ago, I received an email from Aaron, which read: I hope everything is going great for you. And that you are having a great year. You have amazing work and although I know there was ALOT of drama caused by alot of people, I wanted you to know man to man, that it was never my intention to cause any bad blood between us. I have always wanted to work with you and hope that, that is still a possibility someday. Also, whatever anyone said about a rate in regard to me to you is BS. I know how the economy is and I also know that you film 1000’s of guys and dont need any divas or people with bs. I hope you can accept my apology for not talkin to you face to face on this matter! And also, for any thing anyone has said I said or did which isnt true, I have always had the upmost respect for you, from the way I have seen that you treat your models to the way that you film great work. Yours truly, Aaron Tyler So, in response to his email that he sent me above, I asked him if he would be interested in joining the Twinklight cast. The rest of our conversations went into negotiation about how much money he would be paid. That we of course had issues with before. I wanted to know what his going rate was, as almost every actor has a going rate. I understand an actor wants to get as much money as he possibly wants, but almost everybody knows my rates. So if I have the ability to increase a rate, I need to have justification to do this. It has nothing to do with being a slime ball in this industry. When you make a film, you have a budget and the most important element in film making is the budget. 99% of the time you’re going to go over budget. But if and when you do, you need to be able to justify it’s overage somehow. If it’s getting an actor in that has a large following that will add a few hundred, thousand DVD sales, then you take that into account and try to meet the actor in his request. This was my intention with Aaron. I wanted to know his following, I wanted to know when he was last filmed, how many scenes he did, and how much approximately he was compensated. Instead of coming back with a ball park, he directed me to his agent because he says it was getting too complicated. Couldn’t he simply return with 500-800/scene, or 1000-2000/scene, etc. ? I can move my numbers around my budget however I need to make them work, and my intention was to try my best to meet Aarons rate best way I could. Unfortunately, he didn’t want to share his rate, in which case I thanked him for his time. Given the circumstances, my feelings were his initial email to me was BS. I’m not new to this, I’ve been doing this for 8 years now and if an actor really truly wants to work with me, he’s going to show that in his communication. He cut it off when he directed me to his agent, as he didn’t initially direct me there. When it comes to paying an actor for scenes on a website, I have specific budget and actors are paid on a scale from beginning to experienced rates. They fall well within the going rate of web scenes. I’m told from actors I pay more. Some actors I’m told I pay less. None the less, both of these types of actors come back for work and I pay what my budget allows. I’ve worked with actors that receive thousands of dollars per scene who take less to work with me. Actors who come back time and time again. Why do you think that is? Because I’m a slime ball trying to take advantage of them? Anybody who’s actually worked with me knows that not to be true. When it comes to features, the budget is completely different. Actors are NOT paid the same rates as they are for web scenes. They are paid more. And their pay is all dependent on their experience, ability to perform, looks, audience, etc. Many factors go into their pay, and if an actor is NOT willing to put a price out there, he’ll never know if that price can be met. Aaron Tyler knows what his worth is, he knows what he wants to be paid per scene. He knows what I pay, he knows my work, he said so in his initial email to me on facebook. So, why make things difficult and send me to an agent? Simply give me your asking rate and I’ll tell you if I can meet it or not. Plain and simple. End of story. I hold nothing against Aaron Tyler, I don’t know him well enough to cast any judgment onto him. But with my experience with him, it didn’t feel like he was serious about working with me, so we went our separate ways. No harm, no foul. Aaron knows me well enough to know I don’t like to deal with drama even though it comes creeping on my door all the time. If Aaron is willing to come forward with his rate, I’d be happy to let him know if I can meet it or not. It is not personal, it’s business and if my budget allows for it, I’ll certainly do it. If Aaron decides not to work, I wish him the best in his future.

The rest is here:
Aaron Tyler….Twinklight?

So much to report lately, sorry I’ve been extremely busy these past few weeks filming new content, designing DVD covers, etc. First off, my next two releases this month will be Tasty Twinks and Lollipop Twinks. I think you’ll agree that these two films should do very well 😉 Hot new actors, great content and new location and concepts. I’ll post trailers ASAP, but for now here are the DVD covers.

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New Releases

Well, my sixth actor scheduled also was a no show. Gave no notice of not coming in, nothing. Spoke to him on Instant Messenger over the weekend, telling me everything was set to go. I’m am so sick and tired of these twinky actors fucking me on flights and wasting my time. I’m going to be putting a new policy in effect starting immediately which will require a signed agreement with actors prior to booking them for their flights and for the shoot. And everyone wonders why it’s taking so long to cast Twinklight? It’s because actors who have no respect for the business or themselves who take the spot of another actor who would have had the professionalism to follow through, at the very least give me enough notice to get another actor in. Fucking bull shit! Afton

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Robert Another Actor No Show

What do you guys think of this new trailer?

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New Trailer

I finally got up my new actor’s network/casting website. I had so many issues with my actor’s application that I decided to go one step further and add a networking site for actor’s who’ve worked/work with me and those interested. I feel it’s important that the actors have a place to connect to ask questions on what it’s like to work with me. It gives them an opportunity to hear it straight from the horses mouth, rather than haters who really have no clue. We all know who those people are ;-). It’s set up much like a myspace. Each actor creates/updates his profile, adds his photos. Which is great because so many actors look change from day to day. There’s an Event’s feature where I post all upcoming film shoots so actors can inquire in time to be cast. It has a News feature as well so I can update everyone on the progress of current and future events. I feel this is a great addition and I look forward to it’s growth. Simply go to www.aftonnills.com to sign up or check it out. Cheers, Afton

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Afton’s Actor Network Site Launched

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Tired of the same old plotless porn? Take a look at PZP Production‘s Oliver Twink and you’ll get much more than hot cum shots and twinky models. Cover model and scene stealer Dillon Samuels plays the lead in the tale from rags to riches we know so well.

Kicked out of the orphanage on his 18th birthday Oliver makes his way in the world as only a young twink can, meeting up with danger around every corner. The acting is decent and the action is hot, but what makes this film stand out is the nods the cast gives to mainstream films, theater and popular culture. It’s really a treat to watch…well, that and Dillion Samuels gets spanked!

Add this one to your collection today. Peter Z Pan is the man!

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Still need more Dillion? Check out 1R Media‘s Frat Boy Rush and SSDD: Same Story Different Dude.

See Dillon team up with real life boyfriend Kyros Christian in Xtreme Productions Fuck That Twink!

So there I was laying in bed, savoring my extra hours of sleep when the bossman calls to ask where I am. After sending his call directly to voicemail, he called right back. This time I answer and instead of being mad at me for being late, he says that I have a guest and need to hurry up and get to the office. He doesn’t hint to who it might be, so I glam up as much as I can and head into work. And there, sitting at my desk, is one….Turk Melrose!

Sexy as all hell, he’s dressed in loose fitting jeans, a tee shirt and a green zip up hoodie! He says he is living locally in the Bay Area and had to come meet me after he’d heard about my blog entry from last week. I guess some guests at his Halloween party are fans of this blog (come out, come out wherever you are!) and he just had to meet me cause he had some big news for me!

Mr. Melrose, Turk to me :), is getting back into the industry! You heard it here boys, the man is back in action. He’s working with some of the same companies he worked with before and a few new ones. He said he’d keep me posted as they are released! He also gave me his phone number and email address…(jealous much?) so that I can keep you all up to date of his newest projects.

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Hope you enjoy this picture from Turk’s BoyRide Film Junior Division! As for me, I started my day in the best way possible…a porn star waiting for me! Just call me the porn princess for the day!

Tim

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Have you seen the Dec/Jan 2007-08 Allboy magazine? If not, run, don’t walk, to the nearest bookstore and pick it up because ulta hottie and former Xtreme Productions exclusive and Sin City Twinks star Blair Mason is the cover model! The 8 page spread includes an interview and photos of this star of 15 videos in various stages from clothed to undressed. Read all about this up-and-cumer’s plans for his future in the porn world and in his personal life!

Also featured in another spread in the magazine are a few of Blair’s Sin City Twinks co-stars including Jesse Jacobs, Jason Raze, and Tyler Berke!

See Blair in action in Dirty Little Secrets, Hardcore Amateur Hour, He Made Me Do It, and Sin City Twink‘s newest release Vegas or Bust!!

Winter & Turk in Xtreme Production’s Playing The Field

Say it ain’t so… Sorry, that’s the word on the street gents. The boys, Winter Vance & Turk Melrose, have called an end to their romance. The duo, who left the porn world behind in an effort to work on their relationship recently parted ways. No cat fights or drama rama break up tales to my knowledge, but the boys decided they were better off apart.
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