My LEAST Favorite Part Of This Job!
My *favorite* thing about this job is definitely the actual filming. There's nothing like the thrill of watching (and filming) two hot black boys get naked and fuck right there on my futon! Kneeling down to get a hot close-up shot and seeing a big, hard dick slamming in and out of another guy's ass literally inches from my face. And the smells of a video-shoot....the intoxicating smells of dick and cum and sweat and freshly-fucked-ass....Seriously, if somebody could bottle that combination of odors into a cologne, I swear I'd buy a lifetime supply 
! The whole thing's truly an addictive experience.
My second favorite thing about this job is communicating with fans and customers, especially those of you who follow BBA as passionately, even obsessively, as I've followed my own favorite porn producers in the past. I love reading your blog comments and private emails, finding out which scenes you like or don't like and why, which models are your favorites and why. I like hearing your creative ideas for future video-shoots. And even though I get behind on my email and blogging from time to time, I thoroughly enjoy the ongoing, in-depth correspondences I've struck up with several of you over the past year or so, both here on the blog and privately by email.
My third favorite thing about this job is probably the editing process. It's a lot of fun sitting down and watching the raw footage from a scene I might not have watched or even thought much about since I first filmed it, which in some cases might be weeks or even months ago. I always feel like I'm experiencing it for the very first time....even the scenes that I'm in! Then figuring out the best way to cut that raw footage down to something that captures the story of that particular video-shoot in a suspenseful and stimulating way, keeping things at a reasonable length (which still ends up being *much* longer than most websites) while still preserving the sense that you the viewer are a part of the entire experience with us. That can be rather challenging sometimes, and I know I'm not always successful, but it's a part of the process I really enjoy.
My *least* favorite part of this job, however, is the actual recruiting of new models - something I've been working hard at for most of this week.
Other than the guys who've been introduced to me by other BBA models, I do all of the recruiting on my own. I'll be honest, it's extremely stressful and downright exhausting. Sure, there's the whole thrill-of-the-hunt/love-of-the-chase aspect that can be exciting sometimes. But for the most part, it involves chasing dead-ends and dealing with a lot of immaturity and game-players and bullshit. (Now that I think of it, I guess it's not all that different from online dating, LOL!).
It demands extraordinary persistence and persuasion - hours and days and sometimes even weeks of back-and-forth emails and phone-calls leading up to that solo "audition" - if it even makes it that far! For every Suspense and Lil Steve and Reggie that shows up on the website, there are literally hundreds of rejected applicants I had to weed through to find them. Not to mention the dozens of boys just as hot if not hotter than them who might nibble at the bait but don't bite, or get cold feet and back out at the very last minute, or even worse, say they'll do a scene at a certain time, only to stand me up without so much as a call, apology, or excuse.
At least I'm only dealing with local guys! I was talking with another producer the other day, and he told me that he'd been planning an entire weekend of expensive shoots with a model from clear across the country. He'd paid for the guy's flight and everything, but when he went to greet the guy at the airport, his model was nowhere to be found! The guy never even got on his flight. No calls, emails, text-messages, nothing. At least when a local guy stands me up, it only wastes an hour or two of my time....not an entire weekend and hundreds of dollars!
It's definitely a roller-coaster ride of emotions! Earlier this week, I was extremely discouraged because *nothing* seemed to be happening on the recruiting front. I'd never seen anything like it! It was so bad, in fact, that I resorted to going through old emails and contacting guys who'd expressed an interest in the past but for whatever reason had changed their minds later on. Even then, nobody seemed to be biting!
Then yesterday, suddenly *everybody* seemed to want to do porn, LOL!!! Just as I was beginning to give up hope, I found myself dealing with several exciting prospects all at once....to the point that I now have too many hot potential models wanting to work with me all at the same time! Of course I've been doing this long enough to know that all of that could change overnight, so while I'm feeling hopeful and excited about the possibilities at this particular moment, I could be right back to feeling frustrated and discouraged tomorrow!
Well, as you've probably already guessed by now, I won't be updating the website with a new scene this weekend. Hopefully you've enjoyed this month's three updates so far, and don't go anywhere because I'll be back next weekend with a fourth update before January's over!
This weekend will be devoted completely to filming. Right now it's looking like I will have at least *five* video-shoots scheduled between now and Monday, so it should be exhausting but hopefully exciting at the same time.
I'll be sure to let you know how it goes!
! The whole thing's truly an addictive experience.My second favorite thing about this job is communicating with fans and customers, especially those of you who follow BBA as passionately, even obsessively, as I've followed my own favorite porn producers in the past. I love reading your blog comments and private emails, finding out which scenes you like or don't like and why, which models are your favorites and why. I like hearing your creative ideas for future video-shoots. And even though I get behind on my email and blogging from time to time, I thoroughly enjoy the ongoing, in-depth correspondences I've struck up with several of you over the past year or so, both here on the blog and privately by email.
My third favorite thing about this job is probably the editing process. It's a lot of fun sitting down and watching the raw footage from a scene I might not have watched or even thought much about since I first filmed it, which in some cases might be weeks or even months ago. I always feel like I'm experiencing it for the very first time....even the scenes that I'm in! Then figuring out the best way to cut that raw footage down to something that captures the story of that particular video-shoot in a suspenseful and stimulating way, keeping things at a reasonable length (which still ends up being *much* longer than most websites) while still preserving the sense that you the viewer are a part of the entire experience with us. That can be rather challenging sometimes, and I know I'm not always successful, but it's a part of the process I really enjoy.
My *least* favorite part of this job, however, is the actual recruiting of new models - something I've been working hard at for most of this week.
Other than the guys who've been introduced to me by other BBA models, I do all of the recruiting on my own. I'll be honest, it's extremely stressful and downright exhausting. Sure, there's the whole thrill-of-the-hunt/love-of-the-chase aspect that can be exciting sometimes. But for the most part, it involves chasing dead-ends and dealing with a lot of immaturity and game-players and bullshit. (Now that I think of it, I guess it's not all that different from online dating, LOL!).
It demands extraordinary persistence and persuasion - hours and days and sometimes even weeks of back-and-forth emails and phone-calls leading up to that solo "audition" - if it even makes it that far! For every Suspense and Lil Steve and Reggie that shows up on the website, there are literally hundreds of rejected applicants I had to weed through to find them. Not to mention the dozens of boys just as hot if not hotter than them who might nibble at the bait but don't bite, or get cold feet and back out at the very last minute, or even worse, say they'll do a scene at a certain time, only to stand me up without so much as a call, apology, or excuse.
At least I'm only dealing with local guys! I was talking with another producer the other day, and he told me that he'd been planning an entire weekend of expensive shoots with a model from clear across the country. He'd paid for the guy's flight and everything, but when he went to greet the guy at the airport, his model was nowhere to be found! The guy never even got on his flight. No calls, emails, text-messages, nothing. At least when a local guy stands me up, it only wastes an hour or two of my time....not an entire weekend and hundreds of dollars!
It's definitely a roller-coaster ride of emotions! Earlier this week, I was extremely discouraged because *nothing* seemed to be happening on the recruiting front. I'd never seen anything like it! It was so bad, in fact, that I resorted to going through old emails and contacting guys who'd expressed an interest in the past but for whatever reason had changed their minds later on. Even then, nobody seemed to be biting!
Then yesterday, suddenly *everybody* seemed to want to do porn, LOL!!! Just as I was beginning to give up hope, I found myself dealing with several exciting prospects all at once....to the point that I now have too many hot potential models wanting to work with me all at the same time! Of course I've been doing this long enough to know that all of that could change overnight, so while I'm feeling hopeful and excited about the possibilities at this particular moment, I could be right back to feeling frustrated and discouraged tomorrow!
Well, as you've probably already guessed by now, I won't be updating the website with a new scene this weekend. Hopefully you've enjoyed this month's three updates so far, and don't go anywhere because I'll be back next weekend with a fourth update before January's over!
This weekend will be devoted completely to filming. Right now it's looking like I will have at least *five* video-shoots scheduled between now and Monday, so it should be exhausting but hopefully exciting at the same time.
I'll be sure to let you know how it goes!
Posted by Michael Galletta at Friday, January 22, 2010 6:11 PM 
Categories: More About Michael Galletta,Behind the Scenes
Categories: More About Michael Galletta,Behind the Scenes
the models finally appeared for you towards the end of the week because, as the saying goes, the harder i work the luckier i get; you'd already put in the long hours of searching, contacting, calling back, recruiting, etc. hence the payoff, seems to be how it works i recruit literally months and years in advance and it's always paid off, congrats!
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It's encouraging to hear from a fellow producer that even when my recruiting efforts don't seem to be showing results NOW, they can still pay off months and even years later. Thanks!
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Wish I were in your shoes this weekend, so as the song says "some guys have all the luck!!"
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so was that the good and bad news you were talking about at the end of your last blog? cos i dont see any bad news!
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No, Danny, that wasn't the news I was talking about. I'll be sharing that news soon!
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Eventually I MAY send you an email about me wanting to do a scene. Trust me though, I'm not about games. If I come to you I won't turn back. I have to get in better shape though. Only have a two pack as of now lol.
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I'll be waiting
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Don't leave us hanging, Mike! Is it that someone has had a change of heart and isn't gonna do porn anymore? Am I gonna cry???
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