Successfully Going in Front of the Camera to Behind with Miles Long
Miles Long is an adult movie director, photographer, producer, and actor. He’s also an AVN Hall of Fame Inductee. Over his 14 year career he’s done and seen it all. As we also learned in this interview he pays close attention to details on all his movies spending extra time and money to make sure everything looks just right.
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Here are the interview notes:
- Has been in the industry for 14 years.
- Has a military background of 8 years.
- Got a free ride through college with the ROTC at UC Berkeley.
- Admits that he’s always been a perv since college and likes doing freaky things.
- Started off as a performer with his ex-wife as a feature dance act.
- Toured all across North America.
- Was a licensed pyro-technician.
- Shot their first movie with Vivid.
- Saw that the guys driving the fancy cars were not the performers.
- Realized the smart thing to do was to move behind the camera for longevity.
- The hand eye coordination in the army helped him become a great director at holding the camera.
- His parents were really supportive of his career.
- He goes out of his way to purchase the wardrobe for the talent he’s shooting.
- Pays a lot of attention to detail in what he wants his talent to wear or look like.
- His fans likes the variety of things that he does.
- He does not shoot the talent having sex on a bed; they always have sex in non traditional places.
- Is on the AVN Hall of Fame Director list.
- To be on the AVN Hall of Fame, one has to be in the industry for at least 10 years.
- Advice for people getting in the industry is to start off as a performer before getting into directing.
- Wants to move aggressively in the internet market.
- Also wants to do more photography with mainstream magazines.
About Miles Long:
Miles Long is an American pornographic movie director, actor, cinematographer, photographer and producer. He entered the adult film industry in 1999. Between 1999 and 2005, he worked primarily as an actor. Later he transitioned behind the camera spending time as an assistant director, cinematographer, and cameraman.
Learn More about Miles Long:
- Miles Long Links Website
- Miles Long on Twitter @mileslong4real
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