Vivid Entertainment Group
| Vivid Entertainment LLC | |
|---|---|
| legal form | LLC |
| founding | 1984 |
| Seat |
Los Angeles , California , United States
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| management |
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| Number of employees | 50 (2009) |
| Branch | Sex industry |
| Website | vivid.com |
Vivid Entertainment Group is an American film production company in the porn industry . The listed company was founded by Steven Hirsch and David James in 1984.
Companies
The Vivid Entertainment Group is the market leader in adult DVDs and videos. The group includes the company Vivid Video and several websites . The company also operates the Vivid Man brand for LGBT porn films. A pay TV channel called Vivid TV was sold to Playboy . The best known is the marketing company and exclusive brand Vivid Girls , which is largely distributed over the Internet. In March 2007, Vivid became the world's first production company to release a porn film on Blu-ray Disc ( Debbie Does Dallas ... again).
The films produced by Vivid are relatively expensive compared to other porn films. Production costs between $ 50,000 and $ 300,000 per film and $ 20,000 for marketing. With around 60 films released annually, significantly fewer than competing companies, Vivid generates revenues of US $ 100 million.
Another source of income is the fee-based website vivid.com . With a monthly membership fee of $ 30 and 40,000 members, annual sales are just under $ 15 million.
Vivid girls
The company is known for the so-called Vivid Girls. These include or included the following actresses: AJ Bailey , Alex Tailor , Barbara Dare , Briana Banks , Cassidey , Celeste , Chasey Lain , Chelsea Sinclaire , Cheyenne Silver , Christy Canyon , Chloe Jones , Dasha , Dayton , Devon , Ginger Lynn , Hanna Hilton , Heather Hunter , Hyapatia Lee , Jamie Summers , Janine Lindemulder , Jenna Jameson , Jenteal, Kayden Kross , Kira Kener , Kobe Tai , Lacie Heart , Lanny Barby , Lexa , Lexie Marie , Nikki Jayne , Nikki Randall , Nina Mercedez , Malezia , Meggan Mallone , Monique Alexander , Racquel Darrian , Raylene , Savanna Samson , Sky Lopez , Stefani Morgan , Sunny Leone , Sunrise Adams , Tawny Roberts , Taya (Tiffany Mason), Taylor Hayes , The Love Twins, Tera Patrick , Tiffany Taylor .
All of these actresses started their careers with other production companies and then switched to Vivid Video.
The so-called Vivid Girls have exclusive contracts, comparable to the system of Hollywood studios. They receive a higher salary than freelance porn actresses and only produce a few films a year.
Well-known Vivid films
- 1989: Where The Boys Aren't (series since 1989)
- 1990: The Masseuse
- 1995: Borderline
- 1996: Bobby Sox
- 1997: Bad Wives
- 1999: Seven Deadly Sins
- 1999: The Awakening
- 2000: Fade to Black
- 2002: I Dream of Jenna
- 2005: The New Devil in Miss Jones
- 2006: Chemistry
- 2006: Emperor (2006)
- 2008: layout
- 2008: Cry Wolf
- 2009: Throat: A Cautionary Tale
- 2010: The Condemned
- 2010: Batman XXX: A Porn Parody
- 2011: Star Wars XXX - A Porn Parody
- 2011: Spider-Man XXX: A Porn Parody
- 2012: Avengers XXX - A Porn Parody
Politics and marketing
Vivid had a strict condom policy for a while , and the sexual activities featured in the films were milder than other studios. The representations were rather considered couple-friendly and aimed at the broad mainstream market. This approach has changed. In addition to harsher sexual practices in films for the mass market, Vivid also produces and distributes films such as Savanna's Anal Gangbang .
In February 2006 it was reported that the director Chi Chi LaRue had separated from the company because it had switched to a condom-optional policy. In 2012, Vivid CEO Hirsch said California state would be left if condom-making became law because films that use condoms would not sell.
Awards
- 2010: AVN Award Best Overall Marketing Campaign, Company Image
- 2008: AVN Award Best Overall Marketing Campaign - Company Image
- 2007: FAME Award Favorite Studio
Web links
- Official website of the Vivid Entertainment Group (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dan Nystedt: Adult Films to Play on Blu-ra. In: about.com:PCworld. February 2, 2007, accessed May 18, 2020 .
- ^ A b Claire Hoffman: Obscene Losses. In: Portfolio. Retrieved November 28, 2007 .
- ↑ Savanna's Anal Gangbang (2010) , on imdb.com
- ↑ Jason Romaine: Chi Chi Leaves Vivid Over Condom Policy. (No longer available online.) In: xbiz. Archived from the original on April 4, 2006 ; Retrieved March 14, 2006 .
- ↑ Condoms in porn: 'We will leave' county, Vivid Entertainment says , on latimesblogs.latimes.com