Forbes.com explains that due to the influxSo my take is that instead of porn stars commanding higher rates, a lot of them charge similar rates to $200-$500 escorts to make ends meet. http://www.forbes.com/2009/08/04/dig...ali-joone.html
Originally Posted by GiamarieLynn
I think the term Porn Star is abused. Getting paid $150 to do a scene in a cheap hotel room makes for a porn actress, not a star.
Yes, porn stars come in varying levels. You have the amateur girls, the pro am girls and the stars. A "star" has ubiquity, is famous. They are generally signed to contracts or they are former contract girls now running their own productions. These days they make a descent penny doing feature performances at clubs and doing signings. Porn videos are considered more a promotional support tool for selling an image and building a fan base, the movies in and of themselves are not the target. There is a large marketing machine behind the most successful names in adult movies.
There's also a danger in overexposure, boring your audience if you show up in too many things. There's a fine balance of putting out enough content to keep fans interested, and waiting for the next one or having so much available they no longer notice when your new scene comes out. Many escort to supplement their income.
If you're famous, you can go a lot higher then $200 -$500 an hour. The hike in the rates is there because a lot of people fantasize about that girl specifically, and would simply love to have their moment with her. Those fans are willing to shill out extra not because of PSE menu items but because they've hypnotically watched that woman on the screen and want to be in the same room with her. With more demand, or more ardent demand, comes increased prices. Weed out people by hiking prices, but not so high that you don't make what you need. It's a matter of them finding that balance.
If you've been with Wicked or Digital Playground, they make a great income. So if they're going to escort, the number will be high, because they frankly can take it or leave it, and their level of fame is high.
But you also get mimics - Women who look at that and think: "I make a few movies and I can charge that too! Where's my iphone? "
Booking a Porn Star and booking a PSE provider, is not the same thing.