My friend's fiancee owns a film and animation studio in the San Fernando valley. His last film was over a million dollar budget and won tons of awards and a version of it is available at Blockbuster and Amazon.
He is filming the sequel in March and wants two authetnitc and trained bellydancers in their own costumes to perform in a couple scenes. It will be a one day shoot.
Here's the catch - it is an adult film. You can find info about the original and see the sequel at www.piratesthemovie.com.
However, the dancers WILL NOT BE NUDE. You bring your own outfits. Also, you may wear a mask to hide your identity and you need not be listed in the credits. The director, Joone, is very willing to accommodate whatever will make the dancers feel comfortable, he just really wants the film to be as authentic as possible. You may also bring a significant other or friend with you...you don't know me, but I know hollywood is full of creeps and people taking advantage of women - but this honestly isn't that situation. He just wants two dancers to come do their dances and I believe at one point there will be a sex scene going on in the background.
I know this won't be for everyone, but for someone looking to make $500 cash for a day's work, it could be a great opportunity.
The last movie, pirates, was made into an R-rated version which is available through Blockbuster and Amazon. This one will be filmed in Blu-Ray.
Anyway, if you are trained in the authentic dances and are willing to discuss the opportunity, please contact my friend Brandy (It's her fiancee) at her myspace: www.myspace.com/brandyleeledford
her fiancee, Joone, is her top friend and so you can also check out the trailer for Pirates II on his page.
I really hope that they can find the bellydancers they want because it would also expose REAL bellydancing to a whole new audience, I should think.
Thank you for reading this and passing it on to anyone you think might be interested.
He is filming the sequel in March and wants two authetnitc and trained bellydancers in their own costumes to perform in a couple scenes. It will be a one day shoot.
Here's the catch - it is an adult film. You can find info about the original and see the sequel at www.piratesthemovie.com.
However, the dancers WILL NOT BE NUDE. You bring your own outfits. Also, you may wear a mask to hide your identity and you need not be listed in the credits. The director, Joone, is very willing to accommodate whatever will make the dancers feel comfortable, he just really wants the film to be as authentic as possible. You may also bring a significant other or friend with you...you don't know me, but I know hollywood is full of creeps and people taking advantage of women - but this honestly isn't that situation. He just wants two dancers to come do their dances and I believe at one point there will be a sex scene going on in the background.
I know this won't be for everyone, but for someone looking to make $500 cash for a day's work, it could be a great opportunity.
The last movie, pirates, was made into an R-rated version which is available through Blockbuster and Amazon. This one will be filmed in Blu-Ray.
Anyway, if you are trained in the authentic dances and are willing to discuss the opportunity, please contact my friend Brandy (It's her fiancee) at her myspace: www.myspace.com/brandyleeledford
her fiancee, Joone, is her top friend and so you can also check out the trailer for Pirates II on his page.
I really hope that they can find the bellydancers they want because it would also expose REAL bellydancing to a whole new audience, I should think.
Thank you for reading this and passing it on to anyone you think might be interested.
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 5:10 AMI wish you luck if you are looking for REAL belly dancers. None of the ones I know would work in such movie, no matter the money your friend offers.
We are trying to educate the public about belly dancing having nothing to do with sexual activities. Being in your friend's movie is not going to help our cause.
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 6:39 AMRegarding wanting the film to "be as authentic as possible"....
Maybe I missed this in bellydance 101, but I'm pretty sure that bellydancers dancing while pirates have sex in the background isn't very authentic. I could be wrong; I'll have to check with my bf, who's a big pirate buff (historical ones, not the porno).
I gotta admit, though, this would be a fun gig if it weren't a porno, and I'd definitely be interested if Johnny Depp were involved ;)
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 6:58 AMI'm supporting the last posts, I don't know how you can put "authentic bellydancing" in the same paragraph as "there will be a sex scene going on the background."
This is the very image our community is trying to avoid. If $500 can spare us from building onto this misconception, it'd be worth the price. If you could perhaps nix the sex scene and place the dancing in a more "authentic" environment, since that's what you say the director is going for anyway, you might get a more positive response.
~illumisis
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 10:04 AMI am guessing (just guessing mind you lol) that if your friends fiancee owns a legit film and animation studio then they would know where to find a pool of 'authentic bellydancers' ... I am also guessing they would find that none of them want to be associated with this type of movie hence, you are looking here.
Nice try B.J but you may just be out of luck with this bunch.
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READ: WANNA DANCE IN A PORN MOVIE, LITTLE GIRL?
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 1:25 PMOooooh--a chance to dance "authentically" in a porn movie? AWESOME! Sign me up so I can further propagate the idea that bellydancing is not an ancient and honored dance form but something that would actually belong in a porn movie.
And I'm so HAPPY that there's a porn director out there who really wants to "expose" his audience to "real" bellydancing. What a stand-up guy. He must really know what he's talking about to want "authentic" dancing in front of a sex scene.
So, um, thanks "BJ" but you can take this job and shove it.
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Re: READ: WANNA DANCE IN A PORN MOVIE, LITTLE GIRL?
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 1:30 PMDon't worry... he'll find someone more than willing to do it, and probably just for the "honor" of having their name "up in lights". -
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Re: READ: WANNA DANCE IN A PORN MOVIE, LITTLE GIRL?
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 2:18 PMExactly! Especially since they can dance in a mask, and never have to face the community backlash. Someone is just selfish enough, and/or just ignorant enough to say "So long as no one recognizes ME, it won't do any harm..." -
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Re: READ: WANNA DANCE IN A PORN MOVIE, LITTLE GIRL?
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 3:57 PM."you don't know me, but I know hollywood is full of creeps and people taking advantage of women - but this honestly isn't that situation. "
Riiiiiiiight - of course not.
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Re: READ: WANNA DANCE IN A PORN MOVIE, LITTLE GIRL?
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 7:46 PMI also love how it's going to be authentic and classy, but they understand that the potential hires may want to wear a mask to conceal their identity. If it was authentic and classy, there would be no need to hide! -
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Re: READ: WANNA DANCE IN A PORN MOVIE, LITTLE GIRL?
Thu, February 21, 2008 - 7:50 PMOh, and after all your work, there's no need for you to get credit for it....
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Fri, February 22, 2008 - 9:12 AMLol, Pirates is my friend's favorite porn.
Well it's a damned shame I'm not trained in the authentic dance. I wouldn't want to even audition, on the chance that my unauthentic Tribal might distract someone from the pirates plundering the booty.
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Fri, February 22, 2008 - 10:23 AM>>I really hope that they can find the bellydancers they want because it would also expose REAL bellydancing to a whole new audience, I should think.>>
this was my favorite line - guess he/she thought its every belly dancer's dream to aspire to gain an admirer by those who frequent the porno industry. ;-)
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Sat, February 23, 2008 - 2:53 PM<<pirates plundering the booty>>
LMAO!!!!!
Of course ladies, you just KNOW that some bellybunny is going to hop on the chance to do this. Makes me almost want to watch the film just to see who did it!!
Gawd, this whole idea is setting belly dancers back a thousand years. Thanks BJ!! Appreciate that!
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Sun, February 24, 2008 - 6:31 PMHey! BJ!!! Hahah! Get the acronym?
Call me Captain Obvious.... -
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Sun, February 24, 2008 - 7:38 PMThat thought did cross my mind as well, Captain Obvious!! :o) -
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Thu, February 28, 2008 - 5:30 PMI am annoyed.... I just watched the movie Romance & Cigarettes. Anyone see it? It's stupid, don't bother (well, unless you love Christopher Walken as much as I do, then it might be worth it).
There's a really aweful bellydancer in it. It's just 10 or 15 seconds of shimmy... but she can't shimmy! Why can't the *real* hollywood put out a call for an "authentic" bellydancer when a part like this comes up? It's like nobody even expected a decent performance, just a glittery costume. -
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Thu, February 28, 2008 - 7:39 PMANY belly dancer that takes this job to me is nothing but a low life, non professional moron who needs to not ever dance again. This would take away EVERYTHING us dancers have faught to change about the way people think about belly dancing. And if you have to cover your face then maybe you should have never went.
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Thu, February 28, 2008 - 8:11 PMthat is sooooooooo funny! I 'm sure that there is always some person desperate enough to do it, but like most said above, any dancer who tries to keep this art and "art" form won't turn it into something it's not. AND I mean keeping it far from the 'stripper" stereo-type.
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Sat, March 15, 2008 - 9:55 AMYou know, this is sad. Really sad.
I admit to being tempted, momentarily, not because of the money or the fame, but because I think it would be HILARIOUS to be in the sequel to "Pirates" without having to get my booty plundered. If I could be a tavern wench in the background or serve food or something, instead of plundering the art form I work in, I'd do it in a heartbeat! Just for the humor factor. -
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Re: authentic bellydancers wanted (2) for one day shoot at studio in Valley...please read.
Sun, March 30, 2008 - 3:05 AMAlthough I've always wanted to walk the plank, that's not quite the 'plank' I had in mind.
Seriously though, there's not a hope in Hades that I would even be able to concentrate on my "authentic bellydancing" when there's folks grunting, moaning, groaning and oh ah oh ah oh more more more along with slip slop slap slurp in the background.
The only bellydancing you'd get outta me would be a rip snorting belly shimmy because I'd be on the floor laughing my guts out as soon as some chick fakes an orgasm.
Samiya
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