Bren Ryder

1. Tell People You’re a Pornographer.

It was the end of summer.  Labour Day had come and gone along with so many parties and fun beautiful women.  Time to get down to work.  I’d been talking about making real dyke porn for a while, so I made a page on the website explaining that I was looking for models and crew and created a profile on Superdyke.com – the lesbian online hangout for queer women in Vancouver.  Within hours I had nearly 10 women who were interested in performing.  I was jumping out of my skin with excitement.

One of the women who messaged me was Geneva.  She sent me some photos of herself and we set up a coffee date to talk more.  My first impression was, “Are you fucking kidding me?”  She looked hot.  Meanwhile I was also messaged by Alex Craven who said she was interested in performing for a porn scene.  I arranged for all of us to meet and before long Geneva and Alex Craven committed to shooting a scene for me.  Perfect.

2.  Walk the Talk.

It was important to me to get started shooting as quickly as possible.  Many people talk about making some porn, making it different from what already exists, but few people actually do it.  I wanted to be one of those few that do.  We scheduled the first shoot for Rememberance Day weekend.  The two months prior to the shoot was enough time to meet, talk about what was expected, what they wanted, what I wanted, secure some investment money, get all of our STI clinic results, find a crew and book the equipment.

3.  Always provide Martinis.

Geneva and Alex Craven were booked for Saturday and another eager participant was booked for Sunday.  She came to this project without a porno partner.  After discussing the options, I decided to move from behind the camera and do a scene with her.  We were essentially strangers to each other and our scene was meant to be just that – two strangers hooking up for the first time.  One week prior to the shoot I invited all the cast and crew and their partners out for martini’s so everyone could meet each other before getting busy in front of the camera.  The evening was lovely and the martinis delicious, but as soon as it ended everything began to fall apart:  The next day my Sunday scene partner cancelled on me.  Her open relationship with her long term partner suddenly closed.

4.  Don’t Give Up.

Now, what would Good Dyke Porn be without some good old dyke drama.  I immediate set out to fill the Sunday vacancy with someone who would generously share their body on film with less than a week’s notice.  bjROMEO become that woman.  She was awesome.  We only messaged online and talked on the phone before the day of the shoot.  She was in town only briefly and she bravely shared her experience of masterbating for a couple of women with video cameras in their hands.  Check out her solo scene in the members area.

I scouted out the location at Alex Craven’s place and set up Saturday’s shoot as planned.  Everything seemed to be moving along smoothly, right up to the day before the shoot.  I was out driving around town taking care of a few errands when I got the call.  First, Alex called to apologetically give me the news that she was no longer available to shoot the scene.  Unsurprised by this sudden infusion of drama, I assured her that the shoot was not important.  Two seconds later Geneva called me to update me on the situation.  Things looked bleak.  My first shoot and it’s hitting obstacles at every turn.  Before hanging up the phone with Geneva, I desperately tried to salvage the weekend.  Would you like to do the scene with me?, I timidly asked.  Sure.  Yes.  Of course. She responds.

5.  Take One For the Team.

So there I was scheduled to fuck on camera.  I was happy to do it – take one for the team – so to speak.  At the same time I was completely terrified.  On the day of the shoot I spent about 5 hours preparing the scene.  I think I was a bit nervous.  We put together a minor plot – Geneva paints, Bren Ryder videotapes her, then they screw.  Besides that brilliant plot, we decided that Geneva would dominate me.  I’d never been “formally” dominated and she’s an expert, so I asked her to do her thing.  She wouldn’t tell me what she was going to do.  She wanted to keep everything a surprise to me.  It felt good to let go and let her smack me around for a bit.  It was a sexy little taste of her domination talents.

6.  Be Yourself (especially if you’re a porn star).

Performing in the first scene I ever shot for the website was an incredible experience.  It was fun and sexy.  I felt excited by the possibilties of creating this porn and being so exposed and vulnerable.  And have you seen Geneva’s tits?  She’s a fucking gorgeous woman – in every way.  I’m at a loss for words to describe the scene.  You’ll just have to watch it for yourself.  One thing I can tell you, though, is that the final clip may appear as though it will continue, but, it doesn’t.  About one minute after Geneva declares, “I’m not going to cum, yet, I refuse”, the tape ended, the battery died and the crew had to leave.  Geneva and I decided to go on without them, but the video didn’t turn out.  I did have a massive orgasm, though.  If you’d like to hear it, I pasted that audio onto the film festival film, Good Dyke Porn.  Check it out.

7.  Believe That Anything’s Possible.

In the end, the first weekend of shooting was a success.  Eventually, Geneva and Alex Craven got together to shoot their scene.  You can find their exclusive, sexy scene in the Members area.  If you enjoy watching Geneva, you can see her in an upcoming role playing scene with Créme de la Créme.

8.  Appreciate Your Good Fortune.

That’s all I have to say about that.