July 15, 2021 |
She Did It Her Way: Shiri Allwood’s Self-Funded Gangbang |
Who says that performers canât do exactly what they want in porn? Not Tgirl adult star and cam model Shiri Allwood. Since turning pro in 2016, Allwood has self-produced more than 150 feature vids with the help of partner Nicko Wolfe. Evidently, she knows her way around behind the camera as well as in front. âWe were awarded âBest Self-Producerâ at the 2020 Transgender Erotica awards and have held the monthly top Trans earner spot on ManyVids three times this year,â Allwood told YNOT. This said, Allwoodâs just released feature video, âShiri’s First Gangbang: Gym Slut Takes 5‘, is arguably her most ambitious self-funded effort to date. Although the title is somewhat self-explanatory, a plot synopsis is in order. âThe scene opens to a packed gym setting. Iâm positioned front and center hitting some incline flyes, while the guys around me do their best to focus on their own workouts,â said Allwood. âIt doesnât take long for them to get distracted, and they start hitting on me in the typical gym bro mannerâcriticizing my form and giving me tips. It doesnât take long for me to notice their bulges growing in size, not for them to start peeling off my skimpy outfit.â The money to produce Shiriâs First Gangbang came from a variety of sources, without any coming from third-party studios or content platforms. âI did make a post asking for tips on OnlyFans, but the scene was largely funded by past video sales,â Allwood said. âThe OnlyFans post asking for funding got $110 in tips, but many sent tips via DM and contributed other ways. The talent, location, travel, catering and crew expenses totalled only about $2700.â In her OnlyFan post, âI basically just said, âhey, I wanna do this thingâ,â she noted. “Everyone seemed pretty excited by the idea, and of course wanted to take part. Perhaps they’ll get a chance someday!â Allwoodâs deal-making skills played a role in keeping expenses low. âSome of the guys were more interested in trading scenes with me â duo scenes which we filmed the following days â which helped keep my talent budget down,â said Allwood. She also got along with some help from her friends. âMale performer Colby Jansen helped me secure the location and reached out to some of my co-stars to see if they were available,â she noted. âI also hired my long-time friend, Lianna Lawson, to be my PA. She was indispensable, helping with catering, collecting paperwork from the guys, and even at one point held the camera when Nickoâs arms were about to give out. All the other pre-planning, booking, organizing, directing, editing and promotion were done by me.â Two money-savers: The set happened to be already in place at her shooting location, and âwe travelled with all our film gear,â said Allwood. âI was a little anxious watching our two cases, containing probably about $10,000 worth of gear that Iâve amassed over the years, being loaded onto the checked baggage conveyor at the airport.â Paying her own way allowed Allwood to create the kind of fluid gangbang scene she wanted. She prepared to handle a variety of positions and multiple penetrations by physically training for them beforehand. âLeading up to the shoot I was watching gangbang scenes recommended to me by fans, and a lot of what I saw was copy-and-pasting the same set of positions with different models,â she said. âBlow job, 5 minutes. Fuck position A, role for 5 minutes. Fuck position B, role for 5 minutes, et cetera. âI tried to break that formula, and I did so by preparing the guys by telling them I was going to be their fuck toy and that they shouldnât hesitate to carry, drag, and push me around the set as much as they could,â she continued. âI almost wanted them playing tug-o-war with me, vying to get a piece of my ass. I think this direction was pretty successful, as the first cut happens around 30 minutes inâafter weâve already made it to DAP on me with multiple guys.â In the midst of all this action, Allwoodâs partner Nicko Wolfe was scrambling around with his camera, trying to get everything on video in a smooth and polished manner. âWith that much movement he had to be quick on his feet in order to not get in the way and still manage to capture as much as possible,â said Allwood. âThatâs 30+ minutes of holding a heavy gimbal camera rig, which is not easy.â Other challenges included lighting the set to accommodate all the movements and positioning microphones to capture it all. To do this, Allwood planted two mics on set as well as having a boom mic suspended above to create the resulting audio mix. The finished Shiriâs First Gangbang is now racking up online sales. Itâs available to her OnlyFans subscribers for $9.99, and available to all non-subscribers for $19.99 on ManyVids. âI would love to partner with a DVD distributor to make them available to that audience as well, but I havenât worked out such a deal yet,â Allwood said. âThere is BTS (behind the scenes) and bonus footage that would be really fun to include if I can make that happen. Allwoodâs success in self-funding her first on-screen gangbang has fueled her ambitions for further independent productions. âIâve been dreaming of doing a fan-bukkake for years now,â she said. âI think organizing just such an event would be the logical next way to step-up my game, just as soon as travel restrictions relax enough. And having full ownership of my own first gangbang, and therefore the royalties, is going to be helpful in funding future projects.â As for the erotic challenge of keeping everyone engaged during the gangbang, a feat that is difficult enough to do a threesome, let along a sixsome? âI really pushed my abilities in this scene and learned that Iâm capable of keeping 5 dudes busy and performing double anal,â Allwood replied. âIâd been hesitant taking DAP scenes in the past because of trauma-related issues Iâve had, but my anal rehabilitation seems to have worked! Not only did I take multiple DAPs, but I was able to perform another anal scene the next day without pain or soreness. Hopefully with this success youâll be seeing me doing even more hardcore action.â Asked what other performers can learn from this project, Allwood said âIâm a big believer in reinvesting my earnings back into my own business.â âThatâs my biggest piece of advice for any model looking to be successful as a self-producer,â Allwood added. âBelieve in your brand, invest in yourself, and work hard to bring your fantasies to life. I think my fans recognize that and buy my content because they know itâs going to benefit them by doing so.â |