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The Time of AVN is Upon Us

In my life, the passing of another year is most noticeably marked by the Adult Entertainment Expo (everyone still calls it AVN), which occurs in early January. As I sit here preparing my interview questions for this year’s show, I’m thinking over last year’s show; how to improve, what people really want to know about these girls, what’s happened since the last AVN?

How can I Improve?

  • I should be picking up my video camera today. I have two different microphones that I’ll be testing for performance in ridiculously loud situations.
  • I’ve scheduled 17 (!!!) interviews so far and I don’t think there’s any way to get through all of them without pre-written questions. So I’m writing those.
  • I think the best thing I can do (for myself at least) is to be a little less nervous throughout the whole process. Maybe Xanax = better interviews?

What Questions to Ask?

  • Researching and writing questions for all of these girls is more difficult than it probably sounds. I also wonder if what I consider an interesting question is really interesting to the people who will eventually watch the interviews.
  • I’ve gone and watched/read other peoples’ interviews with porn stars. Most are bad/boring. The blame for this is shared by all parties involved. There are questions that I simply won’t ask this year (ex: What’s your favorite position?)
  • Seriously, what do you guys want to know about these girls? Please tell me.

What’s Happened this Year?

  • After my employment transition (is that even a phrase?) in March, I’ve been writing, taking classes and working on my own projects, including this blog.
  • It’s been a pretty good year, and without getting too sappy, I just want to thank you guys for sticking with me. Having readers is a good thing for any blogger, but having awesome ones who make me laugh, make me think about a variety of perspectives and put up with my erratic posting schedule is an honor that I am very grateful for.

The show starts in a week. I won’t specifically be covering the convention for VideoBox this year (although I’ll probably write about it once or twice while I’m there), so I’ll be posting my updates and pictures here just for you. Happy New Year!

Related posts:

  1. AEE Day 2 Recap
  2. Belladonna Interview
  3. Study: AEE Attendees Male, Business Down, Free Porn Rampant
  4. Interview with Jenna Haze
  5. AVN Award Winners

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8 Responses to “The Time of AVN is Upon Us”

  1. December 31st, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    HotScooter2 says:

    Alison:
    Happy New Year cyberhug on it’s way,via the Santa Hugmobile.
    my advice is relax when interviewing,and you don’t need any Zanax either. just relax ,maybe do a little yoga to help you get focused. And i think your interviews would be much better if you had the confidence to ad lib them. each person you interview is a unique individual and should be interviewed accordingly. hopefullly if you are focused enough you willl figure out the appropriate questions too ask them. just my opinion but i think you are capable of ad libbing it all.
    i can give you some examples of ad libbing. robin Williams ad libbed completely in Good Morning Vietnam.
    and 2 rock legends never even know what they will perform or how they are gonna do it before the show,and they are Chuck Berry and Bob Dylan.
    anyhow Happy New Year
    and i think the reason why rope and i followed you to this site is that we missed you in your old location. you are good at blogging and are very much non judgmental

  2. January 1st, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Pierre-Luc says:

    I’ll be waiting for your interviews! They are always cool.

    I love when they talk about the action they do, how do they prepare and feel.

    =)

  3. January 2nd, 2010 at 10:39 am

    ropeadope says:

    Alison, I never detected any nervousness on your part while conducting the interviews. Maybe you feel it inside, but it does not come across on screen. Quite the opposite actually. That of a person completely in control of the situation. Now, which question would I like to see you present to the girls? Well, I hope this doesn’t appear to be too selfish*, but how about asking, “would you consider throwing ropeadope a freebie?” You know the girls I like. Oh hell, ask them all.
    -
    Thank YOU Alison, for all of your hard work, captivating blogging, and fascinating interviews. Most important, have a wonderful time at the show!
    -
    *Upon rereading, I think that’s the very definition of selfish.

  4. January 2nd, 2010 at 10:56 am

    alison hart says:

    HotScooter2 – Thank you very much for the compliments. I couldn’t possibly put myself in the same league as Robin Williams, Chuck Berry or Bob Dylan (maybe not even the same game!). I will be tailoring the questions to the girl as you suggested, though. Happy New Year!

    Pierre-Luc – Thank you! Both for the compliment and for the advice. :)

    ropeadope – No harm in asking, right? ;) Thanks very much for the kind words. I think it’s going to be a busy show; hopefully a fun one as well.

  5. January 3rd, 2010 at 6:00 pm

    Oruba says:

    Who are you interviewing? I always go for irreverence. I’m sure those girls answer the same questions all day long. Go for something different. Dare I say questions that have nothing to do with fucking or filming? I know it’s risky; sex sells. But I would certainly read it.

    Thank you for keeping such an awesome blog! You don’t have to thank me for reading. It’s a direct result of your own doing. Wishing you a blessed 2010, and great things for Pornochromatic.

  6. January 3rd, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    alison hart says:

    Oruba,

    My list at the moment is:
    Joanna Angel
    Ashley Fires
    McKenzie Lee
    Riley Steele
    Janie Summers
    Katsuni
    Raven Alexis
    Jesse Jane
    Sasha Grey
    Sophie Dee
    Asa Akira
    Bobbi Starr
    Belladonna
    Madison Parker
    Kelly Divine
    Angela Summers
    Tarra White

    It sounds like a balance between sex/work questions and questions about them as people and what they think about the issues of the day is the way to go. I’m trying to have 15 or so per girl prepped before I get there, so I’ll try to mix it up a bit. We’ll see how it goes…

    I hope you have a truly wonderful 2010 and many more!

  7. January 4th, 2010 at 5:18 pm

    HotScooter2 says:

    Alison:

    girl to sum it up it sounds like you interviewing everyone in the who’s who of porn.sounds like you plan on interviewing almost that is going to be there,with a few exceptions of course. have fun in sin city you lil rascal you. big cyberhug

  8. January 6th, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    alison hart says:

    HotScooter – Thanks, cyberhug back at you :)

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