A band of sunlight cut across Laura Flame's bedroom on a Saturday morning. Laura stirred, wiggling to find a comfortable spot in her bed. But there would be no early morning bliss today. Throwing her hands down in frustration, she leans over to check the time on her phone: it showed 6:00 AM.
Propping herself up on her elbow and looked at her husband, Steve. He was sleeping quietly. Lucky him, she thought.
Laura rolled out of bed and threw on her bathrobe. Her red hair fell past her shoulders. And despite being in her 40's, she had aged gracefully. Her bathrobe exposed just enough of her still-supple skin. Gently opening the bedroom door, she tiptoed across the hall and entered her office. Taking a seat at her desk, she logged into her computer. If she was up, she might as well work. Something had been bothering her for the past few days - the editing for Christina Heart's latest scene.
Laura reviewed the series of shots in front of her. They had used two cameras for this shoot, one high above the action and to the side, and another one close in. Christina was a former college volleyball player, and so her ass and legs were firm, toned, gorgeous. The closer camera had a great view of the male actor's penis pounding into her pussy, but it lacked the view of her legs that the higher camera had. Laura rested her chin on her hand, flipping between the two options.
Making the directorial choices in porn was Laura's life; porn was Laura's life. Laura Flame was on the Mount Rushmore of porn. She had been one of the top performers in the world before retiring from working in front of the camera to step behind it. She had founded FUKT Studios with her husband Steve to create the porn she wanted to make. FUKT started as a two-person operation - just Laura and Steve. But soon, the studio exploded in popularity. They added more channels, more sites, more releases. The views and money came rolling in. And now, FUKT stood as one of the top porn studios on the planet. And Laura was one of the greatest directors and producers in the business; she had scaled the porn mountain twice.
Finally picking the higher shot that showed Christina's legs, Laura muttered to herself: "If we got her for her legs, it's her legs that we'll get."
Closing out the video shots for now, she opened her email to review current drafts of projects from other directors. Laura had an unusual position in porn: CEO and Creative Director. She helped create the artistic vision for each of the studios under FUKT's umbrella. As she scrolled through different drafts, gentle morning light began peeking into the room. One small ray of sun caught the framed poster above her desk - it was a blown-up cover of "Sexy Redheads 5", with a photo of a 19-year-old Laura gracing that cover. It was the movie that really put her on the map and gave her a following among porn fans. It was one among many items of porn paraphernalia spread around the office; the room was a shrine to her porn career. Photos of her in the middle of sex dotted the walls, a row of AVN awards occupied a shelf, stacks of magazines filled a bookcase, and her favorite butt plugs stood in line in front of the magazines. Her decades of experience was right there, all in one room.