Vivid Entertainment Group is one of the world's largest adult film producers, featuring a popular catalog of VHS and DVD titles and Internet content^[1]. Image File history File links Vivid_logo. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Vertical Helical Scan, better known by its abbreviation VHS (and often confused to be Video Home System) is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Vivid specializes in high-production-value movies, filmed in exotic locations and shot with professional lighting and quality cinematography. Vivid also produces gay porn movies under the names "Vivid Man" and "Vivid Video". Gay pornography is, for most intents and purposes, the cinematic, video or published presentation of all-male sexual activity with the primary goal of sexual arousal in a homosexual (aka gay) or bisexual male audience. ...

Vivid Girls

The company is best known for its "Vivid Girls", a collection of porn starlets. These women made their names in other companies' productions, then moved to Vivid once they had become famous. The Vivid Girls are retained on exclusive contracts much like those of bygone days of the Hollywood studio system. They reportedly command a higher salary than do free-agent performers and produce only a handful of films per year (in 2004, Jenna Jameson told an interviewer "you probably have more sex than I do - I only film a couple of scenes three or four times a year"). A pornographic actor/actress or a porn star is somebody who appears in pornographic movies, live sex shows or peep shows. ... Origins of motion picture arts and sciences Any overview of the history of cinema would be remiss to fail to at least mention a long history of literature, storytelling, narrative drama, art, mythology, puppetry, shadow play, cave paintings and perhaps even dreams. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jenna Jameson (born Jenna Marie Massoli on April 9, 1974)[4] is an American pornographic actress and entrepreneur who has been called the worlds most famous porn star,[5][2][6] and The Queen of Porn.[7] She started acting in erotic films in 1993 after having worked as...

Policies and production values

In the past, Vivid has had a strict policy mandating condom use (see below), and the sexual activities shown are generally "milder" than those of Vivid's competitors. Scenes of bondage are rare and particularly mild. Vivid did not follow the path taken by much of the rest of the U.S. porn industry in the late 1990s toward more explicit and extreme activities. Intercourse almost always involves a heterosexual couple. These policies are intended to appeal to a wide, mainstream market (including women and heterosexual couples) that may not rent or buy pornographic movies frequently. A 67 m long condom on the Obelisk of Buenos Aires, Argentina, part of an awareness campaign for the 2005 World AIDS Day A condom is a device, usually made of latex, or more recently polyurethane, that is used during sexual intercourse. ... A model in bondage cuffs with a leg spreader In the context of BDSM, bondage involves people being tied up or otherwise restrained for pleasure. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

Vivid produces relatively few titles per year, and each film is aggressively advertised and promoted. This is different from many other San Fernando Valley production companies, who routinely film, edit and release a two-hour title in less than a week, spending relatively little on advertising or promotion.^{[citation needed]} According to Forbes Magazine Vivid produces 60 films per year and its annual revenue is $100 million USD.^[2] The same estimate was given by Business Week in June 2006.^[3] San Fernando Valley from southwestern edge. ... Alternate meaning: For the Boston Brahmin family associated with John Forbes Kerry, see Forbes family. ... BusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. ...

Its titles are sold to the rental market and direct to consumers through its online mail-order site. Vivid also distributes the films to cable and satellite channels and offers its Internet subscribers full access to hundreds of titles. Steve Hirsch and David James, who together started the company in 1984, control Vivid. Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... Artists impression of a Boeing 601 satellite, as configured for digital television transmission by SES Astra Satellite television is television delivered by way of communications satellites, as compared to conventional terrestrial television and cable television. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In February 2006 it was reported that Vivid had terminated their condom-only policy and would let performers decide whether to use condoms or not. Main competitor Wicked Pictures retained their condom-only policy.^[4] Director Chi Chi LaRue left Vivid due to this change.^[5] Media:Example. ... Wicked Pictures is an American pornographic movie studio headquartered in Canoga Park, California. ... Chi Chi Larue Chi Chi LaRue (born Larry David Paciotti on November 8, 1959 in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States) is a highly-regarded director of gay and bisexual pornography. ...

Licensing Program

In 2007 Schecter Guitars releases a limited line of Vivid Guitars. ^[6]

See also

• List of pornographic movie studios

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External links

• Vivid Entertainment corporate site
• Interview with Vivid Owner Steve Hirsch

References

1. ^ "Vivid Entertainment corporate website", Vivid Entertainment, Mar 25, 2007.
2. ^ Pulley, Brett (2005-03-07). The Porn King. Forbes. Retrieved on March 7, 2005.
3. ^ The Pornographers vs. The Pirates. Business Week (2006-06-19). Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
4. ^ Fishbein, Paul (2006-02-01). Vivid Quietly Goes Condom-Optional. AVN News. Retrieved on December 31, 2006.
5. ^ Romaine, Jason (2006-02-02). Chi Chi Leaves Vivid Over Condom Policy. xbiz. Retrieved on March 14, 2006.
6. ^ http://www.vividguitars.com