The time of the plumber, school teacher and awkward couch interviews are over.

At the age of 41, Christina Carter is snubbing the porn industry as many know it.

Bucking the system, she invites people to submit their own unique sexual fantasies, which she then reenacts for a decent amount of money, reports Rolling Stone.

It’s called custom porn, or “bespoke” if you will:

Inside the sunny confines of a three-bedroom ranch in Palm Springs, California, there’s a camera aimed at porn star Christina Carter. Actually, it’s aimed at her toes, which she’s using to clutch a couple of burning matches. She’ll later get bopped on the head with a toy bat and toplessly impersonate a rooster while wearing a busty Wonder Woman bikini.

The entire spectacle – something like live-action Loony Tunes but with gratuitous nudity – is intended for the satisfaction of a single viewer. There’s some kooky, situational comedy (think: accidentally falling into a pool) and light bondage (picture: Jessica Rabbit tied up on the railroad tracks), and no sex.

For $5,300, a fan has commissioned his very own 30-minute custom porno with Carter.

That’s a casual R76 600. Honestly:

“With customs like this, I might email over 100 times with the client about the specific script details beforehand – what color lipstick I’m wearing, what angles of my body are shot, what wardrobe, shoes and props are used,” says Carter.

Here’s Carter:

But she’s not the only one. According to the Free Speech Coalition (the adult industry’s national trade association), “over 75 percent of industry models are now creating and getting paid for their own content, including social media, cam shows, and – the new forefront – bespoke videos”.

You might have heard of Erika’s Lust’s XConfessions before. That shit is wild.

But the likes of Pornhub, which sees a staggering 75 million viewers a day, is just one of many platforms that has spurred the custom porn industry:

Despite the massive free market, a small, cash-flush contingent of fans, fatigued by the watered-down or repetitive quality of mainstream porn, are choosing to throw their coin into the bespoke experience.

“Yes, there’s all this free content, but it’s like watching too much comedy – you become jaded or nothing feels new or different,” says a 36-year old man we’ll call Joel, who recently dropped $2,000 to bring a 20-page script about a crazy scientist and his sex-act-inducing potion to life. (Though this endeavor had the blessing of his wife, he asked to have his name changed for privacy.)

“Developing a custom is exhilarating – yeah it’s kind of smutty and odd but it’s also a rewarding creative process,” says Joel.

Yet it’s one that he likes to keep to himself. “It’s not like I’m out at a bar telling my friends about the porno I’ve just commissioned,” he says. “It’s an pricey, private hobby.”

To make things easier, iwantclips.com, which launched in 2004, allows you to pick a model, film length and various costumes for them to wear. It’s like the McDonald’s of custom porn:

Their revenue’s jumping an average of 10 percent a month, and the top performers can bank as much as $600,000 a year, not a bad payout for a freelance gig.

“I think within five years almost anything a fan desires, they will be able to custom order,” says the site’s vice president, Jay Phillips. “It will be the difference between buying off the rack, and walking into a designer’s studio and having a couture piece made.”

And there you have it – what would you request?

[source:rollingstone]