Consent and Safewords
We shoot challenging BDSM content on a number of different themes. This isn't for everyone. All of our scenes are executed with informed consent and we'll ask you to tell us your levels several times in several formats before we start any cameras. We'll give you a common safeword and ask you, on camera, to confirm that you remember it and that you are willing to say it if things become too intense. We'll stop the scene if you use your safeword. We'll also stop the scene if you say "stop" clearly.
We may also check in with you from time-to-time if you are quiet in scene. You should not rely on this, however. If you want or need to stop, then say so.
Previous Experience
We're happy to work with people who don't have fetish experience. However, you really have to have some desire to experience challenging fetish play to work with us. If you've never had fantasies of struggling in bondage, being spanked hard, being humiliated in public or the like then you aren't going to enjoy the experience and you shouldn't apply.
Health
We ask about your mental and physical health before we start. It is particularly important that you tell us about anything you've been diagnosed with. We also need to know when you received your diagnosis. Please don't take it personally if we decline to shoot with you because you've had a recent diagnosis. Our experience is that people need time to adapt to treatment and develop a level of stability and understanding of their condition before they experience a high-intensity fetish play environment. If you have had a recent diagnosis, but want to work with us, leave it at least six months before you apply.
Safety On The Day
If you are new to this type of play, and new to us, then we recommend you arrange to have a check in call with a friend you trust mid way through the shoot. You should share your location with them on one of the apps that can track you and arrange to have them call the police if you give a pre-arranged safety signal or if you miss your check in call by more than hour or so. You'll have an opportunity to call them during the breaks. While we will make you hurt during a shoot, we aren't going to harm you. However, we want you to feel safe during the shoot and we don't allow chaperones. We've found this to be a good alternative.
The crew always has at least one female member and one person acting as a spotter. The spotter acts as a second pair of eyes and ears to help ensure that what you are saying/signalling does not get missed. The spotter may be an active participant in the scene, but they are not the primary top and they know they are there to pay extra attention to your speech/signals. They may periodically ask you directly if you are OK.
Chaperones
We don't allow chaperones because experience shows us that they cannot properly contextualise a shoot they aren't producing or performing in. At best they change the shoot dynamic in unpredictable ways. At worst, they don't understand what is going on and actively interfere.
If you have a concerned partner, then you may bring them to meet us before the shoot. We'll answer their questions, they can see the studio, and they can go wait for you in one of the nearby pubs or cafes. They cannot stay for the shoot, though.
Confirmation
We will ask you to tell us your levels via web from when you first apply. We'll ask you again when we confirm just before the shoot and we'll ask you in a video interview right before we start shooting. You can change your levels at any time before or during the shoot, but you can't change them after the shoot has finished.
Feedback
We'll conduct a video exit interview where you can give us feedback. We'll pay you at the start of this so you can speak freely about anything you didn't like. We encourage you to give us your full and honest feedback. Of course we'd like to hear what you liked as well, but we want to be sure that you leave knowing that you've been able to talk about any aspect of the shoot that you'd like to, good or bad.
We always welcome constructive feedback at any time. Get in touch at any time after you've shot and let us know your thoughts.
Multiple Models
We no longer shoot with more than one model per shoot unless we've shot with all booked models at least twice before and all models are in every shoot.
Identity
Models frequently want to use different stage names on our site. If this is something you would like to do, make please make sure you tell us when you first apply and use that name when we conduct your video interview. We'll also ask you when we first start shooting.
You can wear a mask or a hood for most things we shoot if you do not want to show your face. Just ask as we have several options. This does not affect the rate of pay.
Marks
Some of the things we do leave marks. This is especially true of spanking. If you cannot be marked, then please don't book a spanking-it just won't work. Otherwise, make sure we know you can't be marked before we start shooting.
Pain
Some of the things we do are painful. The pain will be temporary, but it is pain nevertheless. We ask you about your pain threshold in the application. Please be realistic and honest about this. We would much rather adjust our approach and get a good performance out of you than have you stop the shoot early or spend it suffering silently.
Mistakes
We're human and we make mistakes. So do you. Like everyone, we try to minimise these, but they still happen. Please be mindful of this when we're shooting. The gaffer didn't drop that battery on you on purpose any more than you kicked the cameraperson in the face on purpose.
Our primary site is Water and Power. We release all our videos there for our paid subscribers. We do not shoot sole-use, private content.