Photography Charles, via UnsplashLife & Culture / NewsLife & Culture / NewsA porn company is offering equipment to performers to shoot during lockdownVixen Media Group will provide equipment worth $250,000 to performers out of work due to coronavirusShareLink copied ✔️April 12, 2020April 12, 2020TextThom Waite Pornhub may be offering free premium porn amid the coronavirus pandemic, and sex toy sales may be on the rise, but the studio porn industry itself is suffering after shutting down due to the virus. As in many other industries – including fashion and music – this has left many performers and other professionals without work, or led them to explore different, more socially-distant, avenues. The Los Angeles-based Vixen Media Group has offered to help with the latter. To ease the transition to different production methods and offset the financial burden, the group is providing performers with packages of equipment and props worth $250,000. Performers selected to receive the packages will also be paid directly for the content they produce, which will feature in the company’s new series, aptly titled: Intimates. “Vixen Media Group has always been known for promoting the art of adult performance and unprecedented quality,” says Kayden Kross, the group’s director, in a press release. “We aim to showcase models’ beauty through content that stands above the rest, and we remain committed to these values as the day-to-day operations of our production team shifts.” Vixen Media Group owns a variety of studios, producing some of the most popular porn on the internet. “Vixen will be looking to work with a variety of models in different formats, be it with couples, roommates, solo performers,” a spokesperson tells Vice. “Beyond creating unique content, the true goal of this initiative is for us to offer an opportunity of substance, both creatively and monetarily, to the performers during such a volatile time.” Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREInside the Manosphere: The rise of conservative non-monogamy Why are so many straight men so unfunny?Lost Property: A lecture series for ‘thinkers, artists, lovers and friends’AI isn’t replacing workers – it’s making them competeHere’s how you can help displaced people in LebanonBallet and opera are dead, and that’s OKIt’s time to divest from Instagram politics How AI is changing the face of griefWhat happens when we run out of working-class writers?What would you pay to bring your fictional boyfriend to life?Are we really heading for World War 3? Here’s everything you need to knowLove Junkie: The must-read cult novel about the 80s New York gay scene Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy