Chances are, if you’ve watched porn on the internet, it was produced in “San Pornando Valley.” porn is a massive economic driver and an influential aesthetic. At its peak, L.A.’s porn industry brought in over $10 billion each year (including sales from films, print publications, sex toys, and in-room hotel movie purchases), although it’s difficult to track because not all sales are monitored. Thousands of scenes are shot there every year, and what comes out of the Valley is largely what North America-and perhaps the world-thinks of when their minds wander to dirty movies. Since the 1970s, the San Fernando Valley has been home to North America’s largest porn industry. Companies like eOne Films and Nelvana maintain Canadian offices, and Canadian actors routinely make their way south to Los Angeles to try their hand at the big show after getting some success here at home.īut Los Angeles also has something else.
It’s not for nothing that Toronto is sometimes known as “Hollywood North.” It’s possible to see Bay Street double as Wall Street on prime-time television, or watch a movie where characters stroll amongst a disguised 416. Culture Behind the Scenes With Toronto’s PornographersĪ look at Toronto's surprisingly soft porn underbelly.Įach month, Sex-ist looks at topics relating to sex and sexuality in and around the GTA.
