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Under Masters, Nova Studios developed the "West Coast Look" of gay pornography.
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Masters followed up the film with a series of wildly popular long loops: Kept After School, Beached, Tricking, Hot Lunch, Jocks, That Boy Next Door and Down on the Farm. The film co-starred Lee Marlin and Ken Carter, both of whom would later become notable sex performers and work for important directors such as Tom DeSimone, Jack Deveau, William Higgins and Mark Reynolds. Tubtricks was shot in a San Francisco gay bathhouse, and featured a complex orgy at its conclusion. Masters had decided to produce loops which ran to more than 400 feet, extending the film's running time to nearly 20 minutes. Nova Studios' first production was Tubtricks (1976). Realizing that direct mail might be profitable again, Masters spent most of 1976 raising capital to form Nova Studios.
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This improved the budget for Falcon's loops, leading to higher-quality films. Distributing its films through direct mail as well as adult bookstores, the studio was able to charge high prices. In 1972, Falcon Studios had opened its doors in San Francisco. The inspiration for the company came from a competitor's success. In 1976, Masters (still using the name Robert Walters) founded Nova Studios. But after two years, Masters turned over management of the magazine to a third party (while retaining ownership).
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In late 1973, Masters founded In Touch (now known as In Touch for Men), a softcore gay porn magazine. The film was Greek Lightning, produced for Jaguar Productions and starring gay porn star Jimmy Hughes. In 1973, Masters directed his first feature-length hardcore gay adult film. ĭespite a conviction in Texas in 1970 for obscenity, by 1976 Masters had directed more than 100 loops. However, he continued to direct loops, working alongside former Hollywood lighting technician and cinematographer Jim Randall. Masters closed the distribution business in 1972 because it was unprofitable. The Stephens Agency was his direct mail operation. While Masters directed and produced films on a contract basis for distributors, he retained the right to sell the loops via direct mail. To distribute his films, Masters established his first adult film business, The Stephens Agency. It was a "loop" (an 8mm short film, roughly 200 feet in length, designed to run over and over in peep shows), and starred Jim Cassidy-at the time a popular underground hardcore gay porn star. In 1970, Masters produced his first film, Drilled Deep. By the end of the year, he was producing as many as six magazines a month. In 1969, Masters (then using the pseudonym "Robert Walters") began producing hardcore gay male nude magazines.