After dinner, everyone went to their assigned rooms in the mansion.
When Vanessa and Lucifer found themselves alone in the living room, she said with a wink, "Let me take you to your bedroom..."
"Of course, why not? Lead the way, gorgeous."
With that, Vanessa began walking upstairs, with Lucifer following right beside her.
It didn't take long for them to reach the second floor, where she led him down a hallway guarded by two bodyguards at the entrance.
"You see, this entire section is reserved for actors and key staff. No one can enter without permission, and the guards are here to ensure we're not disturbed by other crew members," Vanessa explained, gesturing to the bodyguards. "And also..."
As they walked past the men in the hallway, Vanessa leaned in close, placing her hand on his chest, and whispered, "Sometimes the actors are in intimate relationships, so bodyguards are necessary to make sure their private time isn't interrupted."
Lucifer chuckled. "That makes sense, and I guess our scene will have a higher level of security around us considering we have to shoot an explicit scene."
"Of course." Vanessa laughed softly in response to his words. "Otherwise, if any footage of our scene were to get out, it would ruin the surprise twist and the purpose of having a special guest. So aside from the producer, director, and writer, only one cameraman and one editor will have access to the footage and our performance. No one else will be on set during the reshoot. The rest of the crew will only be allowed on-site when needed, like for setting up lights, equipment, props, and other essentials."
"Hm." Lucifer nodded his head at this new information he received from her. It was interesting how much effort these people were putting into their work, considering the stakes involved with such a popular web series.
"Hmmm... So, we're sharing the room? Although I don't mind, but why are we doing this?" Lucifer asked while leaning against the wall and folding his arms. He couldn't help but wonder if this was just her way of flirting with him.
Vanessa shrugged and gave him an amused smile.
"Well, we're going to shoot an explicit scene together. And for such scenes, we as an actors need to be comfortable with each other beforehand to avoid any unnecessary awkwardness during our shoot, since there will be a lot of close-ups on camera," Vanessa explained in a casual voice, looking straight into Lucifer's eyes.
"You see, actors are not like porn stars, who can have sex for the camera, though I do expect our scene to be even more sensual than porn. Still, that's not possible without an intimate connection with each other outside the scene."
"And this connection is usually formed during the normal shoots where actors perform romantic scenes together, which builds their intimacy. However, we don't have the luxury of time for this," Vanessa continued. "Therefore, I want to spend as much time with you as possible to develop a comfortable feeling between us."
"Because during the shoot of those intimate moments, our nervousness and hesitance will get reflected on the screen in front of the camera. The audience will not see any sensual experience in our scene that is worthy of a passionate affair between the characters, and this is the last thing we need to have if we are trying to spice things up and grab more attention from fans."
Lucifer thought about her words for a moment, and he found it quite reasonable.
Even though he wasn't an experienced actor himself, he understood the logic behind her reasoning well enough.
Moreover, it wasn't like he hadn't heard about actors spending time together outside of work in order to create better chemistry on-screen.
They need to build intimacy, trust, and friendship first. Only then their scene on-screen will have more passion and natural sexual energy.
And what better way to build this connection than sharing as much time as possible before their actual filming of the intimate scenes? .net