Level 1 Overview
Level 1 builds on the skills Shoot Producers have developed and has an increasing focus on the importance of Must Haves and the Posing Level percentage. It introduces the concept of “winning streaks”, where Shoot Producers demonstrate they understand and can deliver what’s required. Level 1 introduces the standard Solo assessment system, that’s also used in Levels 2 and 3.
Prerequisites for advancing to Level 1
Three releasable Solo shoots submitted as part of Level 0.
Conditions for Level 1
A strict interpretation of the 1-to-3 Solo assessment criteria is applied to shoots made on Level 1, with a strong focus on Must Haves and Posing Level percentage.
Shoot Producers must wait for the shoot to be assessed before they can produce another shoot.
On some occasions, we may choose to ignore this shoot’s assessment as a standalone anomaly, and have it not require the winning streak counter to be reset to 0. For example;
SP Marvin shot two 3-assessed shoots in a row. He then creates a Solo shoot that is really strong in several areas, but poo on the model’s anus meant the Anus XCU Must Have shot was removed during the Edit.
If Marvin’s next shoot meets the requirements (ie, is 3-assessed), Marvin increases to Level 2. If the next shoot also has a small error with Must Haves (or any other reason causes a lower assessment) then the winning streak counter resets to zero.
Shoot Producers are paid a fee Level 1 Solo shoot, regardless of the assessment.
| Requirement | Standard expected |
|---|---|
| Must-Haves | 100% shot; at least 75% meet requirements. |
| Posing Level percentage | Met for both Stills and Video components. NDE and OL Expected: 50% (acceptable minimum: 40%) EXP and INS expected: 35% (acceptable minimum: 20%) |
| Tech | Up to three problems with tech assessment areas - Framing, WB, audio, exposure, lighting, closeups, focus / DoF, grooming, clothing selection, location selection (see full technical assessment criteria), but shoot is releasable on abbywinters.com. |
| Solo assessment areas | These Solo assessment areas have a reasonable attempt made; 🐢 Sexiness, not continuity 🐢 Strongly fetish- and SUBA-based 🐢 Adopt a tease-payoff, tease-payoff approach 🐢 Clothing used effectively 🐢 Actively use very personal props 🐢 Video only: Conversation exposes model’s unique personality 🐢 Video only: Models moves and is active |
Locations Allowance for Level 1
Shoots made by Shoot Producers on Level 1 attract a modestly-increased fee for the Location Allowance, for applicable shoots.
Advancing from Level 1 to Level 2 (“Exciters”)
Shoot Producers remain on Level 1 Solo shoots until they make three 3-assessed Solo shoots in a row. For example;
✅ Shoot Producer Mark is on Level 1. He makes three 3-assessed Solo shoots in a row. He advances to Level 2. 🥳
We consider this a “winning streak”. Three 3-assessed shoots in a row demonstrates the Shoot Producer can reliably make shoots to a minimum standard. Consider this example;
❌ A Shoot Producer on Level 1 makes two shoots in a row that are 3-assessed, but their third shoot, is 2-assessed 😢.
Points are assigned based on each shoot’s assessment (see How do “points” relate to Levels?).
From experience, this can take a Shoot Producer between five and fifteen shoots to move to Level 2, depending on the Shoot Producer and how well they implement the feedback we provide.
When a Shoot Producer graduates to Level 2, one of the three shoots they graduated with gets a comprehensive shoot review. With this feedback, the Shoot Producer works to improve their subsequent shoots with a view to succeeding in the Level 2 framework.
Regressing from Level 1 back to Level 0 (“Depressors”)
Shoot Producers never move back to Level 0; Level 1 has appropriate benefits and penalties.
However, a Shoot Producer cannot be on Level 1 indefinitely. We will provide support for up to 15 shoots, but if the Shoot Producer cannot advance to Level 2 in that time, we may not be able to work with this Shoot Producer any more (historically, this has never happened).