the Story of J

The Story of J was presented in the most unusual 1.85:1 ratio anamorphic widescreen color, unlike virtually all porn shot these days. The cover pointed out it was shot in high definition but that really hasn't made a big difference in most adult movies using it to date, due in large part to the inexperience of the crew with the newer equipment although in time, I'm willing to bet it leads to some great photography. In this case, Celeste had famed director Robby D(allas) at the helm but even then, there's been a bit of mixed quality in the past. In this one, the picture alternated between looking so sharp you could see the hairs on Jesse's face at one point and then the video noise (with some grain) would come back and kill the effect. I tried watching this on a friend's plasma television set, my projection set, and even my computer monitor and the same issues would pop up (the better the system, the more issues). It did look better than a lot of similar releases by Digital Playground and Vivid, for example, but nothing like the press hype had led me to believe it "should" have looked like. At times, Jesse would look washed out and pale while at other times she'd look so hot the screen would be on fire; maybe in a year or so, the kinks will all be worked out of the HD system and everything will be great but that isn't the case yet. Other issues were how much slow motion was used, the sepia tone of the cue card segments, and the stylish considerations that so many consumers will either love or hate (I leaned towards hating, sorry!).