Now that Shego Stripped to her Tightey Whiteys is out, I'm delighted to talk about the experience in which I got to collaborate with my friend Violet, which included by on-screen debut. When I set on this path of making ENF films, I didn't have a strong urge to be on screen, however I also didn't want to rule it out. The main reason for staying off camera was because I still have a day-job that requires privacy, not just for myself but also the other people I work with. The reason I did keep my options open for being on screen was that I did want to be able to showcase my work, mainly rope bondage and I felt that in the event of a performance or on screen full-length video, I wanted to be able to be on screen but hide my face as well.
I did not have an exact idea in my head but knew i wanted to have some form of mask that covered my whole head. I'm so grateful for the existence of Phant0masy, an artist who hand crafts the most gorgeous masks I have ever seen. I can't recall how I find her Instagram page but as soon as I saw demos of her full face-covered masks, I immediately fell in love and knew it was something I would want to represent myself. I ended up choosing the High Court Mask because I liked its elegant design with the chains along the front and the decorative pattern. The amazing part about these masks are that it covers the whole head and can be large enough for people who require glasses. The other cool part about the site is it has a simulator that let's you pick colors and other specific visual choices before sending you a PDF of what the mask would look like, so you know what you're getting before you place an order.I wanted a simple black and white design and what I didn't know until after I did my first self-portrait shoot was that this design allowed itself to absorb the colors of whatever lights I used. To my surprise, the reaction to this was quite positive, so much so that my friend Violet asked to do a scene with the mask. Before I move forward with talking about the shoot, what I will say is that buying a mask from Phant0masy is worth the price and wait. It takes about six months to make but this is because of the skilled hand-made design of the mask. Not only was it worth it for me but I'm already thinking about buying another in the future.
Violet and I have played a few times together. I was delighted to get to role play and don the mask for a scene. Our humiliation scene isn't ready for release yet, but you will see in the future. Because I usually shoot two videos in one block, I did want to shoot a second story involving the mask. This is where the idea behind Shego Stripped to her Tightey Whiteys formed. I first saw Violet cosplay as Shego when she posted it on her website (she has requested not to share the link).
As always with cosplay artists, I'm blown aware at the precision and accuracy of their detail to creating a real-life replication of the character they portray. Shego has been given the spotlight in several embarrassed naked art pieces within our community.
I suspect the reason why Kim and Shego both are popular in our community is because the Spy-themed cartoon has a lot of embarrassment gags, most famously this gag in which the character Ron loses his pants after he fires his grapple hook gun.
I first got to enjoy the fun of shooting cosplay with my friend in our Tarot the Black Rose themed shoot. Shooting cosplay is such a joy to me because it's still fun to play pretend and, there's an added challenge of getting shots that mimic the mood and tone of the original character. This usually requires making sure lighting and colors match the art tone. After the Tarot shoot, I knew I wanted to try shooting a cosplay type ENF clip in the future. Because this would be my first time acting on camera, I was admittedly, a bit nervous. I had always envisioned being off camera, speaking a few lines at most but my preference is always to have models acting solo with very little dialogue coming from me. I do think that when I do give some dialogue, it does help the model react to something and the idea of being a character that can be both dark and silly gave me ideas for different embarrassed and exposed possibilities.
Since Shego is a cartoon character, I wanted to tell a cartoon-like story with lots of classic embarrassment exposure gags based on a science fiction genre. This included X-Ray glasses, magic hats, vacuums, and the device that set me down my creative path as an ENF storyteller - Time Stop. The setup for the jokes was easy and so was working with Violet. The new challenge I had was figuring out how to film and direct when I have to be on camera. Prior to this shoot, directing was straight forward, it wasn't easy but it was straight forward. I could ensure I had the exact shot I wanted because I was watching in real time what was captured on camera, making adjustments as needed.
With being on camera, I had to make sure the camera was positioned in frame and that both of us would be on camera. Violet helped with making sure I was on frame but once I hit record, it was a trust game to reassure myself that we had what we needed. The other challenge was sight. I'm actually wearing two masks, a hood to cover my head so that the Phant0masy mask I wear isn't obscured by my hair. The mask itself is a mesh see-through fabric, but it did require a lot of squinting to make sure I was positioning things where they needed. Overall it was a fun and new experience to be on the other side of the camera while directing. In the style of silent comedy, I opted to avoid giving myself dialogue, making my character a silent, almost cartoon like foil to Shego's plans. In looking back, I do like this approach because of how much it calls back to the classic embarrassed exposed gags in cartoons. Violet also did amazing becoming angrier with each humiliation she endured. I had less familiarity with the character and put my trust in Violet to depicting an accurate portrayal of Shego. In her other videos, Violet also acts in more of a Domme role, which is why she is a great actor when she shifts from a dominant/bossy role to a more timid, embarrassed and humiliated silly persona once stripped. This made it a great story because in the cartoons, Shego is arrogant and cocky, so to watch her lose her dignity each time makes this an embarrassed underwear exposed story that we hope you all enjoy.
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