My favorites

[BlackVelvet007]

I concur. I wrote a review of "Best Of Amber" which is one awesome dvd. Go order your copy now if you haven't already got one.

[bushmutt]

So many to choose from!
I've probably seen somewhere around a hundred or so over the past few years, but I'd probably say the best was "Emily's Belt Bruising".
2nd fave Amat Spanks vid was "3 Belted Bottoms". I just love Stephanie and Sondra!
Realspankings made one called "RS Institute Road Trip" that had some great paddling in it.
I'm also rather fond of some of the vids made by Xerotics, like the "Catholic Discipline" series, Emma Brewster vids ("Caned and Shamed"), and "Punished Parts" featuring Nikki Montford (anything with Nikki Montford is good - she worked for Firmhand and Sting in the Tail (SIT) too, among others...).
"Legal Beatings" from Moonglow is also a fave, and there's this vid floating around the net called "Beating Amy" that features pornstar Careena Collins and is just a totally crazy corporal vid (good luck trying to find it...).
Red Stripe also made some great vids...
Crazy...Haven't even started into Rigid East and Lupus Pictures.
One of these days I'm going to get that reviews site I've been working on up and running...one of these days...

[bushmutt]

Where is this "Best of Amber" vid you speak of?...

[RG_]

Though I wouldn't want to nail down any one title, in general I like the interviews in which the models discuss past experiences, or the recreations of domestic situations, i.e. being paddled at school or spanked at home.

I know Amber can be found on Amateur Spankings. But I can't find a video titled Best of Amber.

[garyspk]

Bushmutt,

Thanks for the kind words of review. Making "Emily's Belt Bruising" was a labor of love. I also passed along your comment to Sondra, who I'm trying to get to join our little group here.

[RG_]

Originally Posted by garyspk

Bushmutt,

Thanks for the kind words of review. Making "Emily's Belt Bruising" was a labor of love. I also passed along your comment to Sondra, who I'm trying to get to join our little group here.

So what is Emily up to these days? I know that her personal site is gone. Are you still in contact with her, Gary? Has she retired from her days of spanking stardom and settled down to a more conventional life?

[garyspk]

I don't think she'll ever settle down to a more conventional life. If that happens, the world might be nearing an end.

You never know when she'll show up and want to have her bottom warmed. She pops up every now and again. She's been very popular and is definitely one of our favorite people.

As far as her site goes, it was a combination of her wanting to concentrate on some other things and us running out of ideas. After having a site that exclusively focused on her for a couple of years, I have a new respect for Brandi and Jessica, whose sites have been going for a number of years now. They've done a great job of continuing to come up with fresh ideas.

[RG_]

Originally Posted by garyspk

...I have a new respect for Brandi and Jessica, whose sites have been going for a number of years now.

On an entirely different topic, I am interested to see how Real Spankings comes out of their turn-over transition. It's quite obvious at the moment that the site (and associated satellite sites) have lost some momentum in a number of ways. New ownership can bring in fresh ideas and reinvigorate a business, or can fail to capture and maintain the vision that made a business successful in the first place.

The eyes of the spanking world are upon them.

[garyspk]

Real Spankings and their associated sites are very formidable competitors. Mike and Shaun who started that company have my highest respect. In addition to running a great company, they are good guys. RS still has some folks (Ms. Burns, Cindy and some others) who are very talented and understand the fetish quite well.

All of us who have been doing videos for a few years run into a "sameness" issue. Fresh ideas do help, but one thing I've found that seems to really make a difference is change of scenery. Our customers love outdoor scenes, for instance. Even a different house or different setting of any kind really makes the scene more interesting. Something as simple as a new paddle can definitely help.

I saw a quote from Ed Lee once where he said that the only thing that really matters are the way the models look...both the spankee and the spanker. And I suppose that's right. But it sure does seem to freshen things up when you've got a new backdrop, set, or situation.