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Nova Studios was a gay pornographic film studio established by Scott Masters in 1977. It closed in 1986. Under Masters, Nova Studios created the "West Coast Look", which dominated the gay adult film genre through the 1980s.〔Hardesty, "Nova Studios, Part One: The Pre-Sound Years," ''Manshots,'' July 1997.〕 ==Genesis of the studio== In 1969, Masters (then using the pseudonym "Robert Walters") began producing hardcore gay male nude magazines. By the end of the year, he was producing as many as six magazines a month.〔Douglas, "Behind the Camera: Scott Masters, Part 1," ''Manshots,'' November 1997.〕〔In all, Masters produced more than 500 softcore and hardcore gay pornographic magazines, including 24 issues of ''In Touch for Men'', from 1969 to 1977. See: Hardesty, "Nova Studios, Part One: The Pre-Sound Years," ''Manshots,'' July 1997.〕 In 1970, Masters produced his first film, ''Drilled Deep''. It was a "loop" (an 8mm short film, roughly 200 feet in length, designed to run over and over in peep shows), and starred Jim Cassidy—at the time a popular underground hardcore gay porn star. To distribute his films, Masters established his first adult film business, The Stephens Agency. While Masters directed and produced films on a contract basis for distributors, he retained the right to sell the loops via direct mail. The Stephens Agency was his direct mail operation. Masters closed the distribution business in 1972 because it was unprofitable.〔 However, he continued to direct loops, working alongside former Hollywood lighting technician and cinematographer Jim Randall.〔 Despite a conviction in Texas in 1970 for obscenity, by 1976 Masters had directed more than 100 loops.〔〔 In 1973, Masters directed his first feature-length hardcore gay adult film. The film was ''Greek Lightning,'' produced for Jaguar Productions and starring gay porn star Jimmy Hughes.〔〔Douglas, Jerry. "Gay Film Heritage: Jaguar Productions, Part 1," ''Manshots,'' June 1996.〕 In late 1973, Masters founded ''In Touch'' (now known as ''In Touch for Men''), a softcore gay porn magazine. But after two years, Masters turned over management of the magazine to a third party (while retaining ownership).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nova Studios」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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