“[Tube sites are] taking money away from all different areas,” said Jessica Drake, the Wicked Pictures contract star who helped start the movement. “A lot of people don't realise there is a lot involved in making a movie beyond the two people they see having sex on camera. Behind those two people, you see a director, then cameramen, then lighting guys, and production managers, and production assistants, make-up artists, wardrobe people. You see the location, and the equipment rental, and the lubricators that are being put out.”Drake believes that tube sites have damaged companies’ finances, forcing them to lower their films’ quality. A one-month subscription to Wicked Pictures costs $29.99 (€22), and the company needs this money to produce their lavish pornos. “There are companies like Wicked that are known for our bigger budget, high-quality adult entertainment, so we want to be able to keep on doing that,” she said. “I think it's important that we educate people, and I think it will make a difference in the long run.”Mike Kulich, founder of Skweezme.com, an alternative to tube sites, agrees. “They just want to pull something up, whack off and be done in five minutes,” he said. Launched this January at the AVN Awards, Skweezme.com hopes to become the Netflix of porn and a solution to Drake and other stars' problems with tube sites. “Streaming in HD, we have Twilight and all the pig parodies, and then we also have your regular gonzo stuff and your classic Debbie Does Dallas,” Kulich said.
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