History and Methods
Since its establishment in 2001 by Bryan Kocis (also known as Bryan Philips), Cobra Video produced movies starring "twinks", exclusively in the 18-23 age category. Kocis cast and directed all Cobra productions until his death in 2007.
Initially, Cobra Video mainly showed young men in solo performances, masturbating themselves to orgasm. Cobra's first production, Ethan's College Buddies, is a typical example of this. Later, the studio moved to productions depicting men having oral and anal sex, both in couples and in larger groups. Characteristics of Cobra Video sex scenes include long camera shots, usage of natural sound without dubbed music, facial and anal cum shots, well-lit close ups of all cum shots, and bareback sex. The bareback aspect created controversy because the studio's films show young men having unprotected sex in the wake of rising HIV figures.
The studio almost exclusively uses models who have not worked for other studios before they joined Cobra. Cobra is often categorized as an "amateur" studio, due to its use of low-cost filming locations (such as hotel rooms or rental apartments), lack of well-known performers, and limited use of specific lighting or model styling. This amateur status appeals to Cobra's customers who are attracted to the sense of reality. Almost all casting sessions conducted to test new models are released in the Casting Couch product line.
In late 2004, Cobra released its first video starring a well-known "twink" porn star, Canadian Brent Everett, performing with regular Cobra-exclusive actors in Bareboned Twinks. The pairing of Brent Everett and Cobra performer Brent Corrigan was hailed by many fans of the studio. In 2005, the studio released another video starring Brent Everett and Brent Corrigan.
Cobra Video filled a market segment (ultra-smooth, very young-looking men having bareback sex with obvious enjoyment) previously uncovered by the large and well-established gay porn studios.
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