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Volume 1, Number 12 : December 7, 2012
 
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Topping for Lupus (cont.)
by Ludwig

By mid-afternoon, we had shot all the plot scenes and it was time for the CP action. While the crew were setting up the equipment, I quickly walked over to Ester Slaba and Vera Vranova, the two Czech models. By now, they were naked down to their socks (and smoking a cigarette, as they did during every single break). I told them not to worry - that I was an experienced caner and pretty accurate, that they were in good hands. I thought I should do that since I was new to them, and since they probably didn't know anything about me as a top. I also mentioned that I knew what a severe caning is like "from the other side", so I had this insight into what I'm doing as well. Ester's eyes widened in surprise, as if I had just told her that I was an astronaut who had recently returned from the International Space Station. "Oh! Really?" After a moment's pause, she asked: "So... Did you like it?"

To start with, the girls received a birching from the grandmother (actress Tereza Tomaskova). Ester was first, then Vera. They were kneeling on the ground with their elbows on a garden bench. Tereza dished it out fairly hard - not over-the-top, bloody terrifying hard, but what I would call a nice and proper "warm up" in Lupus terms. Twenty-five lashes each, with quite a bit of whimpering from the girls, half-acted, half-real. The birch was completely torn up by the end. They always are, aren't they? Even at "Lupus warm up" level.

 The cast of A Garden Party

For my part of the job, I had insisted on choosing the type of cane I wanted. When we went through the Lupus collection at the costume trial, I told Thomas that I preferred a cane without a crooked handle. I can use them well enough, but I just find the crook irritating. No problem at all, he said. But at the shoot, they initially handed me a crooked one. Thomas, however, gave me a remembering smile, grabbed the implement, sawed off the crooked end and handed the cane back to me. As a result, there is a small continuity error in the film. In an earlier scene where Adele is bringing the cane, it has a crook, but when I'm actually using it, it doesn't!

The one thing I didn't anticipate at all was the caning position. The script mentioned a "bench" and I had always assumed that it would be a caning bench, like the one from their Headmaster's Study films. But it turned out to be the wooden garden bench, with the girls just lying on it, flat. Not only did this make a lot more sense in this setting, it was also a position I had never practised for - and that made me feel quite uncomfortable.

While the crew tied Ester to the bench, Thomas walked over to me. "You could see that the birching was pretty light for us!" he said. "So now, the caning has to be hard. These girls are experienced, they know what to expect. You can be really hard, it's okay!" I told him I'd do my best, but added that the position was unfamiliar and that I would need a moment to find my aim.

Like the birching, the caning would be 25 strokes long. But this time, the girls would not count aloud. Thomas asked me if I wanted to count aloud? I thought about it for a moment and didn't like the idea. It seemed out of place for the top to do that. Thomas nodded, and I would soon come to regret my decision.

 Vera Vranova after the CP

Ready, cameras roll, action. I started pretty tenderly. Just find your aim, get used to the position, then go harder. The aim was fine. I was even more focused on it than usual. The only trouble was, I was so focused on it, I immediately lost count after the first few strokes. Oh, for crying out loud!

While I was frantically trying to remember what number I was at, my cane strokes were getting lighter and lighter. Eventually Zbysek, the director, politely interrupted me: "Please... You need to go harder!" Before I could say anything, there was indignant laughter from Ester: "No! Not harder!" As annoyed as I was at myself for having lost count, I could not suppress a grin. It was a funny moment.

We started over at six strokes, and harder. My aim was still good and Ester's cries, which had been mostly acting so far, suddenly sounded rather more genuine. She had some real pain to "help her along" now! The cane marks developing on her ass were evidence of that, too. Good, I thought, I may yet be able to salvage this scene. And I made damn sure that I kept the count this time. Nineteen more strokes!

They untied Ester, then Vera was next on the bench. I was somewhat used to the position by now and more confident, so there were no cuts this time and no admonitions to get serious. The caning was roughly as hard and accurate as the previous one, minus the half-hearted beginning. Vera got more vivid welts, but I believe it was mostly because she just marks easier than Ester.

 Adele Haze and Lars Moebius.

I was never fully comfortable with the lying flat position. In each of the two canings, I tried to place a few strokes high, to cover the whole bottom, but they ended up too high. Ester and Vera didn't mind at all, but I was unhappy with my performance. When it was all over and the crew were packing up, I walked over to Thomas, still grumbling. But Thomas smiled and shook his head: "No, no! I liked it. Trust me, I've seen it on the monitor, it was good scene."

When I eventually watched the video, I agreed. It was good. The canings are a bit lighter than the Lupus average, but that fits nicely with the whimsical tone of the story, and "light" by Lupus standards is still pretty darn hard by any other - fans of proper CP will not be disappointed. Overall, A Garden Party is a lovely little gem of a video. The story is droll, the costumes and visuals are lush, and I can even barely tolerate my own acting, which wasn't quite as horrible as I had feared.

And that's what it was like - topping for Lupus! As usual when I make a video, I felt no kinky "thrill" or enjoyment during the CP scenes at all. I was focused on trying to get the job right, which is how I like it and how it's supposed to be in my view. The movie comes first. Mind you, I had a great time at the shoot! There was plenty of excitement and fun, and I treasure the memory of that day. All the more so because I'm happy with what came out of it.


A much fuller account of Ludwig's experience with Lupus can be found on his blog:





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