Gregory contacted Joe Trimmer, director of the Virginia Ball Center, in August 2004, asking permission to shoot inside the Kitselman Center. The two signed a location agreement.
However, Trimmer said he “would have never signed a location release had we known [adult] would be the content.”
“Vampire Diaries” tells the story of Dracula’s daughter, a 23-year-old college student, as she explores her sexuality. The cast included five BSU students, recruited by Gregory.
Gregory said that, at the time of signing the agreement, the film was not intended to be porn. He said the decision to make “Vampire Diaries” a “horror porn” film was last minute.
Trimmer said Gregory “pulled a fast one on us,” and Gregory released a statement saying the University tried to prevent the film’s distributor from releasing the title. Regardless, “Vampire Diaries” was released Friday by Glass Ceiling Studios.
Gregory does not believe he did anything wrong by not informing Trimmer because the film does not show BSU’s logo or likeness. He said a viewer would have to know the interior of the Kitselman Center to recognize it in the film.
“A chair, after all, is a chair,” Gregory said.
