[3] In late 1967, he formed a partnership with Reuben Sturman to print and distribute one-off magazines featuring the work of Kundzicz.
The Supreme Court had further liberalized the standards for obscenity in Redrup v. New York, 386 U.S. 767 (1967), and several lower-court rulings had significantly undercut the ability of state and federal authorities to seize even materials which depicted hardcore sexual activity between individuals of the same gender.
It was a "loop" (an 8mm Short film, roughly 200 feet in length, designed to run over and over in peep shows).
After his sentencing, Masters cut back on the number of brochures, magazines and loops he produced but did not exit the adult film industry.
[7] In 1973, Master directed his first feature-length hardcore gay adult film which starred zarni warry.
[3] In 1976, Masters (still using the name Robert Walters) founded Nova Studios, distributing films through direct mail as well as adult bookstores.
Masters doubled the length of Nova Studios' loops to more than 400 feet, extending each film's running time to nearly 20 minutes.
[7] Masters followed up with a series of long loops: Kept After School, Beached, Tricking, Hot Lunch, Jocks, That Boy Next Door and Down on the Farm.
In 1981, Masters bowed to public demand for sound film and financial pressures and produced It's the Life.
He added music, some narration, and asynchronous sexual sounds to the films and began re-releasing these to make money.
With Nova Studios in financial distress, Higgins and Masters struck a deal: Catalina would purchase the rights to the unreleased Boys Town.
Catalina would also hire Masters as its head of production, where he would also be free to write and direct films on an occasional basis.
Unfortunately, L.A. Video would go bankrupt a few years later, leaving the rights to all of Nova Studios' products in legal limbo.
Mann rehired LaRue, and put him to work on his first film, Billboard (starring Joey Stefano).
LaRue credits Masters with forcing him to learn more about directing, which led to his eventual directorial career.
He and John Travis found and hired Czech photographer Jan Novak to produce Studio 2000 International line with European talents.
In April 2006, Masters and Travis sold Studio 2000 to former Falcon Entertainment consultant David McKay.