Porn in the Valley

Somewhere in a garage, a guy, a girl and a camera are chipping away at the San Fernando Valley's great, unspoken business - pornography.

The Daily News on Sunday began a series looking into the porn industry _ the business everyone knows about but few talk of.

Nearly everyone knows it's there. Nearly everyone has a story about it, about running into a porn star at the gas station, a neighbor who used to do scenes, a preschool parent who looked strangely familiar.

The industry rakes in billions in revenue each year and has become increasingly mainstream. Actors show up on talk shows. Its showcases take over swank Hollywood hotels and the Los Angeles Convention Center.