Lets Talk About Sex (On Screen) With a Team of Intimacy Coordinators
Should you hire an intimacy coordinator for your next project? What exactly does an intimacy coordinator do? Does having this person on set ruin spontaneity? How can having more structure around intimate scenes, actually encourage freedom and creativity during the storytelling process?\xa0\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s GG Hawkins speaks with Lisa Jacqueline Starrett, Jamie Monahan, and Renata Soares to discuss:\n\nThe role of an intimacy coordinator\n\nWhat led Lisa, Jamie, and Renata to become intimacy coordinators\n\nWanting to advocate for actors and their boundaries\n\nHow detailed screenwriters should be when writing intimate scenes\n\nKnowing the intention behind sex scenes\n\nHow to choreograph and rehearse intimate scenes\n\nBeing hired as an \u201cinsurance policy\u201d to protect production\n\nWhat it looks like to be actively pursuing a safe space\n\nHaving a consent - forward mentality on set\n\nThe types of conversations an intimacy coordinator should have with cast and crew\n\nHow to redirect a situation that is not working\n\nWhy art doesn\u2019t require graphic nudity to be amazing\n\nHow to become an intimacy coordinator\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cIf you\u2019re thinking of safety protocols for staged violence, why are we not doing the same for intimacy scenes?\u201d [13:21]\n\n\u201cI love thinking about art and intimacy in a way that can move storytelling forward.\u201d [19:10]\n\n\u201cThe creative vision of the scene doesn\u2019t come from the intimacy coordinator\u2026we are there to facilitate the vision to become reality.\u201d\xa0[30:04]\n\n\u201cWe are there to make everyone more comfortable in telling that story.\u201d [56:26]\n\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\n\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices