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?
In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins speaks with Lisa Jacqueline Starrett, Jamie Monahan, and Renata Soares to discuss:
- The role of an intimacy coordinator
- What led Lisa, Jamie, and Renata to become intimacy coordinators
- Wanting to advocate for actors and their boundaries
- How detailed screenwriters should be when writing intimate scenes
- Knowing the intention behind sex scenes
- How to choreograph and rehearse intimate scenes
- Being hired as an “insurance policy” to protect production
- What it looks like to be actively pursuing a safe space
- Having a consent - forward mentality on set
- The types of conversations an intimacy coordinator should have with cast and crew
- How to redirect a situation that is not working
- Why art doesn’t require graphic nudity to be amazing
- How to become an intimacy coordinator
Memorable Quotes
- “If you’re thinking of safety protocols for staged violence, why are we not doing the same for intimacy scenes?” [13:21]
- “I love thinking about art and intimacy in a way that can move storytelling forward.” [19:10]
- “The creative vision of the scene doesn’t come from the intimacy coordinator…we are there to facilitate the vision to become reality.” [30:04]
- “We are there to make everyone more comfortable in telling that story.” [56:26]
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