EXCLUSIVE: Intimacy coordinators could find themselves out of a job if they are indiscreet with the privacy of the filmmakers they work with, SAG-AFRTA says. Following recent revelations about what went on in the filming of the Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman starring Miller’s Girl, the Guild has tightened up its Standards and Protocols for
Intimacy Coordinators
They’re the new, and very fashionable, requirement on every film and TV production set, and recognised for helping particularly young actors navigate sex scenes without fear, but intimacy coordinators aren’t for everyone, it appears. Toni Collette has revealed she feels happier working on intimate scenes without one, and has on occasion asked them to leave
The creators of hit HBO/BBC drama Industry have defended its high number of raunchy scenes, pointing to its authenticity. Industry, whose second season began last week, has drawn big audiences on both sides of the Atlantic for its portrait of young graduates working competitively at a City of London bank, seeking to out-do each other
SAG-AFTRA’s national board has approved a resolution to create a path to membership for intimacy coordinators, who serve as advocates and liaisons between performers and productions when nudity and intimate scenes are being filmed. “The role of intimacy coordinators greatly improves safety and well-being on sets and in productions requiring intimate scenes,” said Fran Drescher,