Coordinating & Choreographing

Intimacy coordinators ensure that actors are safe on stage/set during the show, filming and rehearsal of simulated sex, nudity, and other intimate content while bringing the director’s creative vision to life with exciting and authentic storytelling. In order to do this, we help in:

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Opening and holding conversations about the intimate content in the story

Providing a risk assessment and intimacy protocol through the process

Facilitating dialogue between the actors and producers in negotiating boundaries and contracts

Ensuring dialogue between the actors and directors about their comfort level with the intimate content

Preparing actors to work with each other in a consensual way and with providing agreement of touch

Creating physical storytelling that is supported by the physical movement of the actors as well as the journey of the characters

Providing support for the actors throughout the process

Creating intimate scenes in a relaxed and fun way without crossing personal boundaries

Coordinating with departments to ensure that guidelines and closed set are followed; that the cast are provided with appropriate nudity garments and barriers and encourage that the footage is being stored and viewed in a consistently safe way.

Enabling a safe environment in which cast and crew can do their work