The Hollywood Reporter – January 2021 Robinson had never worked with an intimacy coordinator before, and was nervous that it would interfere with her autonomy as a director. After working with Talbot, however, she’s a convert. “The more I learned about the role the more I became absolutely convinced that this is the way forward. […]
iNews – December 2020 Phoebe Dynevor, star of Netflix’s racy sort-ofperiod drama Bridgerton, has hailed the presence of an intimacy coordinator on-set who ensured that her oral sex scenes with the smouldering Duke of Hastings (Regé-Jean Page) were “fun” and choreographed “like a stunt.” The actress, 25, who stars asDaphne Bridgerton, a Georgian socialite navigating the highs and […]
Aftonbladet – december 2020 Efter #metoo – mer trygghet för skådespelarna och hetare scener Man skulle kunna tro att intimitetskoordinatorernas intåg och deras ifrågasättande av omotiverade sexscener skulle ha en dämpande effekt på förekomsten av sex i film och tv. Men faktum är att det har blivit precis tvärtom. Netflix och HBO, som var tidiga med […]
DN – oktober 2020 När SF Studios produktionschef Tim King får frågan om vad som egentligen händer med film framöver säger han att svaret är tråkigt – men kanske är det också lättande.– Vårt mål är att det ska vara osynligt för publiken att filmer och serier är skapade under corona. Folk vill se samma […]
Harper’s BAZAAR – November 2020 How the pandemic has made the role of an intimacy co-ordinator in the entertainment industry even more pivotalIn normal circumstances, my job involves… going on set to oversee intimate content, which covers scenes with nudity, partial nudity, simulated sex or other forms of physical intimacy, for television and film productions. […]
indieWire – October 2020 Showrunner David Simon and actor Emily Meade say the groundbreaking intimacy coordinator improves storytelling by protecting performers. In the weeks and months following #MeToo, the absence of safety measures in place for filming sex scenes became increasingly perplexing. The term “intimacy coordinator” began cropping up everywhere, with sets and studios scrambling […]
Syfy – October 2020 HBO’s Game of Thrones wasn’t your average fantasy epic. It was grim, dirty, violent, and sexual. In fact, it had such frequent and graphic nudity that it helped coin the phrase “sexposition” when referring to plot exposition being doled out by a nude character. But according to a new book, the experiences of the cast […]
DANCE magazine – September 2020 In October 2018, HBO made news with an announcement that it would engage specialists to ensure sex scenes in every movie and series it produced were handled safely and professionally. Some characterized the network’s new policy as a move to stem the tide of #MeToo allegations in entertainment, proof themselves […]
BAZAAR – September 2020 A majority of the dialogue surrounding Normal People is the treatment of sex scenes: on-screen, they’re naturalistic, sensual, and intimate. On set, they’re crafted respectfully with an intimacy coordinator. The actors have spoken highly about how Ita O’Brien helped craft a safe space for them to bring Connell and Marianne’s love story to life, from […]
YLE – augusti 2020 Intima scener som innehåller sex och nakenhet framför kameran eller på teaterscenen kan vara en viktig del av en berättelse. Ändå har skådespelare länge fått ta sig an intima scener utan vägledning. Sexualitet är en given del av en människas liv och därför får också rollkaraktärer uttrycka sin sexualitet för att […]