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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