How Intimacy Directors Make Sex Scenes Safe And Consensual In The #MeToo Era
Demand for intimacy directors or coordinators, professionals who work with actors and production staff to ensure safe sex scenes, is on the rise.
In the #MeToo era, actors who perform sex scenes on stage and in films are raising concerns about consent and safety.
To meet this new focus, the demand for intimacy directors or coordinators — professionals who work with actors and production staff to ensure safe sex scenes — is on the rise. HBO now requires the presence of an intimacy director in every new production that has intimate scenes.
Before the #MeToo movement, hiring an intimacy director on set or behind stage wasn’t commonplace.
Yet intimacy director says actors have been sounding the alarm for years — for the sake of both actors and audiences
