THE ROLE OF THE INTIMACY COORDINATOR

  • Create and maintain an environment where actors and crew feel safe, supported and empowered to do their best work

  • Facilitating clear communication to help the director realise their creative vision and tell the story

  • Collaborate with flexibility to every production’s intimacy needs

  • Ensuring that every intimate scene is approached with professionalism

  • Helping to tell the story of the intimacy while supporting actor’s boundaries

  • Support actors as they emotionally and physically prepare for intimacy work

  • Supportive advocate and ally for LQBTQIA+ actors and crew promoting respect on set

  • Ensuring everyone is following SAG-AFTRA and BECTU protocols and best practices

  • Choreograph and movement coaching (if needed)

  • To not insert myself into the process unless I have been invited

SKILLS SET

  • Creating and coaching intimacy choreography for camera

  • Understanding cinematography

  • Intimacy Coordinator’s equipment

  • Advocacy, communication and problem solving under pressure

  • Head of Department skills