Industry Standards & Best Practices Flashcards

When reviewing a script during pre-production, an intimacy coordinator identifies a scene that involves simulated assault. The best practice is to:

Answer: Flag it as requiring both intimacy coordination and stunt coordination involvement

Scenes involving simulated assault often require collaboration between intimacy coordinators and stunt coordinators due to overlapping physical and psychological safety concerns.

Which of the following is an example of a 'verbal boundary check' as used in intimacy coordination?

Answer: Checking in with a performer before, during, and after a scene to confirm their comfort

Verbal boundary checks are ongoing check-ins with performers that confirm consent and comfort at each stage of filming an intimate scene.

A minor is cast in a scene that will involve adult actors in intimate activity in adjacent shots. The intimacy coordinator's responsibility includes:

Answer: Ensuring the minor is on a completely separate filming day from all intimate content

Industry best practice and legal requirements mandate that minors are never exposed to intimate content, requiring complete separation of their filming schedule.

What is the primary purpose of conducting a 'movement exploration' session with actors before filming intimate scenes?

Answer: To allow performers to discover and establish physical vocabulary for the scene in a safe environment

Movement exploration helps performers develop comfort, agency, and a shared physical language for the scene in a low-pressure setting.

When an intimacy coordinator is negotiating scene parameters with a production, discovering that the budget does not include their fee, the professional standard is to:

Answer: Advocate for the production to allocate budget for the role, citing industry standards and performer safety

ICs are expected to advocate for the value and necessity of their role rather than accepting undervaluation that undermines professional standards.

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'informed consent' as applied in intimacy coordination?

Answer: A performer having full knowledge of what a scene entails and agreeing freely without coercion

Informed consent requires that performers understand exactly what is being asked of them and agree voluntarily, without pressure or deception.

A production's producer instructs the intimacy coordinator to keep a performer's objection to a scene confidential from the director. The IC should:

Answer: Decline to suppress the information if the objection affects scene safety or the performer's ability to consent

Confidentiality cannot be used to suppress safety concerns; the IC must ensure objections that affect performer wellbeing are addressed appropriately.