IDC Boundary Setting & Advocacy 5

Question 1

A production company asks the IC to sign an NDA that would prevent disclosing boundary violations to union safety representatives. The IC should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse, because NDAs cannot ethically restrict reporting of safety violations

Answer

NDAs that restrict reporting of workplace safety violations, including boundary violations on set, are ethically and often legally unenforceable, and the IC must refuse to sign them.

Question 2

Which strategy best helps a performer who has difficulty articulating their limits during a pre-scene meeting?

Accepted Answer

Use a structured prompt such as a body-mapping exercise or a pre-written checklist to help the performer identify and name their limits

Answer

Structured tools like body maps or checklists give performers a concrete scaffold that makes it easier to identify and communicate limits without requiring articulate verbal expression.

Question 3

Under IDC guidelines, who bears ultimate responsibility for creating a safe set environment during intimacy scenes?

Accepted Answer

Shared responsibility across the IC, director, producer, and performers

Answer

IDC guidelines hold that set safety is a shared responsibility: the IC designs the framework, but directors, producers, and performers all play active roles in upholding it.

Question 4

When a performer changes their boundary limits on the morning of the shoot day compared to what was agreed in pre-production, the IC should:

Accepted Answer

Honor the day-of limits as the current consent and update the choreography accordingly

Answer

Consent is ongoing and revocable at any time; the most current statement of a performer's limits must always supersede any prior agreement.

Question 5

An IC is asked to work on a production with very short pre-production timelines, leaving little time for performer meetings. The best approach is to:

Accepted Answer

Advocate for minimum required preparation time and adapt meeting formats to fit constraints while maintaining core consent protocols

Answer

ICs should advocate for adequate preparation time while adapting formats such as shorter phone calls or written questionnaires to preserve the integrity of the consent process under tight timelines.

(IDC) Intimacy Directors and Coordinators Certification Practice Test

(IDC) Intimacy Directors and Coordinators Certification Practice Test

IDC Boundary Setting & Advocacy 5