IDC Legal & Ethical Standards in Intimacy Coordination 4

Question 1

Which of the following scenarios would most clearly constitute a breach of confidentiality by an intimacy coordinator?

Accepted Answer

Sharing an actor's disclosed trauma history with crew members without consent

Answer

Disclosing a performer's private trauma history to crew without their consent is a serious breach of confidentiality that violates professional ethics and may expose the IC to legal liability.

Question 2

A stunt performer is asked to perform a scene involving simulated sexual violence. The intimacy coordinator should:

Accepted Answer

Collaborate with the stunt coordinator and apply full intimacy coordination protocols including boundary agreements and choreography

Answer

Scenes involving both physical risk and sexual content require collaboration between intimacy and stunt coordinators, with intimacy protocols applied fully to protect the performer's psychological and physical safety.

Question 3

Under California's AB 1662 and similar state statutes addressing intimate scenes in filmed media, productions are increasingly required to:

Accepted Answer

Provide written notice of nudity and intimate content requirements before performers sign contracts

Answer

Legislation inspired by AB 1662 and similar bills requires advance written disclosure of intimate content requirements so performers can make informed decisions before signing.

Question 4

An intimacy coordinator is pressured by a high-profile director to allow a scene to proceed despite an actor's expressed hesitation. The ethically correct response is to:

Accepted Answer

Pause the scene, privately check in with the actor, and support their decision regardless of the director's pressure

Answer

An IC's duty to performer welfare supersedes deference to creative authority; pausing and privately checking in with the actor is the professional and ethical obligation.

Question 5

The concept of 'retroactive consent' — where a performer later agrees to content they initially declined — is ethically problematic primarily because:

Accepted Answer

It can be used to coerce performers by exposing already-filmed content as leverage

Answer

Retroactive consent processes can become coercive when content already exists, creating pressure on performers who fear unauthorized release; this undermines genuine voluntary consent.

(IDC) Intimacy Directors and Coordinators Certification Practice Test

(IDC) Intimacy Directors and Coordinators Certification Practice Test

IDC Legal & Ethical Standards in Intimacy Coordination 4