IDC Production Communication & Collaboration 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: If a conflict arises between the director's creative vision and a performer's stated boundary, the intimacy coordinator should:
- Side with the director to maintain production authority
- Facilitate a structured conversation to find a creative solution that honors both the vision and the boundary (Correct answer)
- Remove themselves from the conflict entirely
- Override the director and halt production immediately
Correct answer: Facilitate a structured conversation to find a creative solution that honors both the vision and the boundary
The coordinator acts as a mediator, helping both parties find workable creative solutions without abandoning performer safety.
Question 2: A 'stunt intimacy' performer is brought in as a body double. The intimacy coordinator must ensure:
- Only the original performer's consent documentation is used
- The body double receives their own thorough consent process and scene briefing (Correct answer)
- The stunt coordinator handles all communication with the body double
- The director communicates directly with the double without IC involvement
Correct answer: The body double receives their own thorough consent process and scene briefing
Every performer participating in intimate content, including body doubles, requires their own independent consent process managed by the intimacy coordinator.
Question 3: Which communication strategy best supports a collaborative relationship between an intimacy coordinator and a skeptical director?
- Presenting IC work as a legal compliance requirement only
- Framing intimacy coordination as a creative tool that enhances performer performance and scene quality (Correct answer)
- Avoiding direct conversation and communicating only through producers
- Insisting all IC protocols are non-negotiable from the first meeting
Correct answer: Framing intimacy coordination as a creative tool that enhances performer performance and scene quality
Positioning intimacy coordination as a creative asset rather than a regulatory burden builds trust and encourages genuine collaboration with directors.
Question 4: In a multi-episode television production, how should the intimacy coordinator maintain continuity of communication about a recurring intimate scene?
- Rely on the performer's memory of prior agreements
- Maintain running documentation updated after each episode and share with relevant department heads (Correct answer)
- Conduct new negotiations from scratch for each episode
- Delegate continuity tracking to the script supervisor
Correct answer: Maintain running documentation updated after each episode and share with relevant department heads
Living documentation updated episode by episode ensures all parties share accurate, current information about evolving agreements.
Question 5: When is it appropriate for an intimacy coordinator to communicate directly with a performer's personal representation (agent/manager)?
- Whenever the coordinator wants feedback on the performer's experience
- Only when the performer explicitly grants permission and a specific concern requires representation's involvement (Correct answer)
- Routinely, to keep agents updated on scene content
- Never—all communication must go through the production company
Correct answer: Only when the performer explicitly grants permission and a specific concern requires representation's involvement
The coordinator may contact a performer's representation only with the performer's explicit permission and when the situation genuinely warrants it.
Question 6: A producer asks the intimacy coordinator to share a performer's stated boundaries with the casting department for future projects. The coordinator should:
- Share the information since it benefits the production company
- Decline, as performer boundary information is confidential and cannot be shared without explicit consent (Correct answer)
- Share only the non-sensitive portions of the information
- Ask the director to make the decision
Correct answer: Decline, as performer boundary information is confidential and cannot be shared without explicit consent
Performer boundary disclosures are confidential; sharing them without explicit performer consent violates professional ethics and trust.
Question 7: The most effective time to establish communication norms between the intimacy coordinator and director is:
- During the first day of principal photography
- Immediately after the first intimate scene wraps
- During pre-production, well before filming begins (Correct answer)
- After reviewing the first cut of intimate scenes
Correct answer: During pre-production, well before filming begins
Pre-production is the ideal time to align expectations, establish workflows, and build the director-coordinator relationship before production pressures begin.
IDC Production Communication & Collaboration 3
If a conflict arises between the director's creative vision and a performer's stated boundary, the intimacy coordinator should: