IDC Production Communication & Collaboration 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When submitting a post-production intimacy report, what information is most critical to include?
- Box office projections for the scene
- A summary of choreography performed, any deviations from the agreed plan, and performer check-in outcomes (Correct answer)
- The director's creative notes on the scene
- A list of crew members present during the shoot
Correct answer: A summary of choreography performed, any deviations from the agreed plan, and performer check-in outcomes
Post-production reports document what actually occurred versus what was agreed, providing accountability and a record for any future concerns.
Question 2: A key principle of 'transparent communication' in IDC methodology involves:
- Sharing all performer disclosures with the full production team
- Clearly communicating the coordinator's role, limitations, and process to all collaborators at the outset (Correct answer)
- Providing the press with information about on-set intimate scene choreography
- Ensuring the director approves all messages sent to performers
Correct answer: Clearly communicating the coordinator's role, limitations, and process to all collaborators at the outset
Transparent communication means all collaborators understand the coordinator's role, authority limits, and workflow before production begins.
Question 3: When a production company asks an intimacy coordinator to sign an NDA that would prevent them from reporting safety violations, the appropriate response is:
- Sign the NDA to maintain the working relationship
- Decline to sign provisions that conflict with professional duty to report safety violations (Correct answer)
- Request that the NDA be kept confidential from performers
- Only sign if the NDA is approved by the director
Correct answer: Decline to sign provisions that conflict with professional duty to report safety violations
An NDA cannot ethically override an intimacy coordinator's professional and legal obligation to report genuine safety violations.
Question 4: How should an intimacy coordinator handle a situation where a director gives a performer notes about the intimate scene without the coordinator present?
- Accept the situation as part of normal production workflow
- Follow up with the performer privately to ensure the notes were acceptable and no new boundaries were crossed (Correct answer)
- Report the director to the studio for protocol violation
- Immediately re-do the entire consent documentation process
Correct answer: Follow up with the performer privately to ensure the notes were acceptable and no new boundaries were crossed
A private follow-up ensures the performer had the opportunity to process the notes and that no unacknowledged boundary issues arose from the unsupervised conversation.
Question 5: Which communication channel is considered LEAST appropriate for transmitting sensitive performer boundary documentation?
- Encrypted email with password-protected attachments
- Verbal delivery followed by secure document signing
- Unencrypted group text or chat including multiple crew members (Correct answer)
- In-person delivery with a signed acknowledgment
Correct answer: Unencrypted group text or chat including multiple crew members
Unencrypted group messages expose confidential performer information to unauthorized parties, violating privacy and professional ethics.
Question 6: When collaborating with a stunt coordinator on a scene involving both physical combat and intimacy, the intimacy coordinator should:
- Defer entirely to the stunt coordinator since physical choreography is their domain
- Coordinate in parallel, clearly defining which choreography elements fall under each specialty, with both coordinators present for overlapping sections (Correct answer)
- Take full control of all choreography to maintain consistency
- Request that the stunt coordinator be removed from the scene
Correct answer: Coordinate in parallel, clearly defining which choreography elements fall under each specialty, with both coordinators present for overlapping sections
Hybrid scenes require parallel coordination with clearly defined responsibilities and joint presence for elements that overlap both specialties.
Question 7: A performer asks the intimacy coordinator to communicate a request to the director on their behalf because they feel intimidated. The coordinator should:
- Refuse, as performers must communicate directly with directors
- Honor the request by conveying the message professionally and following up with the performer afterward (Correct answer)
- Tell the performer to wait until they feel less intimidated
- Notify the producer instead of the director
Correct answer: Honor the request by conveying the message professionally and following up with the performer afterward
Supporting performers who feel intimidated is a core advocacy function; the coordinator conveys the message professionally and ensures the performer is informed of the outcome.
IDC Production Communication & Collaboration 5
When submitting a post-production intimacy report, what information is most critical to include?