IDC Professional Ethics & Dual Relationships

Question 1

What is a 'dual relationship' in the context of intimacy coordination?

Accepted Answer

When an intimacy coordinator holds both a professional and a personal relationship with someone involved in the production

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When an intimacy coordinator works on two productions simultaneously

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When two intimacy coordinators share responsibilities on a large production

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When an intimacy coordinator serves as both director and coordinator on the same project

Question 2

How should an intimacy coordinator handle a pre-existing personal friendship with an actor on the same production?

Accepted Answer

Disclose the relationship to production and evaluate whether professional duties can be fulfilled without bias

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Keep the friendship private to avoid complications with production management

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Maintain the friendship as usual since established trust benefits intimacy work

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Decline all non-professional communication with the actor to maintain strict separation

Question 3

What is the primary ethical risk posed by a dual relationship for an intimacy coordinator?

Accepted Answer

It can produce favoritism and biased advocacy that undermines impartial treatment of all performers

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It increases production insurance costs and creates administrative burdens

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It automatically constitutes a SAG-AFTRA union rule violation

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It creates scheduling conflicts that disrupt the production workflow

Question 4

When should an intimacy coordinator disclose a potential conflict of interest to production?

Accepted Answer

Before production begins or as soon as the conflict is identified

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Only when the conflict directly affects the scheduled scene

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After the project concludes, during a post-production debrief

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Only if asked directly by the producer or director

Question 5

Which of the following best describes a breach of confidentiality by an intimacy coordinator?

Accepted Answer

Sharing a specific performer's stated personal limits or disclosures with non-essential crew members

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Discussing general best practices at a professional conference without naming individuals

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Reporting a safety violation to the relevant union or guild

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Writing general educational content about on-set intimacy protocols

Question 6

What is an intimacy coordinator's ethical obligation upon witnessing on-set harassment?

Accepted Answer

Intervene and report the behavior through appropriate channels regardless of production hierarchy

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Document the incident privately and raise it only in a post-production review

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Inform the affected performer privately while deferring to the director's authority on set

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Avoid involvement to maintain neutrality as a non-production employee

Question 7

When an intimacy coordinator recognizes they cannot maintain professional objectivity on a project, what is the most appropriate course of action?

Accepted Answer

Recuse themselves from the project and assist in facilitating a transition to another qualified coordinator

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Continue working while increasing session frequency to compensate for the bias

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Inform only the performers while continuing to collaborate with the director

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Request a temporary leave and plan to return once feeling more prepared