IDC Training & Workshop Facilitation 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When facilitating a workshop with union (SAG-AFTRA) actors, which protocol consideration is specifically relevant to the IDC practitioner?
- Union actors cannot participate in any workshop exercises involving simulated intimacy
- The facilitator must coordinate with the union representative before introducing any nudity or simulated sex language per rider requirements (Correct answer)
- Union rules prohibit intimacy coordinators from facilitating workshops outside of active productions
- SAG-AFTRA agreements require a minimum 10-minute break between each consent discussion
Correct answer: The facilitator must coordinate with the union representative before introducing any nudity or simulated sex language per rider requirements
SAG-AFTRA contracts include nudity and intimacy riders that specify notification and consent conditions the IC must understand and work within.
Question 2: The IDC principle of 'dual awareness' in workshop facilitation means the facilitator must simultaneously:
- Monitor both the actors' performance quality and the director's satisfaction
- Maintain awareness of the group's collective energy while tracking each individual participant's state (Correct answer)
- Track both verbal and written consent records in real time
- Observe the physical choreography and log any deviations for the rehearsal report
Correct answer: Maintain awareness of the group's collective energy while tracking each individual participant's state
Dual awareness allows the facilitator to respond to both systemic group dynamics and individual participant needs without losing either from view.
Question 3: A participant approaches you after a workshop to say they felt a boundary was crossed during a partnered exercise but did not say anything at the time. The IDC-aligned response is to:
- Acknowledge their experience, thank them for coming forward, document it, and discuss what support or follow-up they need (Correct answer)
- Explain that the exercises were all consented to at the start and the issue should have been raised in the moment
- Immediately convene all participants to process the disclosure as a group
- Refer them directly to HR and take no further action as the facilitator
Correct answer: Acknowledge their experience, thank them for coming forward, document it, and discuss what support or follow-up they need
Receiving post-session disclosures with care, documentation, and a support conversation is a core IDC professional responsibility.
Question 4: Which pedagogical model most closely aligns with IDC workshop facilitation philosophy?
- Direct instruction: facilitator demonstrates technique, participants replicate exactly
- Experiential learning: participants reflect on lived experience as the primary source of knowledge (Correct answer)
- Lecture-based curriculum: content is delivered verbally with minimal physical participation
- Competitive assessment: participants are graded on technique execution at end of session
Correct answer: Experiential learning: participants reflect on lived experience as the primary source of knowledge
IDC facilitation is rooted in experiential, reflective learning where participants build understanding through guided practice and structured reflection.
Question 5: When adapting a standard IDC workshop for a youth production cast (ages 16–18), the most critical adjustment is to:
- Remove all consent vocabulary exercises since minors cannot legally consent
- Modify exercises to age-appropriate content, increase parental communication, and ensure additional institutional safeguards are in place (Correct answer)
- Replace partnered exercises with solo work exclusively to avoid all risk
- Require a parent or guardian to be present in the room for the entire workshop
Correct answer: Modify exercises to age-appropriate content, increase parental communication, and ensure additional institutional safeguards are in place
Youth contexts require content modification, enhanced institutional communication, and additional safeguards without eliminating age-appropriate consent education.
Question 6: The 'check-out' ritual at the close of an IDC-facilitated workshop session primarily serves to:
- Collect performance evaluations for the facilitator's professional portfolio
- Give each participant a structured moment to name their current state, marking psychological transition out of the workshop space (Correct answer)
- Confirm that all participants' consent forms are completed and filed
- Allow the director to give closing notes on what the actors should work on independently
Correct answer: Give each participant a structured moment to name their current state, marking psychological transition out of the workshop space
A check-out ritual provides a clear psychological boundary closing the intimate work, supporting participants in transitioning back to their everyday state.
Question 7: Which scenario represents a facilitator successfully applying the IDC 'choreography over improvisation' principle during a workshop?
- Encouraging actors to follow their impulses during intimate scenes to discover authentic moments
- Specifying exact body placement, contact points, and movement sequences before any partnered intimate exercise begins (Correct answer)
- Allowing actors to negotiate physical contact with each other privately before reporting back to the facilitator
- Letting the emotional arc of a scene determine the physical choreography in real time
Correct answer: Specifying exact body placement, contact points, and movement sequences before any partnered intimate exercise begins
Pre-specified choreography removes ambiguity and impulse from intimate work, ensuring all physical contact is mutually agreed upon before it occurs.
IDC Training & Workshop Facilitation 5
When facilitating a workshop with union (SAG-AFTRA) actors, which protocol consideration is specifically relevant to the IDC practitioner?