Let’s Talk About Simulated Sex: Intimacy Coordinators Two Years On
by
Emily Hilton
December 10, 2020, 6:00am PST
The field is booming, yet still faces resistance from some skeptical creators as well as representation and credentialing issues: "Anybody can come off the street and say 'I'm an intimacy coordinator.'"
"I love those moments when you start shooting and the director says, 'OK, I think we got it,' and then everyone, including the actors, starts laughing," says intimacy coordinator Yarit Dor (
Carnival Row), who worked in fight and movement direction before training in intimacy. "We're obviously very serious and professional, but there's also a need for that moment of realization that we're playing pretend sex, we're wearing these weird garments on our bits and it's funny. And when you see actors having a bit of a laugh, it just relieves this tension around a very sensitive scene."