on a day—to—day basis on set? we have a lot of prep work that has to happen so that we make sure that everyone is on the same page, everyone has agreed and consented to what's going to be happening, what's going to be shown. from there, we're present on set during the shoot itself — we're part of what is called a closed set. so, during a a closed set, we make sure that there's the absolute minimum number of people, and we also check in with the performers every once in awhile just to make sure they're doing ok. shall we sit down for a while? there's a little bench up there. sean bean, who played opposite joely richardson in a previous lady chatterley adaptation in the 1990s, recently declared that co—ordinators spoil the spontaneity of sex scenes. why on earth should i be afraid of being here alone with you? but richardson advocates the option of having one. in the old days, it was like "ok, get on with it" and i think that what we've learned about the business, it's really great that that is there.