In the midst of Hollywood's #MeToo movement, HBO has hired an "Intimacy Coordinator" to help oversee sex scenes for any project containing them, including David Simon's The Deuce, David Milch's Deadwood movie, and Damon Lindelof's upcoming Watchmen series.
Per Rolling Stone, the decision to create the position came after one of The Deuce's stars, Emily Meade, informed HBO executives that she "needed some kind of advocate on the set, someone to help her when she had a sex scene to film."
In response, HBO hired Alicia Rodis, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Intimacy Directors International, or IDI for short. According to IDI's website, "The choreography of these scenes must accurately tell the characters' stories, as intended by the writer through the interpretation of the director and the actors involved, while respecting the physical and psychological safety of all involved. Various specific rehearsal methods and practices are used to ensure this to be the case. Recommended Intimacy Directors operate in a specific code of ethics, with a high artistic standard, while operating their rehearsals in a professional, respectful, appropriate and amiable atmosphere."
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Per Rolling Stone, the decision to create the position came after one of The Deuce's stars, Emily Meade, informed HBO executives that she "needed some kind of advocate on the set, someone to help her when she had a sex scene to film."
In response, HBO hired Alicia Rodis, co-founder of the nonprofit organization Intimacy Directors International, or IDI for short. According to IDI's website, "The choreography of these scenes must accurately tell the characters' stories, as intended by the writer through the interpretation of the director and the actors involved, while respecting the physical and psychological safety of all involved. Various specific rehearsal methods and practices are used to ensure this to be the case. Recommended Intimacy Directors operate in a specific code of ethics, with a high artistic standard, while operating their rehearsals in a professional, respectful, appropriate and amiable atmosphere."
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