HBO hiring 'intimacy coordinators' for sex scenes in light of #MeToo movement
Advocates will be on set for actors featured in racy scenes
Advocates will be on set for actors featured in racy scenes
Advocates will be on set for actors featured in racy scenes
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Rolling Stone the move was instigated by "The Deuce" actor Emily Meade, whose role as a prostitute requires her to do sex scenes. Last year, as the #MeToo movement was reshaping Hollywood, Meade demanded that the network hire an advocate who would help protect her during filming. HBO brought on Alicia Rodis, co-founder of Intimacy Directors International, to work on "The Deuce." Now, they맥스카지노re expanding the role across the network:
In practical terms, Rodis is a mediator among actors, directors, producers and crew. She reviews scripts, facilitates group discussions about the sex scenes they맥스카지노re going to film and meets with actors individually. When new or tweaked sex scenes are added to a day맥스카지노s shoot, she is often the one to break the news to an actor, checking in to clarify what their personal boundaries are 맥스카지노 to make sure, as she puts it, that 맥스카지노consent is informed and certain before we move forward.맥스카지노 Then she advocates for the actors in discussions with the production team.
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HBO has been for including gratuitous rape scenes in shows like "Game of Thrones" and "Westworld." While the hiring of intimacy coordinators like Rodis isn't intended to shape the content of the network's programming, its intention is to make the sets safer for all actors involved.
"Here we are a year after #MeToo and Brett Kavanaugh sits on the Supreme Court. Donald Trump is our president," Rodis told Rolling Stone. "Now, tell me we don맥스카지노t need this 맥스카지노 that we don맥스카지노t have a culture that needs to still be changed."