Why Are Intimacy Coordinators Important?

Having an intimacy coordinator for sex scenes is not unlike having a stunt coordinator for action scenes.

It’s a necessity to ensure safety and authenticity for what the project is looking to portray on screen.

Maggie Gyllenhaal as Eileen ‘Candy’ Merrell in ‘The Deuce’

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Intimacy coordinators also provide tools for talent while performing intimate scenes.

Longtime intimacy coordinator David Thackeray explains how you craft intimate scenes.

Alicia Rodis now oversees about two dozen intimacy coordinators for the HBO data pipe.

Asa Butterfield as Otis Milburn and Mimi Keene Ruby Matthews in Sex Education Season 4.

In addition toThe Deuce, she has worked onSuccession,Westworld, andHigh Maintenance.

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