INTIMACY COORDINATION

What is an Intimacy Coordinator?

Intimacy Coordinators (IC) are trained professionals that support performers and production when there is nudity, hyper exposure of a body, intimate physical touch, and simulated sex in film and television

Hiring an intimacy coordinator allows for ethical and brave storytelling

When you hire V as your IC, here’s what you can expect:

In-Depth Pre-Production Support

  • Thorough script analysis to identify areas of support and level of care

  • Assessment for potential risks and plan to improve safeguards

  • Individual actor calls to define the intersection of boundaries and vision

  • Coordination with department heads to ensure smooth filming

  • Providing language for nudity and simulated sex riders

  • Employing safe and collaborative choreography techniques so performers feel confident and in control

  • Sharing and maintaining SAG-AFTRA best practices

Intentional Production Collaboration

  • Establishing and maintaining Closed Set protocols

  • Providing attentive, trauma-informed support for performers and stand-ins

  • Assisting with the private Director Rehearsal

  • Offering information and support during Safety Meetings

  • Offers aftercare for actors and crew

  • Problem solving unexpected moments with care, kindness, and attunement

  • Collaborating with artistic leadership to create safe movements that uplift the narrative

Current Projects

Photo by: Micah Ray

For Sky, With Love

Production Team: Cosmic Coyote Media

Director: Mia McGlinn

AD: Christopher Durham

Producer: Ila Dreessen

DP: Jeremiah Schuler at L61 Productions

Writer: Sydney Renee

Associated with the Emerging Filmmakers Cohort for Women and Gender-Diverse artists at Emergence Film

Voyeur

Director: Giovanni Vitellaro

AD: Christopher Durham

Producer: Christopher Durham

DP: Elias Martin

Writer: Giovanni Vitellaro

Associated with the Olympic College Film Program

FAQs

  • As soon as possible! Successful, safe, and smooth filming requires extensive pre-production work. Urgency and incomplete planning opens up a production to unnecessary risk for the cast and crew.

  • If you hold an artistic leadership role in a production, you’re likely busy with a million important tasks!

    More important, ICs aim to make sets safer and more inclusive. This means having a designated safety professional that diffuses the power imbalance actors often feel when working with a leader.

  • For a SAG-AFTRA production, IC rates are compared to Stunt Coordinator rates. Here is the SAG-AFTRA Agreement Wage Scales.

    For a non-union production, please contact V for rates and availability.

    Rates are determined by: production budget, scope of work, timeline needed, travel, and if additional mental health coordination is needed.

Work with V
Work with V

Training

  • Accelerator Program, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators

  • MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling earned from Walden University

  • BA in Political Science, Minors in Dance and Journalism, Certificate in Leadership Studies earned from Gonzaga University

Specialties

  • Supporting new and emerging filmmakers and performers

  • Uplifting projects for and by BIPOC artists

  • Elevated aftercare for cast and crew

  • Attentive design for marginalized communities

  • Intimacy for all bodies and all relationship structures