ABSTRACT

This article examines the work of intimacy coordinators on television drama and film sets and the rise of this new role in the screen industry from a policy and production studies perspective. Since HBO made the employment of an intimacy coordinator mandatory on all productions with scenes of sex, nudity, and physical intimacy in 2018, intimacy coordination has become an industry standard and expectation. Through interviews and analysis of production practices, this article explores how intimacy coordinators change and challenge established production practices on and off set and interrogates the reasons behind the emergence of this role in the screen industry. It situates intimacy coordination in the context of recent industry policies and initiatives that promote equality and diversity, and counter harassment and abuse in the post-Weinstein era. It analyses this role on relation to changing production and distribution models and regimes in the era of VOD portals. The article argues that intimacy coordination is not only a catalyst for reforming practices on set, but a way for the screen industry to negotiate contemporary and historic concerns about sexual harassment and abuse, comply with recent policy and funding requirements, and a mechanism for mitigating economic and reputational risk to productions.

摘要

本文从政策和制作研究的角度审视了电视剧和电影场景中亲密关系协调员的工作，以及这一新角色在银幕行业的兴起。自从 HBO 于 2018 年强制要求所有包含性、裸体和身体亲密场景的作品都聘请亲密协调员以来，亲密协调已成为行业标准和期望。通过对制作实践的采访和分析，本文探讨了亲密协调员如何在片场内外改变和挑战既定的制作实践，并探讨了这一角色在银幕行业出现的原因。它将亲密协调置于最近的行业政策和倡议的背景下，这些政策和倡议促进了平等和多样性，并在后温斯坦时代打击了骚扰和虐待。它分析了这一角色与 VOD 门户时代不断变化的生产和分销模式和制度的关系。这篇文章认为，亲密协调不仅是改革片场实践的催化剂，而且是电影业就性骚扰和性虐待的当代和历史问题进行协商、遵守最近的政策和资金要求以及缓解经济问题的机制的一种方式。和产品的声誉风险。