There's no length an elite actor won't go to in order to heighten their performance. Most fans make the mistake of presuming that physical stunts or fight scenes are the most demanding — but this isn't the case.
If you were to do a random pole of your favorite actors in Hollywood, the overwhelming majority would say that the scenes they hate filming the most are sex scenes. Mostly, because the actors really do get aroused from time to time — and it's as awkward as it sounds.
The most believable performances require a full immersion on the part of the player. You want the audience to not be able to discern where an actor ends and the character begins.
Like when Tom Cruise had to hold on for dear life while strapped to a cargo plane in Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, or when Keanu Reeves had to learn kung fu in The Matrix.
It's sex scenes — nothing else even compares. Not only are they awkward and uncomfortable to film, but they can also lead to real-life arousal when not performed in a proper manner.
An intimacy coordinator is responsible for helping to ensure that love scenes stay on track. They are the ones that choreograph the intimate movements, and also help to make the actors comfortable.
“Just making it really clear that’s normal and that the worst thing you can do is carry on,” David said. He also notes that it's important for coordinators to understand fully well that “Hey, this can happen.”
You probably don't need to stretch your imagination too far in order to imagine when or why a "time out" might be called.
Thackery, who has worked on various projects for Netflix, Warner Bros., and HBO, said the worst thing you can do is make a big deal out of arousal.
David explained that it's important that they know what nudity is going to be seen, adding that "You don’t want them to be surprised.”
“We did the intimate scenes like stunts — we blocked them out, so you have yoga balls, in between you and all sorts of things that never make you feel exposed in any way,” she said.
“The stage directions are very specific: You have to have an orgasm. It’s a difficult thing to rehearse, which means you don’t. You just do it,” Phoebe conveyed.
As Phoebe so eloquently concluded in her interview, “No one wants to be told how to orgasm by a man.” You can say that again.
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