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How intimacy coordinators oversee romantic movie, TV scenes

Movies have long had stunt coordinators to oversee action scenes. But In the era of #MeToo, there’s a new focus on how romantic scenes are filmed for movies and TV. It’s led to the rise of a new figure on set: the intimacy coordinator, who helps actors and directors choreograph and act out sexual encounters safely and effectively. Rita Braver talks with Alicia Rodis, of Intimacy Directors International, about how the HBO series “The Deuce” changed the way actors get up-close-and-personal. Source

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“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 2/9

This week “Sunday Morning,” with host Jane Pauley, features Rita Braver’s story on the use of intimacy coordinators when filming romantic encounters for movies and TV. Plus: Lee Cowan visits a small theater in Washington State, and the man who keeps it operating; Tracy Smith meets Tatum O’Neal, who won an Oscar at age 10 for “Paper Moon”; David Martin talks with the director of a new film about a Vietnam War hero, “The Last Full Measure”; John Blackstone takes in the scenic view, at a Hollywood company devoted to backdrops for movies and TV; Kristine Johnson talks with choreographer Tori Basil, who taught dance moves to Leonardo DiCaprio for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood”; and film critic David Edelstein gives his predictions for this year’s Academy Awards. Source

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