In today's episode, I'm joined by Ita O'Brien.
Ita is a British Intimacy Coordinator and Movement Director for film, television, and theatre. Since 2014, Ita O'Brien has been developing best practice when working with intimacy, scenes with sexual content, and nudity in film, TV, and theatre - the 'Intimacy on Set' guidelines. Ita pioneered the role of Intimacy Coordinator, which is gaining adoption in leading production houses, including HBO, Netflix, and the BBC on shows such as Sex Education, Normal People, It's A Sin and I May Destroy You.
Ita's work has been featured widely in the media, including The Guardian, The New York Times, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, The Evening Standard, The Sunday Times an the BBC.
Ita founded Intimacy on Set to provide trained professional Intimacy Coordinators to the industry.