Week 7

1. Productions use intimacy coordinators for any scene involving sex, nudity, birth, or emotionally charged subjects.

2. The stoplight zones represent the actor’s comfort level and boundaries with certain actions; green meaning they are comfortable, yellow meaning they aren’t sure, and red meaning that would be crossing a boundary.

3. A second unit director could be used for choreographed fighting or b-roll shoots, among other things.

Vic Armstrong (right) is one of the most well-known 2nd Unit Directors, working on many popular action films including the James Bond series.

4. An intimacy coordinator should run through both physical and emotional boundaries. An example of a physical boundary might be being touched around the waist, while an emotional one might be talking about miscarriages for a woman who’s had one.

5. The point of the ‘Traumatic Material’ section we read in Weston’s book was highlighting the ways child actors can be protected from sensitive material while still portraying the nasty events they may need to act in.

6. A talent manager is a more personal type of assistant that helps with planning their career, selecting projects, making decisions, and forming their brand.

7. A talent agent is a representative of the actor in business discussions, helping them land auditions/roles and negotiating contracts.