Showing 1 - 6 of 6 articles tagged "Ita O’Brien"

• Posted Monday 6/07/21 at 3:31AM EDT

  Michaela Coel dedicates BAFTA TV award to I May Destroy You's intimacy coordinator

  Coel won two BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday for her acclaimed HBO/BBC series.

• Posted Tuesday 8/25/20 at 10:05PM EDT

  Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You was refreshing in the way it tackled the psychological aftermath of rape

  "I May Destroy You premiered amid a renewed debate about how film and television should depict rape and sexual assault...

• Posted Saturday 6/27/20 at 3:58AM EDT

  Will sex scenes survive the coronavirus pandemic?

  Coronavirus recommendations limit the amount of time that actors can interact, so what will have to scenes of intimacy? Intimacy...

• Posted Saturday 5/02/20 at 6:13AM EDT

  How did Normal People make sex scenes between two total strangers look so real?

  Intimacy coordinator Ita O'Brien not only helped in the filming of the sex scenes, but she was part of the...

• Posted Thursday 4/30/20 at 3:03AM EDT

  Normal People's ordinariness is what makes it a TV treasure

  "Despite what writers would have you think, love stories are not often epic," says Jeva Lange.

• Posted Monday 1/20/20 at 9:24AM EST

  With an intimacy coordinator's help, Sex Education held a workshop for cast and crew to prepare for filming sex scenes

  Ita O’Brien, a trained dancer, actress, movement director and intimacy coordinator, helped develop the Intimacy On Set Guidelines that helped...