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[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

So she was offered a body double for nude scenes (before any nude scenes was filmed in season 1), turned it down without understanding how many scenes she would film. Yeah an intamacy coordinator probably would have been best for all nude scenes on the show. But I wouldnt say she wasn't offered a double, it sounds like she wishes once she realized how many scenes were being shot nude she said get a double sooner. As she went on to later to do nude scenes in the series because she wanted more control over the character during those scenes.

That said, taking the role of a young woman in an incestuous family who you know gets raped in the first season and aspires to work her way to the thrown currently held by an incestuous brother/sister fucking family... The pressures had to by high as a young actress to not say I don't want to be remembered for performing those sex scenes.

[-] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

But being offered a body double doesn't mean there wasn't expectation or pressure. It's being presented a script and being told 'This is the scene. Do you want to do the work or do you want someone else to do it?' Her portrayal of the character is not just her face and voice. It's how she embodies the character, including her movement. It's understandable to not want important parts of that portrayal performed by someone else. There's also immense pressure on young actors, especially women, to not be a source of friction on set. People who get a reputation for being "difficult" struggle to find work.

I don't think this is necessarily the fault of studios or directors. Pressure isn't just using power to compel behaviour. I'm sure most of the people she worked with would have been horrified to find out she felt that way. It just takes more than having nice people on set to overcome that power imbalance. The situation could have been writers and directors thinking that she'd say something if she felt uncomfortable and her feeling like it's not appropriate for her to say something. Even assuming best intentions from everyone, it was still a shitty outcome for her. An important part of an intimacy coordinator's job is to be friction on set to take the burden off those performers. And instead of it being a question of whether she or someone else will do the work, the question becomes, "how can we construct this scene so our performers feel safe and comfortable?"

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