Expression of Interest | Working with an Intimacy Coordinator

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Please note by registering your interest you are NOT applying for a course.  This is to gauge the interest of crew in attending this type of course.  We would also like to hear what elements you would like to see on the course so that we know the training is meeting crew needs as directly expressed by the crew.

Proposed Course: Working with an Intimacy Coordinator  

Proposed month of delivery: April or May

Duration:  1 day TBC

Cost: TBC

Venue: TBC

Tutor(s): Ruth Lehane

 

Course Profile:

This workshop aims to equip film industry personnel with knowledge of the processes and protocols involved in safely creating intimate content for screen.

A greater understanding of the guidelines will provide practitioners from all departments with the knowledge necessary to support the safeguarding of actors during the creation and shooting of intimate scenes.

Film & TV Crew Academy West is an initiative of Screen Ireland managed by Atlantic Academy.

The National Talent Academies Film and TV is an initiative of Screen Ireland managed by Ardán

 

Participant Profile:

Aimed at on-set crew and directors who work directly with Intimacy Coordinators

Expression of Interest Procedure:

Please register your interest online at this link 1pm on Friday 1st of March 2024

For technical difficulties with the online system please email lorraine.higgins@nationaltalentacademies.ie 

Film & TV Crew Academy West courses are open to all regardless of gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.

Tutor Profile: 

Ruth Lehane

Ruth Lehane is an award-winning actor, movement director and intimacy coordinator. She is a highly skilled practitioner with extensive experience in film and theatre.

While much of her work has been explicitly text-based, she is also well acquainted with an eminently somatic approach in her work as a Movement Director and Intimacy Practitioner.

Some of her credits as a movement director include the award-winning, “The Hole in the Ground” 2019; “Vivarium” 2019; and “The Cured” 2017.

Her experience as an intimacy coordinator spans a wide range of productions including: “Bird” – Feature Film – Director – Andrea Arnold 2023; “Small Town Big Story” – TV Series – Directors - Chris O’ Dowd & Catherine Morshead 2023;“STAGS” – TV Series – Director – David Kerr (Currently filming) 2023 / 2024; “Too Good to be True” – TV Series - director Megan Fox 2023; “By Any Other Name” – Film- director-Daniel Deville 2023 “#Consent” - commercial for the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre - director Chris Cottam – 2023 Link to DRCC Commercial:      https://www.windmilllane.com/drcc/