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As actors take high risk and are highly vulnerable by the sex scenes, it is important that actors sign up an agreement and have an opportunity to negotiate the terms of the scene to prioritize their safety. Therefore, if the movie/TV show will have any simulated sex or nude scenes, then before signing the contract, the production gives a written Nudity Rider to actors to sign. Nudity rider is a written agreements between production and actors to agree on terms of details of the sex scenes and the surroundings of the studio when the sex scenes will be shot. One of the agreements is that while intimate scene is being shot, only people who are associated with the scene or material can stay. Also, taking photograph is not allowed, and these scenes are not used in the promotion of the film, unless given consent. Body doubles, a person replacing the performer, can be used only if the performer gives consent, or if the performer who signed up for the scene later took the consent back. All the agreements also applies to audition too. Also, the agreements should include the detailed narrative descriptions including how much the actors have to be nude, i.e. nude or semi-nude, and information on their attire.

To tackle the physical and psychological safety of the actors involved in sex scenes, Intimacy Directors International (IDI), a not for profit organization was established. According to IDI, IDI has many intimacy coordinator who works with actors and does following:


 * 1) Work professionally with actors to set rules when they engage in any type of sex scenes that includes simulated sex, nudity, and intimate scenes.
 * 2) They are the bridge between actors and producers.
 * 3) Direct scenes where it includes simulated sex, nudity and intimacy scenes.
 * 4) Support actors and advocate for them.

The production can hire the IDI's intimacy coordinator if the following situations arises:


 * 1) If the scene include simulated sex or nudity of any kind, and they need a nudity rider, then they should hire an intimacy coordinator.
 * 2) If an actors need help in dealing with sensitive material
 * 3) If the director needs help directing a sex scene.
 * 4) If the production wants to make specific rules for the actors to feel safer.

Also, the intimacy coordinator follow this 5 C's of Pillars for sex scenes in film: context, consent, communication, choreography, and closure.

Same-sex scenes in Mainstream Cinema
Since 2010s, many mainstream movies have been which shows sexual scenes between lesbian couples. There have been various movies which have been made which mainly focused in exploring the relationship between lesbian women. Because of the limited movies before 2010s, researchers were unable to research on the people's view on the intimate scenes between lesbian women. In 2016, researchers like Maria T. Soto-Sanfiel and Adriana Ibiti created a report on pleasurable sensations created by watching sexual scenes between lesbian couples. People, including heterosexual individuals, noted that the scenes had different effects on their sexual arousal. Lesbian said that it brought back memories from their own experience and created pleasurable sensations while watching it. The reasons were different for everyone who identified themselves as either heterosexual or homosexual male or female. Heterosexual women said that they got the same pleasurable sensations as watching heterosexual sex scenes. Heterosexual men had a feeling of having sex with two women because of the pornographic memories. But, homosexual men preferred seeing heterosexual scenes because they can increase their pleasurable sensations by imagining the women as man.

Recently, many movies are showing relationship between lesbians. Most notably, the French movie La vie d'Adèle (Blue is the Warmest Color, in English), directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, which was released on October 2013. The film was about a high school student Adele who forms lust and falls in love with an art student Lea. The movie explores the lesbian relationship between them, and their transformation as a character. To showcase their developing characters, movie contained almost 10 minutes of sexual scenes between them from the 3 hours movie. These scenes were so long, even heterosexual scenes in movies have not exceeded that length. These scenes were shot in a close-up manner showing great details with bold and intimate camera angle. Even many critics said that if it was not a movie, the sex scenes would be way close to pornography. The sex scenes were quite controversial and got mixed ratings around the world. French set the age limit to 12 years, Singapore 21 years, and Brazil opposed to print blue-rays. Despite all of this, the movie earned around $20 million in US and Europe. Not only that, the film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival, and won the highest award, Palme d'Or. Other than that, the film also won many international awards around the world. A film Carol, directed by Todd Haynes, was released in November 2015, also caught a lot of attention. The movie was about a young women named Therese Belivet (played by Rooney Mara), who falls in love with an older women named Carol Aird (played by Cate Blanchett). Its the Christmas time set during the year 1952-53, and Therese is working at the Manhattan upscale department store, where she meets Carol who buys toys for her daughter. Carol intentionally forgets her gloves, and invites Therese for lunch. Therese goes to Carol's house and finds out about her difficulties where her husband is trying to get a divorce. Carol's husband Harge (played by Kyle Chandler) accidentally sees Carol with Therese while he was picking up their daughter to take to France. If a proof about Carol's homosexuality is found, Harge can convict her and take full custody of their daughter and restrain her from visiting her. Harge hires an investigator to prove Carol's homosexuality. On the New Year's Eve, Carol and Therese have sex for the first time. Later, they found out that they were being recorded and the evidence was already sent to Harge. Therefore, Carol request Harge to keep their daughter in custody but let her visit her. Carol and Theresa finally unite at the end. The movie included 3 minutes of sex scenes between Carol and Theresa. The sex scenes are carefully shot with the actors shown half nude, and it does not contain down and dirty scenes. Haynes while talking about the production of the sex scenes said that actors pretend that they are not nervous, but he added that: "But they are. So I try to create an environment that's comfortable and predictable. You set your shots, get rid of people that don't need to be there - and then you basically just go." In the past, sex scenes between same-sex couple not only made the actors uncomfortable, but they were also stigmatized, considered shocking or even immoral. But, this has changed greatly and many same-sex movies have been made.

Not only does the movies which focuses on the relationship between lesbians are coming out, but there are also many movies which focuses on gay relationship is out there. An Italian movie Call me by your name, directed by Luca Guadagnino, was released on January 2017. The film is about a 17-year-old American-Jewish, named Elio (played by Timothee Chalamet) forming a relationship with a 24-year old graduate student Oliver. The movie is set in the summer of 1983, where Elio is a son of archaeology Profession, Professor Perlmann. Professor Perlmann invites his annual assistant for this year, and Oliver is his choice who will live with them for a 6 months. Elio who loves music does not have much interest in Oliver in the beginning. Oliver will be living in Elio's room until he goes back to United States. During the summer, Elio usually reads book, sing music or stay with his girlfriend, Marzia. Oliver tries to annoy Elio by telling him that he have crush on a local girl. Elio tries to annoy Oliver by starting sexual relationship with his girlfriend Marzia. But, soon, Elio starts getting attracted to Oliver. Elio asks to have a relationship with Oliver, but Oliver does not agree to do it. But, later that day, they kiss, but Oliver is trying to not catch feelings. After Elio insisting him and send a note, Oliver decides to meet him at midnight where they both have sex. As their relationship progresses, they keep getting more closer to each other physically and emotionally, and they have sex multiple times while keeping their relationship secret. Elio's parents already knew about their relationship secretly. Before Oliver leaves, Elio's parents recommend them to go to Bergamo before Oliver leaves. Elio's girlfriend agrees with his relationship with Oliver, but ask him to stay as friends. Later, after Oliver leaves, Elio is sad and his father talks about how he was also in this same type of relationship before. He ask him to stay strong and learn from it. At the end, Oliver calls Elio's parents telling them he is engaged to married. Movie ends with Elio's being sad and in sorrow. The sex scenes included showed the actors half naked and the scenes were short.