CHATSWORTH, Calif.—The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) announced Tuesday that it plans to host two worshops in the coming weeks on negotiating consent on set, presented as part of its performer-led INSPIRE program.
The worshops, taking place on Thursday, August 20 and Thursday, September 3, will be led by film and television intimacy coordinator Mia Schachter, and are sponsored by Brazzers. The first will be geared toward directors and the second will be for performers, with a limit of 12 participants in each. The workshops will each run for three hours, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. PT on their respective dates.
“We need to ensure that performers always feel comfortable speaking up on set and during content trades, and that directors and scene partners are always willing to listen,” says Michelle L. LeBlanc, FSC executive director. “Over the past weeks and months, we’ve held conversations with people involved in all aspects of production and content creation. There are many factors at work in a professional sex scene, but open communication will always be central in establishing consent. We hope these workshops, and future FSC INSPIRE initiatives, will help the adult industry have more equitable, responsive sets.”
Elaborated Schachter, “The class is three hours long and covers three consent frameworks. We will discuss ways to mitigate the power dynamic yourself, awareness of the hierarchy and pressure on actors, and how to have conversations about sex scenes with both directors and actors. We talk about the difference between feeling uncomfortable versus unsafe. Consent and boundary knowledge can help you find ever more nuance and subtlety in your communication. It gives more options, expands structure, and can even open up space for creativity.”
To register for either workshop, click here.
