BBC: I May Destroy You: How modern TV’s most talked-about sex scenes were filmed

13 Jul 2020 | Press

BBC: I May Destroy You: How modern TV’s most talked-about sex scenes were filmed
Sex Education, I May Destroy You, Normal People

By Steve Holden

Sex on TV is changing, with series like I May Destroy You, Normal People and Sex Education showing an authentic – and sometimes uncomfortable – version of intimacy on screen.

Ita O’Brien choreographed the sex on all three shows – working on scenes depicting sex that was at times funny, touching, awkward and abusive.

The intimacy co-ordinator spoke to Radio 1 Newsbeat about what goes on behind the scenes and how filming sex might work on a socially-distanced set.

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