While Season 3 is still streaming on Netflix, the actress who plays Yennefer in The Witcher series recently reflected on her nude scenes and how she felt while filming.
Anxiety in reverse
Even if there were already many before Game Of Thrones, it must be admitted that the first seasons of the HBO series marked the spectators for their numerous sex scenes and for their sometimes very raw character. Since then, this subject is regularly controversial with critics, spectators and of course the actresses and actors themselves. While the video game and the books were already very explicit in their sex scenes, The Witcher series also got a few similar moments, and the actress behind Yennefer’s character decided to speak up about it.
It is in the lines of the British daily The Telegraph that Anya Chalotrathe actress who plays Yennefer in the series The Witcher, spoke about the scenes where she appears partially or completely naked. Asked about her way of apprehending the thing, she mentions a form of anxiety that only came after the fact.
I didn’t really think about it during filming. And then when everything suddenly stops, and we’re more distracted by our character’s story, all those little things that we don’t care about at the time end up happening. (…) That’s when my anxiety started. It was the first big project I had worked on. I didn’t know what I would look like on screen.
Despite an assumed anxiety about these famous nude scenes, Anya Chalotra also mentioned that this is also a part of her job, and that she knew how to put aside her fears at the time of filming if all else was well.
Regarding the more intimate scenes of the first season, they seemed good to me at this time. They were part of Yennefer’s epic. As long as we progress in the story, then everything is fine.
The Importance of Intimacy Coordinators
From season 3, the film crews also used what is called an “intimacy coordinator” (literally translated from ‘intimacy coordinator‘ in English). New profession appeared in Hollywood shortly before 2017 and the sexual assault cases surrounding producer Harvey Weinstein (which notably propelled the MeToo movement across the globe), these choreographers are specialized in sex scenes or nude scenes and are called upon to ensure that the whole team is perfectly comfortable when shooting them.
This means in particular making sure that the actresses and actors do not feel obliged to do them, that the environment remains healthy and that no one will take advantage of them to start any aggression whatsoever. If the intimacy coordinators are not yet fully democratized in all shoots, more and more actresses and actors involved in nude scenes claim their presence and praise their merits, as did Anya Chalotra.
The line is always blurred between me (and my character, editor’s note.), when I’m dressed, and when I’m not. With so many people around during filming, it’s important to feel comfortable. An intimacy coordinator supports you in the best possible way. It makes a huge difference.
We remind you that The Witcher series is currently in its third season and everything is available on Netflix.
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