Olivia Wildewants to use her time behind the camera to make her actors feel as comfortable as possible.The 35-year-old — who made her feature directorial debut with the 2019 movieBooksmart —recently sat down withKatie Couricduring the2020 Makers Conferencewhere she opened up about her goal to create a “new standard” when it comes to filming sex scenes.Wilde explained that her experience working onBooksmartallowed her to set a precedent for setting up these intimate scenes and making her cast feel at ease“I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll finally teach everyone what a closed set means,'” she recalled of filming a sex scene inBooksmart,perYahoo. “And I said to our actresses that are doing this intimate scene, ‘When you’re on your next film set, I want you to demand what I’m showing you today.’”Emma McIntyre/GettyShe explained that during this particular scene, she only called in the necessary actors and crew to set and included additional security measures.“It takes a lot of effort,” she said. “But it’s one example of providing an example of how things can be and telling these actresses, ‘Now go off and demand this new standard.”Wilde — who took home the award for best first feature forBooksmartat the Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday — said she realized that as director, she would be “finally steering this ship.”“I learned that many of the parts of the system that we accept just to be true, the way a film set works, the hierarchy and how it exists are actually something — it’s something we have more control of than we assume,” she added.Rachel Murray/Getty“Do I have to steer it the same way I’ve seen guys do it? Or can I do my own thing?” she recalled asking herself. “I can do my own thing. So I’m going to change the way this usually works.”Looking back at her experience, Wilde added that she “loved the opportunity” and hopes she will continue to “make it a better environment for the actors.”
Olivia Wildewants to use her time behind the camera to make her actors feel as comfortable as possible.
The 35-year-old — who made her feature directorial debut with the 2019 movieBooksmart —recently sat down withKatie Couricduring the2020 Makers Conferencewhere she opened up about her goal to create a “new standard” when it comes to filming sex scenes.
Wilde explained that her experience working onBooksmartallowed her to set a precedent for setting up these intimate scenes and making her cast feel at ease
“I thought, ‘Okay, I’ll finally teach everyone what a closed set means,'” she recalled of filming a sex scene inBooksmart,perYahoo. “And I said to our actresses that are doing this intimate scene, ‘When you’re on your next film set, I want you to demand what I’m showing you today.’”
Emma McIntyre/Getty
She explained that during this particular scene, she only called in the necessary actors and crew to set and included additional security measures.
“It takes a lot of effort,” she said. “But it’s one example of providing an example of how things can be and telling these actresses, ‘Now go off and demand this new standard.”
Wilde — who took home the award for best first feature forBooksmartat the Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday — said she realized that as director, she would be “finally steering this ship.”
“I learned that many of the parts of the system that we accept just to be true, the way a film set works, the hierarchy and how it exists are actually something — it’s something we have more control of than we assume,” she added.
Rachel Murray/Getty
“Do I have to steer it the same way I’ve seen guys do it? Or can I do my own thing?” she recalled asking herself. “I can do my own thing. So I’m going to change the way this usually works.”
Looking back at her experience, Wilde added that she “loved the opportunity” and hopes she will continue to “make it a better environment for the actors.”
source: people.com
