Make it Look Real follows intimacy coordinator Claire Warden as she guides actors through sex scenes on a film set, negotiating the director’s vision whilst understanding the physical and psychological needs of the performers - with a documentary crew filming her every move. Poster by Carnival Studios
MAKE IT LOOK REAL (2024) - Editor + EP
*** World Premiere – 2024 Adelaide Film Festival ***
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Feature Documentary. 78 Mins.
Writer/Director: Kate Blackmore
Producers: Bethany Bruce, Daniel Joyce
Executive Producers: Bridget Ikin, Emma Cooper, Elliott Magen, Michael Agar, Stevie Ray
Production Companies: Staple Fiction, Projector Films and Broadtalk
Editor: Elliott Magen
Assistant Editor: Angelique Pham
Music by: Benjamin Speed
Sound Design: Jennifer Leonforte
Post & Colour: Justin Tran
Post Production Supervisor: Elliott Magen
Cinematography: Justine Kerrigan ACS
Additional Cinematography: Michael Latham, Jeni Morello, Kathryn Milliss ACS
Production Design: Pele Hehea, Leonie Barker – Tightrope
Costume Design: Joanna Mae Park – Tightrope, Leiahn Brown
Hair & Makeup Artist: Zoe Slatyer
Sequence Director – Tightrope: Kieran Darcy-Smith|
Cast – Tightrope: Sarah Roberts, Albert Mwangi, Tom Davis
Participants: Claire Warden, Sarah Roberts, Albert Mwangi, Tom Davis, Kieran Darcy-Smith
In an era where conversations about consent, power, and representation dominate the entertainment industry, MAKE IT LOOK REAL pulls back the curtain on the reality of Hollywood sets, and offers unprecedented access to one of filmmaking's newest roles: the intimacy coordinator.