Upon arrival and before leaving, producers ask performers to answer a series of questions on the record, usually filmed, to establish their consent and describe their experiences on set. REOs strive to ensure the work environment is always safe and supportive, and entrance and exit interviews help identify areas where production crews can improve.
While covering legally required paperwork and procedures, producers also have extensive discussions with performers to determine their boundaries and limits – performers are in complete control of what they perform. All REO-approved companies use a set of standardized questions, and performers are free to add, change, and remove anything as they see fit.
Before filming, producers ask performers to agree on phrases and gestures to communicate check-ins, slowdowns, or full stops during filming. Consent is a malleable, living agreement that can shift and change. Verbal and non-verbal signals are essential to ensure multiple tools for performers to enforce their boundaries and advocate for themselves, even in compromising positions or an overstimulated head space. Producers and co-stars are attentive to each other’s needs and will call cut if they see anything uncertain. Click Here for a helpful guide to safe words and how to use them.