Subscriber Account active since. Filming sex scenes can cause awkwardness and anxiety for even the most seasoned actors and directors. That's where intimacy coordinator Ita O'Brien comes in. O'Brien works as a movement director and intimacy coordinator for film, television, and theater productions, meaning she's well versed in choreographing all kinds of sex scenes.

To hear most actors tell it, filming sex scenes is no turn-on. There are big cameras, of course, and big crew members that come with them. Speak to the filmmakers, though, and you get a different take. But they are delicate moments to capture. To simulate sex, actors employ tricks: pillows between them, prosthetics and body stockings, and push-ups to get their muscles bulging.

Subscriber Account active since. Contrary to how effortless, natural, and erotic they can seem on-screen, Hollywood sex scenes take a great deal of thoughtfulness, hard work, and preparation to create. And since the subject matter of love scenes is so personal, those involved have a variety of tricks and techniques up their sleeves to make scenes convincing for audiences and as comfortable as possible for actors.

Still, getting steamy with Elba has its perks: "All my friends are so jealous of me," she joked. Game of Thrones has no shortage of nudity and sex scenes, but only one of them caused Emilia Clarke to actually thank the show's creators, David Benioff and D. I actually went up to [them] and thanked them.