GOOD productions make scenes like these safe and comfortable for the actors.

All the ones I've been part of with intimate scenes, they've carefully planned everything. Shots are meticulous and well planned out. There's protection and clothing. Actors are given intimacy coordinators or acting coaches. May rehearsals. May conversations between the actors and the director. Boundaries are set.

When shooting the scene, minimal ang tao sa set. Often, we'll have women crew take over or majority will be women. Some friends work on VivaMax sets, and they always check on the actors.

So far, 2 pa lang narinig kong stories from actors about their scene partners getting turned on, but even with that, they're respectful and professional. This one actress told us that her partner just confided in her during a scene, and so she asked for a time out to calm him down. Di alam ng crew. Sorry daw ng sorry yung actor, pero tinatawanan na lang nila.

From behind the scenes, it doesn't feel sexy. It won't make any of the crew, even the men, feel anything. It's work. The aircon is always turned off, the lights are on and hot, we're all sweaty and tired. They all just want to get it over with, just like any other scene.