Expert: Kitty Kavey - 12/21/2006

Question
Hi Kitty,
How in those late night cable movies do the actors pull off having sex?   They are obviously 100% naked, usually with the girl on top.  How does the man not get erect?

Answer
I'm not an expert in that particular area - but, suffice it to say that these are movies, and as such the parts are played by actors doing a job in front of a bunch of people.  They are thinking about their lines, cheating to camera, not messing up the set dressing, and whatever else actors think of at work.  Nor are scenes necessarily shot in consecutive order.  If you watch for each camera cut between shots, you can get some idea of how many separate takes they used for each segment, not counting all the times they shot each take just to get one they could use.  It tends to be far more technical than one might imagine, and you have to remember that these are people who are pretending to feel emotions/feelings, and having reactions and experiences that are made up to fictitious situations.  That being said, I'm certain there may be times where someone may feel differently, and may have an unintended reaction.  But, as they say - the show must go on...
~Kitty