Warning: The following article contains sensitive content regarding sexual assault.
The actresses have spoken out about the traumatic experiences they endured while working on various video games. Their stories have prompted UK Performing Arts Union Equity to advocate for improvements in the way actors are prepared for these intimate scenes.
According to a DailyMail report, the scenes in question involved sexual assault, often with actresses filming in front of studios “full of men.” Jessica Jeffries recounted a time when she said a studio “jumped” a “graphic rape scene” on her without warning, saying she was the only woman on set. Jeffries is now a casting director in the video game industry and served as a consultant for Equity as they drafted new guidelines for video game actors to address their concerns about scenes like the ones she experienced.

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Another voice actress, speaking anonymously, described her “shaken” experience when she recorded a sex scene in front of an all-male production crew. She compared filming the scene to “being invited to work on a phone sex line,” adding that she was afraid to voice her concerns because she was a freelancer and didn't want to be “marked as a troublemaker.”
Equity Aims to Ease Actors' Concerns with Improved Guidelines
Video game scenes are often performed in person by live actors before being converted to digital formats, and Equity has been working to craft better guidelines to make filming conditions for more mature scenes more comfortable for everyone involved. According to Jeffries, when she was a video game actress, it was common for her to not even receive a script before going to shoot her scenes. With that in mind, Equity’s new guidelines call for actors to be provided with story briefs and scripts before filming, when possible, and explicit scenes should be flagged for those involved.

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The union is also seeking a “safe line of communication” between producers and performers so actors like Jeffries and the other unnamed woman can feel comfortable addressing their concerns without fear. Equity is also recommending that these scenes have the option of a closed set and an intimacy coordinator available to guide the actors. “Our goal is to ensure fair pay and good working conditions for performers who have trained for years to develop the skills they use to bring video games to life,” Equity said when it released its updated guidelines.
Equity is the UK's actors' union, sister to SAG-AFTRA in the US.
Source: DailyMail