The quotes on “nude” are because I’m not talking about scenes/photos in which the actors/actresses/models bare all to the camera. (Though my vague recollection is that there are some who wear body suits.)
This is about scenes in which the idea is to convey to the audience that the the character is nude, but certain vital parts are concealed from the camera by strategically placed furniture or camera angles or the like. My question is whether these private parts are actually clothed or unclothed. IOW, is this actor/actress/model in fact nude to the eyes of any number of people who happen to be on hand and not looking from the exact angle as the camera, or not.
I would imagine it would depend on the actor. I’m sure some aren’t keen on running around naked, especially with the possibility of photo leaks. On the other hand it doesn’t seem too farfetched to imagine some actors running around in the buff, especially considering the lengths some go to to get “in character”.
Nathan Filion had some nude scenes in one episode of Firefly. As I understand it, he wasn’t wearing any clothes per se, but had a photo of director Joss Whedon taped over his crotch for the sake of modesty.
In Jill St. John’s nude scene in Diamonds Are Forever (in bed with Sean Connery) there is a fleeting glimpse of her breast with a pastie over the nipple.
Most accounts I’ve read indicate that women who don’t have to be nude wear small patches, while men usually wear a kind of sock. They could probably go naked if they want to, but you never know who in the crew has a cell phone camera on them.
Women sometimes wear black tape over their nipples if they aren’t meant to be seen to make it easier to frame the shot. And sometimes I think they also do it to make any unauthorized pictures useless. You can catch glimpses of these things in some movies. Flesh colored tube tops and thongs are often worn and well disguised so you think they would actually be nude. And of course, you’re often looking at a stand in who is totally nude, because that’s what they’re being paid for.
Lara Pulver appeared in the nude in “Scandal in Belgravia”–the first show in Series 2 of Sherlock. The scene was shot artfully so that the audience didn’t actually see any nasty bits. She talked to the Guardian (& there’s a slightly risque photo)…
Bridget, I was wondering about Sherlock with his sheet. When the sheet pulls away, you can clearly see his ass for half a second, but since they never show his full front, I presume he’s wearing something to cover his penis.