By Wendy Anders

To create a realistic film for young people promoting condom use for safer sex, Coventry University in England is recruiting couples who are willing to be filmed having sex in ‘natural settings’, reported England’s The Daily Mail last week.

The university is offering £400 in compensation to three young couples who will have sexual intercourse in settings such as a car or a student room.

The film is being produced by the university’s Chance 2 Change project, which aims to encourage the increased use of condoms by people aged 15 to 24.

Leading the film project is Dr. Katie Newby who wishes to challenge popular beliefs that condoms ‘kill the mood’, and portray sex as exciting and fun even when pausing to put on a condom, reported The Daily Mail.

England’s National Health Service spends £620million per year treating sexually-transmitted illnesses (STIs), said the film producers, showing the need for more candid discussion of condom use.

Alongside the videos of couples having sex, other clips will be available of people talking about putting condoms on in a way ‘which increases pleasure’ and couples talking about how condoms factor into their sex lives, said The Daily Mail.

The videos will be available to youth over the age of 18 when they order STI self-testing kits online, said Dr. Newby to The Daily Mail, as this population is likely to be receptive to the film’s message and be willing to adopt condoms as a safe sex method.