While fluffing does not necessarily involve touching the actors, it could entail sexual acts such as fellatio or non-penetrative sex. These duties are considered part of the makeup department. After setting up the desired angle, the director asks the actors to hold position and calls for the fluffer to 'fluff' the actors for the shot.
A fluffer on set of a gay pornographic movie handing a lubricant to an actorĪ fluffer is a person employed to keep a porn performer's penis erect on the set.