I’m a big fan of survival shows and adventure/exploration shows. I have always wondered how the camera crew manages to film in tiny caverns or in the middle of the desert. I’m certain that TV magic is used to an extend, but I’m still in awe of the camera crews. Thoughts?
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I worked for a season as an actor on the history channel show “mountain men” and it was basically completely fake. We would establish the story in the morning around Panera that the film crew had got, go film scenes for the stories that day, and over several weeks would get filler shots for the story.
I also know a guy who was in 2 seasons of alone and he described his experience as being totally alone out there with a camera.
A lot will depend on what the show is trying to do, but I’d say if it’s not obvious that the “survivor” is the one creating all the shots, it’s probably almost all fake
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