Exclusive reports, interviews, details, and observations from behind the scenes of reality TV productions, from soundstages to islands, Trading Spaces to Survivor.
I interviewed the director of Disney+’s Behind the Attraction, Brian Volk-Weiss, who also directed Netflix’s the Movies that Made Us and The Toys that Made Us, about his distinctive style.
Life Below Zero will celebrate its 150th episode on New Year’s Day. Watch a clip from that episode, and explore this collection of stories about how this Alaska-set reality show is produced and filmed.
The contract Live PD has with law enforcement reveals the show’s tape delay, gives police power prevent filming or stop footage from airing, and much more.
13 deep dives into how Survivor works behind the scenes, from casting to The theme song, the rule book to Jeff Probst’s shirts.
Three of Queer Eye’s Emmy-winning (and once again Emmy-nominated) editors discuss their process of taking raw footage of the Fab Five and turning it into episodes for Netflix.
Emmy-winning production designer Scott Storey talks about his work on the Big Brother house, which he’s been designing since season six.
Reality TV production designer Scott Storey shares behind-the-scenes details about his designs of two of cable TV’s most well-known reality competitions.
