TOP CHEF: How much is real and how much is staged.?!
The part they show looks all staged and spliced!. Do they really cook!? Any inside information!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Ever been to Disneyland!?!?!? If you have, then you remember that there are several "Themed Landscapes"!.!.!.!.!.!.!.One of them is Fantasyland!! That's basically what Top Chef is like!.!.!.!.
Back in the mid 80, I used to do that on a local CBS affiliate, a morning show!.!.!.!.!.
The "TV Chef" part of the show was allotted an entire 4 minutes (there was a 2 minute commercial break in there)
Now, imagine, trying to pull off, say a stir fry in 4 minutes!.!.!.!.!.EVERYTHING is prepped, at LEAST TWICE and then measured, calculated and put into a "mise en place" (French = MEEZ en place, which translates to "everything in it's own place")
When the camera is on you, (actually there are 3 cameras on you) and the lights, the teleprompter, the director, the floor manager, etc!.!.!.!.!.gets pretty hectic, to say the least!.!.!.!.!.!.You have to keep a VERY cool head, concentrate on NOTHING else, and whatever happens, keep moving forward!.!.!.!.
If people only knew what went on in the kitchens of some restaurants: that's why I work privately now!.!.!.!.!.!.
ChristopherWww@FoodAQ@Com
Back in the mid 80, I used to do that on a local CBS affiliate, a morning show!.!.!.!.!.
The "TV Chef" part of the show was allotted an entire 4 minutes (there was a 2 minute commercial break in there)
Now, imagine, trying to pull off, say a stir fry in 4 minutes!.!.!.!.!.EVERYTHING is prepped, at LEAST TWICE and then measured, calculated and put into a "mise en place" (French = MEEZ en place, which translates to "everything in it's own place")
When the camera is on you, (actually there are 3 cameras on you) and the lights, the teleprompter, the director, the floor manager, etc!.!.!.!.!.gets pretty hectic, to say the least!.!.!.!.!.!.You have to keep a VERY cool head, concentrate on NOTHING else, and whatever happens, keep moving forward!.!.!.!.
If people only knew what went on in the kitchens of some restaurants: that's why I work privately now!.!.!.!.!.!.
ChristopherWww@FoodAQ@Com
Well, first they take A LOT of footage!. Then they edit it together to make it look "lickity whiplash split-fast"!.
They DO cook!. They have hours to cook and it is combined into seconds in the editing room!.
You can tell they edit in alot of verbal stuff too, from the judges mostly!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
They DO cook!. They have hours to cook and it is combined into seconds in the editing room!.
You can tell they edit in alot of verbal stuff too, from the judges mostly!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Of course they really cook, that's the point of the show, it looks spliced because they are literally there for weeks and obviously they have to cut that down to fit it into an hour a week!. I don't think any of it is "staged"!. Have you actually ever watched it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's "reality" tv!.!.!.it's all scripted, reshot, and edited to increase the drama!.
They probably do cook, but the rest of the interaction is for the most part staged!.
/speaking as a writer!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
They probably do cook, but the rest of the interaction is for the most part staged!.
/speaking as a writer!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I am sure they really do cook as it's a COOKING show- remember we don't see ALL the footage!.!.!.
I thought Antonia was good and that they kept that other girl around for the drama!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I thought Antonia was good and that they kept that other girl around for the drama!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think it's really but I am sure they have to edit out alot of things to make it all fit in 1 hours!. I am just so happy Lisa the butch ***** didn't win!. I ? Tom Colicchio!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yes, I'm sure they really cook!. I think a lot of them are already chefs in star restaurants!. It has to be spliced in order to fit the one hour time frame!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think they cook!.!.!.also some might be staged to help get the show more interesting!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
i think for the most part it's real!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I AM SO HAPPY STEPHANIE WON!!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com