One of the reasons why Bravo's
Make Me A Supermodel continues to experience a huge surge in the ratings is because of its nearly live show format that has made it possible for viewers to participate in the voting process and significantly affect the outcome of the competition.
Thanks to the program's crew that works round the clock,
Make Me A Supermodel has become one of the closest shows you can get to going live. Unlike
Project Runway or
Top Chef, which are filmed in one month,
Make Me A Supermodel is being filmed over 12 weeks. Editors are reportedly working around the clock, six days a week, to deliver a show that was filmed just days earlier.
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Shooting of the show usually begins Friday mornings as the judges eliminate one model from the competition. Then work continues on Saturday as the models engage in their photo shoots, followed by runway preparations on Sundays and Mondays. This schedule enables a Saturday photo shoot to be showcased on the air five days later.
"We all have bags under our eyes," Andy Cohen, Bravo's senior vice-president of production and programming, said. "We meet in the edit room on Tuesday around five o'clock to look at the whole show because inevitably, it's 15-20 minutes too long and the catwalk [segment] will need a ton of work."
Despite the difficult production approach of
Make Me A Supermodel, producers are still pushing for the painstaking schedule because they want the show to stand out from other modeling reality shows like
America's Next Top Model. They also want audience participation in the weekly eliminations of the model contestants.
"Our show gives our viewers an opportunity to control the fate of their favorite contestants," Cohen added.
Fans can find out who will be the ultimate supermodel that will take home $100,000 and a modeling contract with New York Model Management when
Make Me A Supermodel wraps up on April 3.
-Kris De Leon, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: The New York Post
(Image courtesy of Bravo)