We all know Survivor is staged for TV, which means there are optimal staff on hand to make sure moments between contestants are caught on camera. Heck, we know even Jeff helps the cast stage certain moments so nothing is given away. However, it’s one thing to know a camera crew is on hand to film challenges and confessionals, not to mention everyday camp life, with the cast. It’s quite another to see the process in action.
Before a Survivor contestant can become an official $1 million winner, he or she must survive 26 days on the island (don’t get me started on the loss of 39 days), outwitting, outlasting and outplaying their peers. What we don’t typically see are the giant number of crew involved with making the CBS reality series happen. Sure, you might occasionally catch a glimpse of a camera person in a shot when someone is injured or something chaotic is going down, but this BTS video from All Winners Survivor about what filming the show is like while Jeff Probst is "letting the players play."
