YSTV does Hunted - Episode 2

YSTV does Hunted - Episode 2
Genre:	Light Entertainment
Broadcast:	17th February 2020
Producer(s):	Thomas Schubert Andrew Waddle Cal Cooke

This is the second time YSTV recreated the popular Channel 4 show "Hunted", with this episode being collectively produced between Thomas Schubert, Andrew Waddle and Cal Cooke. Due to the popularity and success of the first episode by Edwin Barnes, the team decided to go bigger in every single way imaginable. Therefore, the production became one of the major shows during the 2019/20 academic year. The winners of this episode were Olivia Gibbs and Joe Radford.

Production

Hunted episode 2 was first mentioned around the time of the filming of YSTV does Hunted due to such a large number of people being interested in taking part in the show. It was planned to be done during the summer term of 2019, but was inevitably delayed through to November. Shooting was planned primarily around fixing problems with Episode 1 and expanding upon it's scale. The format was adapted slightly to include both; more hunters and hunted teams, and a control room setup showing the direction of the Hunters.

The actual shooting day took roughly 4 hours start to finish, with minimal pickups other than the last chase sequence (due to a recording error by Olivia Gibbs and Joe Radford) and the control room table shots. These were a thought mentioned late into planning of the episode by Andrew Waddle who also took charge of making the final graphics. In retrospect, these shots should have had more planning before effectively being made up in post.

Crew

There were three different teams of fugitives:

• Team Tilly (captured in a side street off Goodramgate)
  • Sophie Bolwell-Davies
  • Tilly Garland
  • Marta Vitola
• Team Karinna (captured on Ogleforth)
  • Jack Carter
  • Karinna Hollins
• Team Joe (closely escaping the hunters and winning the episode)
  • Olivia Gibbs
  • Joe Radford

On the opposite side, there were three teams of hunters, all with different tasks:

• The Control Room, tracking the fugitives' GPS signal and coordinating the hunters
  • Zsófia Benedek, Camera OP
  • Thomas Schubert
  • Andrew Waddle
• Car Team
  • Cal Cooke
  • Kira Moore, the designated driver
  • Klara Simonova, Camera OP
  • Matthew Zeffertt
• Bike Team
  • Jacob Boyle
  • Zoe Dickinson

Other crew members:

• Voice-Over by Sam Hance
• Edited by Thomas Schubert
• VFX by Andrew Waddle
• Intro Sequence by Ben Allen, Thomas Schubert and Andrew Waddle
• Intro Sequence Extras: Louis Dickson, Will Stirk

Trivia

• Between editing the show and the visual effects work, the combined post production time was approximately 700 man-hour.
• This production ended up requiring the longest render times in recorded YSTV history, 50 hours a shot for the VFX table and about 20 hours for the final assembly.
• Tom was so loud during the control sequences, that Andrew couldn't actually communicate with the bike team.
• Zoe Dickinson was essentially blind for the last hour of the chase having broken her glasses just before.