MTV: Catfish the TV Show
Redesigned On-Set Workflows, Keeping TV Production Rolling for 50+ Episodes
Industry
Entertainment
Timeline
4 months
Year
2020
Team
Myself, Lead Digital Imaging Tech
Production Team of 15+ people
Post Production Team of 10+ people Camera Team 5+ People
Overview
MTV: Catfish the TV Show, A Show Built on Authentic Storytelling
Before 2020, Catfish relied on in-person crews, on-set directing, and clean file handoffs to deliver episodes full of emotional, real-time storytelling. When COVID-19 shut down filming, this entire system collapsed.
50+
Increase in new episodes
50+
Increase in new episodes
11%
Increase in Task Completion
Challenge
How do you film a show when no one can leave home?
• In-person shoots halted overnight
• Contributors had to self-film with no training
• Producers lost the ability to direct live
• Editors were overwhelmed with messy, unstructured files
The show’s survival depended on creating a remote-first workflow that scaled.
Solution
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• Shipped contributors pre-configured gear kits with step-by-step guides
• Built a real-time remote review system so producers could still direct scenes
• Created file structures + metadata standards to streamline post-production
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Process
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• Shipped contributors pre-configured gear kits with step-by-step guides
• Built a real-time remote review system so producers could still direct scenes
• Created file structures + metadata standards to streamline post-production
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• Shipped contributors pre-configured gear kits with step-by-step guides
• Built a real-time remote review system so producers could still direct scenes
• Created file structures + metadata standards to streamline post-production
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• Shipped contributors pre-configured gear kits with step-by-step guides
• Built a real-time remote review system so producers could still direct scenes
• Created file structures + metadata standards to streamline post-production