David Limon TV Azteca
TV Azteca premiered on Sunday, September 17 at 8pm Casados a Primera Vista, a new format in the region produced by EndemolShine Boomdog LLC México. After two months of production, 16 Sony cameras, about 40 microphones, and 100 pieces of equipment, the reality show is a television experiment where two strangers get married. Patricia Manterola and Mauricio Barcelata are the hosts of the show.
“Since we began directing reality together with Adrián Ortega, we always seek to be updated and bet on other formats. We are coming with an adventure and survival theme, but we also wanted to open new opportunities with new content so the audience has a greater offering. These realities help us be updated as a company and as an area. When we sat down and analyzed the different options, we decided that one like Casados a Primera Vista was missing because, in Mexico, weddings and families are of great importance. In each episode, we will see the evolution and outline of how an entire family will move for ten weeks,” commented David Limón, director of Realities at TV Azteca.
Regarding the production process and the technology implemented, the executive said: “We recorded everything in two months; we took some time because it is a new format, and we had to tropicalize to show the Mexican essence. We took our time choosing the specialists and the hosts because we always bet on bringing big stars that the audience wants to see. We are using the technical equipment of the other reality shows since it is the highest technology. Thanks to our experience, we know where and when to place the equipment to capture the moments required.”
“In the production, we used more than 16 Sony cameras, a group of researchers, specialists, and a giant production team because we had to plan too many things. The production included almost a hundred people since we needed to capture moments of all kinds to nourish the content. We use drones and handy cams typically used for reality shows. The audio is important because everything had to be captured, even with the interaction with the production. We focus a lot on the HD audio equipment, duplicating it and placing it strategically to share the reactions with the audience. We had about 40 microphones, many lavalier types, and a whole technological deployment.”
Regarding post-production, David Limón highlighted: “About ten people from the content team worked to analyze all the material and put it together for the ten chapters. It is the first time this format has been brought to the region after it was released in Europe, so it was a challenge to adapt it for Mexican TV. We are satisfied with the result, knowing that the reality show gives us more seasons.”
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“We are happy with the audience’s reaction to La Isla. In this season of Master Chef, we did better than in previous editions. Next year, we will have new seasons of our successes like Exatlón. In addition, we have three new projects never seen on TV Azteca. That excites us because we want to continue bringing international and competitive projects to strengthen the Reality area, maintaining its high quality,” he concluded.
