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today's video we're going to cover some amazing race facts that you might not have known about
so sit back and relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys 20 feet
if you've been on a film set before you'd come to understand that the shooting process can be
lengthy and grueling even more so for the cameraman on the amazing race who have the most
difficult job imaginable rather than setting up in a specific area and filming relatively static
shots cameras have to be constantly following contestants who are often running about while
running alone can be difficult imagine constantly having a 20-30 pound camera on your shoulder while
simultaneously ensuring that you have a good shot yeah sounds awful but it gets even worse each team
on the show is assigned their own cameraman and sound person who are required to stay within 20
feet of them at all times meaning every cab and plane ride the same two crew members will have to
keep up at the same pace once you find this fact out it's hard to hope that they get paid a large
sum of money for doing what seems impossible additionally it makes me wonder if there's
ever been a case where the contestants and crew members didn't get along it would be incredibly
uncomfortable to have someone you dislike trail you for days upon days and record your every move
assuming you wouldn't be able to handle a situation like that it's probably best not
to apply for the next amazing release extremely difficult many might assume that since this is
a reality show things might certainly be exaggerated and not as hard as they seem
well you'd be sorely mistaken to think that behind the scenes the contestants have a chance
to take it easy you may think that when the cameras are off the competitors go to a local
hilton and spend their free time eating locally sourced food as well as drink signature cocktails
nope what you see is exactly what you get throughout the competition they truly live
out of their backpacks and even sleep on the floors of airports when required this should be
a given since the show is called the amazing race and not the amazing getaway for this very reason
the contestants will normally prepare their bodies beforehand through rigorous training
i mean how else would they be able to pull off all that running sleepless nights and extreme stress
while yes it's understandable to think that this genre of tv can be pretty dishonest with
its betrayal of reality but this series is closer to it than most try to think twice if you believe
you can use this race as a means to live in luxury since it's honestly extremely difficult we warned
you waiting around picture this you're on your way to a beautiful island with your family for
a little vacation filled with excitement for what's to come you make it to the airport only
to find hundreds of people waiting in line to weigh their baggage and pass through security
next thing you know you've been waiting for two straight hours completely annoyed about how long
you've been idly standing by now take that and erase the beautiful vacation on the other side
and replace it with more pain and suffering yeah that's something the amazing race fails to
highlight often contestants will sit around for hours before finally getting onto their flight
of course it makes sense that they wouldn't show the boring slowed down wait times to their viewers
but it definitely makes them overlook that fact though even if this part isn't included it's
labeled as one of the more stressful parts of the competition one former contestant even mentioned
in an interview how awful the down time at the airport truly is she expressed that if you're
wet and your shoes are wet you still have to drive straight to the airport once you're there
you have to wait 8 hours for your flight some of the female contestants would be at the airport in
the bathroom trying to bathe in the sink that just sounds terrible tell us in the comments if you've
ever needed to do something similar booking flights it's easy to think that for a show
like this to run smoothly that the production team would book flights for the contestants in advance
though the reality of it is pretty harsh those competing are forced to book their own flights
which makes things inconsistent from team to team in an interview with one of the producers they
express that everything on the show is completely organic sometimes they'll find deals that get them
there 20 minutes earlier by hopping from flight to flight and we're just like wow but then in other
cases especially contestants who aren't used to traveling that much they're at a huge disadvantage
at least for this part of the competition travel agents or those who vacation abroad frequently
have the upper hand personally if i have to deal with this level of planning and pressure i would
without a doubt fail in a heartbeat how do you think you'd fare in this situation is it really
that simple to find deals for flights or am i just overthinking things interesting choice considering
the amazing race has a relatively high budget of around 1.2 million dollars per episode it's easy
to imagine that they would hire the best people available to plan the race's route you'd think
after all with such a large sum of money they'd mostly allocated into planning the competition
well you'd be very wrong with that in essence the producers just get into a room they call the war
room and look at a huge map supposedly nothing is off limits in the entire world they just go
by what they think would be the funnest and by funnest we don't mean for the contestants at all
but more for those who are watching the show a producer of the show named Elise D'aguineri
revealed that they would often ponder on ideas like what's exciting or where haven't we been yet
after this rather quick discussion they plan where the challenges will be held and then move into the
actual competition one thing that's clear about the process is that if there's a place that the
amazing race hasn't been to you should expect that they'll be there soon it's a quite unexpected and
interesting way to choose their locations don't you think too fast to be completely fair when
you're in a rush the last thing you'd want to do is stand around and try to analyze clues that are
sometimes unclear often in the show you'll see some contestants sprint towards a clue
look at it for a whopping 15 seconds and then run off like they know exactly what's going on
in that moment all you can think is how the hell did they even process what was said in
such a short amount of time there's absolutely no chance that they're going to remember any of it
it seems like this is something the producers also recognize since they're always telling
the contestants to take their time all they really need to do in order to be a
step ahead of their competitors is to read the clues and make sure to understand them clearly
well do the contestants listen to their advice most of the time no but it seems like the front
runners do at least it's quite baffling how those who rush reading the clues don't understand that
they're going to pay for it later on assuming you've already read the old fable about the
tortoise and the hare you know how rushing things ends you truly need a solid amount of patience for
this part of the competition since it will benefit you greatly being kind there are a lot of things
we've mentioned that are essential to getting ahead in the competition like being physically fit
knowing how to book flights effectively and being patient though there's one thing many
might overlook and according to the producers is absolutely necessary for those who want to win
it may come to a surprise but being kind to the locals and respecting their culture can actually
help you succeed let's put it this way you travel to a foreign country with a completely different
set of standards and it's a shock to you but rather than try to adapt to it you yell at
the locals and treat them like they're dumb since they're not doing things the way you want them to
while some might think that the best way to handle this is to treat them poorly to get
them to bend to your will it only causes conflict it's quite cringy to see rich
to middle class americans just dog on some poor local cab driver who doesn't even speak english
as if it's their fault then they have the audacity to wonder why the cab driver is going slowly and
it's because of how they were treated yes it may sound manipulative to act kind to get stuff
in return but it's much better than disrespecting someone for having a different culture than yours
if you want someone else to do something for you it's common sense that you need to provide value
in return like being nice heavy baggage we all understand the discomfort of having to carry a
bag on our backs throughout our academic careers in most cases students will fill them up with
binders books and supplies that will last them throughout the day it's safe to say that even this
small amount of weight can become increasingly uncomfortable if left on your back for long enough
that's why most people will normally put it in their lockers or somewhere on the floor
so they don't have to experience that now take this annoyance and multiply it by a thousand
that's what the amazing race contestants have to deal with not only do they have tons of
supplies in their bags but they have their clothes snacks and anything you could imagine what's more
they don't have the comfort of storing their bags anywhere to get a break they essentially
have to have it on for a month straight to make things even worse they have to take into account
that they're going to be traveling to places with different climates meaning they have to
pack for any type of condition thinking about the weight on their backs is just unbearable
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