The Production Gravy: In Praise of Associate Producers

Sebastien Basset, a seasoned associate producer, talks about the challenges of working on large culinary competition formats like 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing, Holiday Baking Championship, Spring Baking Championship and more. He describes how his role supports pre-production, production and post - and how he manages to keep notes on up to 24 contestants at a time on high intensity shows. Sebatien gives his best advice for advancing upward, why preparation is the key to success, and the role he's most thankful for when things get intense.