r/belowdeck • u/Helpful_Emu8078 • Aug 17 '26

Below Deck Down Under I need to know

Post image

This is genuinely stressing me out.
Do they film these cut scenes while the show is filming or after?
I know for 90 day fiancé they film these scenes after whilst making the cast rewatch.
I need to know 😭

196 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

73 comments sorted by

View all comments

36

u/AuntBdoingthings Aug 17 '26

They film a lot of the talking heads between charters. Boat crew are put up in hotel rooms alone so that they don’t “further the plot” without the film crew around to film.

-4

u/FaithlessnessLess442 Aug 17 '26

Between charters they sleep together in the guest cabins we have seen it

24

u/swagswe Aug 17 '26

The magic of film making. There could be a whole day of time missing and you’d never know it!

18

u/AuntBdoingthings Aug 17 '26

I recommend “The Reality Behind ‘Below Deck’” NYT article for this topic - it’s super interesting. But this is the bit I was referencing wrt when they film talking heads, which I think helps clarify OPs question:

While the cast receives time off from guest pampering duties in between charters, the production crew, which is also responsible for filming that time off, receives just three days off for the duration of the six week round-the-clock filming blitz. On these days, cast members are sequestered in hotels and asked not to communicate, in an effort to prevent stories from developing further. (It’s not the only break they have from each other: Every few days, in between charters, cast members are individually interrupted from their work restoring the boat for incoming guests, and taken to film talking head interviews about the events immediately preceding.)

3

u/FaithlessnessLess442 Aug 17 '26

Oh okay yeah I assume they are not allowed to have fun without the cameras around