KNYSNA NEWSFLASH - Filming of the third season of the Finnish version of the Bachelor has wrapped after a month in the Garden Route, and already the Finnish producer has said that the crew will definitely be coming back next year.
Not only did the show's filming have a financial impact on the towns used as locations, but it was also a chance for a Sedgefield local with hopes of one day becoming a director himself to learn the ropes from the ground up.
Chase Hofhuis, a familiar face in Sedgefield and a learner at Vine Christian School in George, was employed as a "spark" for the shoot.
"I set up the lights and helped with all lighting-related aspects of the filming," explained Hofhuis.
Hofhuis said he got involved in the shoot because he wants, first, to learn more about the industry, and second, be a director one day.
"The experience has been amazing. I have learned so many things, and it's all thanks to Belinda (Hobson) from Sedgefield Tourism and Patrick (Walton), the South African producer on the show," he said, adding, "I have to thank my school as well for giving me all the time off."
Director in the making? Chase Hofhuis getting on-the-job training, so to speak.
His favourite part was the many locations they visited for shoots. "We have been from Mossel Bay all the way to Storms River, so I have seen lots of new locations."
While filming a rose ceremony for the show at Lakeside Lodge and Spa, Knysna-Plett Herald caught up with Samuli Sainio, producer for Warner Bros.
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