Tastemaster Jnr S02

Season 2 of The Taste Master Junior brings South Africa's young baking talent back to screens - twelve bakers, ages 13 to 17, competing across 13 episodes for a grand prize worth over R200,000. Produced with Clover South Africa, the season keeps the franchise's core promise: real technical challenges, real pressure, real stakes for kids who know their way around a kitchen. I edited Episode 4 and Episode 6 - two distinct points in the competition arc. By episode 4, the format's rhythms are locked in, and the stakes start compounding. By episode 6, the surviving bakers aren't just competent anymore, they're starting to show who they are under pressure. My job across both was building that tension honestly, week over week, without tipping the show into something meaner than it's supposed to be. Competitive, yes. Cruel, never.

Year

2025

Scope

Offline Editor

Client

SABC

Category

Competition Reality Series

CREDIT LIST

CLIENT: SABC
CHANNEL: SABC 2
Production Company: Cardova Productions

Executive Producers: Patience Stevens, Brad van den Berg, Basetsana Khumalo
Series Director:
Charl Laubscher

Head of Post Production: Lehan Boonzaaier
Assistant Editors:
Patrick Kabunda, Paul Makolo
Offline Editors:
Jeanesse "Jae" Martinez, Lee Randles
Online Editors:
Lehan Boonzaaier

Sound Mixers: Giovan Steyn, Wade Kivedo, Meagan Booysen