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













































