Kampung Quest (web series)

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Kampung Quest
Kampung Quest Season 2 Logo
Genre	Reality-show
Created by	Feisal Azizuddin
Opening theme	"Live The Adventure" by Phil Larson "This Adventure is for you" by Amanda Ooi
Country of origin	Malaysia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	21 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Iskander Azizuddin Feisal Azizuddin
Producers	Ghif Suleiman Jaffrin Shahrom Rethish Raghu
Production locations	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Feisk Productions Feisk Sdn Bhd
Original release
Network	Website
Release	January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01) – ongoing

Kampung Quest is a reality game show produced in Malaysia. In the show, contestants are divided into two camps; one isolated in the jungle and the other in a 'kampung' (village) house. Each day the camps compete in challenges where they can earn survival items. The contestants are progressively eliminated at a campfire where members of the camp can vote off one another until only one final contestant is left and is crowned 'Winner of Kampung Quest'. The show concept was created by Feisal Azizuddin in May 2013, with show production starting in June 2013. The backdrop of the show is Malaysia’s natural outdoors, amidst rainforests and rivers.

Kampung Quest is an independent production by two brothers, Feisal and Iskander Azizuddin. The show features 10, urban Malaysians who compete against each other in physical, mental and social challenges, called ‘quests'.

Overview

10 urban Malaysians, known in the show as Urbanites are placed in a rural setting and put through a series of quests over a period of 7 days. The urbanites are split into two camps of five; Merantau Camp and Merapi Camp. Depending on the outcome of the Elimination Quest, both camps will either stay in the kampung house or rough it out in the outdoors. Divided into two camps of five urbanites each, there is the Merantau Camp and the Merapi Camp. Both camps are set daily challenges, 'quests', which their team must win if they wish to sleep the night in the kampung house. The losing camp has to rough it outdoors overnight as well as vote off one of their own out of the show.

Each day consists of three key events; the Reward Quest, the Elimination Quest and The Campfire. In the Reward Quest, both camps compete to be rewarded with sponsored prizes. In the Elimination Quest, both camps compete for basic necessity items (shampoo, inflatable pillow) and to be exempted from attending The Campfire where the losing camp will have to vote out one member from their camp.

Contestants

Contestants for each season are selected from applicants who have to submit a 15 second video describing why they should be on the show. The applicants are shortlisted to 20 potential contestants who are then interviewed by the producers before further narrowed down to the final 10. Contestants are chosen based on several criteria such as image, personality, communication skills as well as the ability to speak English. Contestants on the show are referred to as 'Urbanites' indicating their urban background and city upbringing.

Camps

10 urbanites are divided into 2 camps - a mixture of male and female. The camps compete against each other until later in the game, they compete individually.

Quests

Each day there are 3 quests: - Physical quest: Tests the urbanites' strength, agility and team work. - Mental quest: Tests the urbanites' thinking, logic and mind over matter. - Social quests: Puts the urbanites' in social conundrums by pitting them against fellow camp members

The Campfire

The losing camp of the elimination quest (usually the final quest of the day) will have to face The Campfire and vote out one of their camp members. Camps who attend the Campfire (the losing camp) will have to live in the Malaysian jungle for a night, until the next elimination quest.

Production

Creators & Producers

* Creator / Producer - Feisal Azizuddin * Executive Producer - Iskander Azizuddin * Consultant Producer - Ghif Suleiman

Production Team (in order as the credit roll)[edit] * Lead Camera - Jaffrin Shahrom * Productions Assistants - Naf Roose, Arif Roose, Kak Sal * Set Manager - Angah * Props - Aza Aziz * Host - Fadzli Shah

Concept

The concept of Kampung Quest began in early 2013. A detailed episode script and challenge obstacles breakdown was complete in May 2013. Feisal and Iskander were planning to delve out of producing corporate and wedding videos. Being an avid reality show fan, Feisal developed a reality show concept heavily inspired by [Survivor], [Amazing Race] and [Big Brother]. The word 'kampung' means village in the Malaysian language.

Filming

Prior to filming, the production crew carried out locations recee and quests planning, and also simulated the quests what they felt as close as possible to what the contestants will go through. Principal photography was completed by September 2013 after which post-production began. Feisal and Iskander opted for guerilla-style film-making. Being set mostly outdoors, this film-making technique allowed mobility and film coverage of all events. Kampung Quest was filmed 30 minutes away from Kuala Lumpur, on the outskirts of Gombak. The 'kampung' house was part of a 'kampung' retreat called Alang Manja. The first season of Kampung Quest was filmed by a ragtag crew of 6 people.

Funding

Getting funding for the show proved to be a major hurdle as no Malaysian bank would consider offering a loan to a relatively new company with no track record. Approaching the major television stations saw no success either and although it was possible to apply for a government grant, such a process would simply take too long, by which time the show concept might be outdated. Undeterred, Feisal and Iskander, scraped together all their savings and with a soft loan from their father, and drew up a budget proposal on how to finance the show.

Kampung Quest cost approximately RM150,000 to produce.

Soundtrack

The theme song for Kampung Quest is titled "This Adventure is for You", composed by Amanda Oei. The theme song consists of ethnic instruments, tribal expressions with an underlying adventure tone. The mood and feel of the song was conceived by show creator, Feisal Azizuddin, as he wanted to mix urban and ethnic elements with a sense of adventure vibe.

Contestants

The show was initially set to feature 8 contestants. Contestant submissions were opened from July to August 2013.

Towards the end of August, a surge of submissions of ideal candidates changed the producers minds' and they changed the number to 10 contestants. Contestants on Kampung Quest are called 'Urbanites' in reference to people who inhabit major cities. Most of the contestants reside in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia.

The producers shortlisted suitable candidates of whom each were interviewed before selecting the final 10 urbanites. The selected contestants ranged from students to young working adults from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Season One

In the inaugural season, 10 urban Malaysians were split into two camps of five; Merantau Camp and Merapi Camp, placed in a rural setting and put through a series of quests over a period of 7 days.

Both camps were set daily challenges, 'quests', which their team must win in order to sleep the night in the kampung house. The losing camp has to rough it outdoors overnight as well as vote off one of their own out of the show.

Each day consisted of three key events; the Reward Quest, the Elimination Quest and The Campfire. In the Reward Quest, both camps competed to be rewarded with sponsored prizes. In the Elimination Quest, both camps competed for basic necessity items (shampoo, inflatable pillow) and to be exempted from attending The Campfire where the losing camp voted out one member from their camp each night.

Season One contestants: Wei-sheng, Nadia, Deborah, Cheryl, Mikey, James, Hani, Ivan, Prav, Zura

Episodes

Season	Episode	Title	Quests	Approx. duration
1	One	The Adventure Begins	Kambing Run, Bamboo Task, Teka-Teki-Tiki	32 mins
1	Two	Soaked	Culture Stock, Rope Task, The Sungai	34 mins
1	Three	The Art of Sleeping Outside	Satu Teh Tarik, Baling Selipar Task, Galah Panjang	32 mins
1	Four	Sink or Swim	Guli Golf, Raft Task, Have Raft Will Travel	32 mins
1	Five	Live The Adventure	Cili Champion, Shelter Task, The Sumpit	34 mins
1	Six	The Cultured Three		32 mins
1	Seven	The Final Campfire	Fugee School Visit	32 mins
1	Eight	Recapitulate	Episode Look-Back	32 mins

External Links

• Official website
• Kampung Quest at IMDb