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Lincoln Abraham, lead cameraman behind the scenes of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, has spoken to Radio Times about the reality of working on the show. The cameraman has talked about the stresses of getting everything right during filming.
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It’s brilliant to give something back
He mentioned the brutally long working hours, before clarifying that he doesn’t consider the hours to be at all unfriendly.
He said: “The show can turn into a 15-hour day sometimes, but you don’t look at the hours — it’s an honour working on Strictly every weekend for the past ten years, especially as a person of colour.”
Lincoln went on to discuss how times have changed during his time working as a cameraman in the UK.
He said that he started 30 years ago, but since then, the job has gotten easier.
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“It was really difficult when I started, over 30 years ago, but over the years I’ve been able to train other people up.
“It’s brilliant to give something back — if somebody hadn’t done it for me, I wouldn’t be where I am now,” the cameraman explained.
Lincoln also explained how important it is to keep your calm as a lead camera operative, due to the high stress of the situation.
He said that he would “freak out” if he thought about everyone watching at home.
“I just have to go, ‘Right, Tess is going to walk down there, so you need to get that shot…’