Watch the hilarious moment BBC News suffers major editing blunder live on air
BBC News viewers got up close and personal with Nicky Schiller last night as a cameraman accidentally zoomed in on his face a little too hard.
The presenter was welcomed on screen by one of his colleagues to present a segment on the final leadership debate between Sunak and Starmer.
He joined BBC News live from outside Nottingham Trent University, which hosted the showdown.
But the video team appeared to experience some technical difficulties when Nicky was introduced.
One of his co-stars introduced him, saying: “Also at Nottingham Trent University is my BBC News colleague, Nicky Schiller.
“Nicky let’s bring you in at this point. Tell us where you are.”
Despite being prompted, Nicky stayed silent as the camera proceeded to go in for a close-up of his face.
At one point the camera zoomed in so much, all that could be seen of the presenter was his eyes.
Viewers were left in stitches by the incident, and one took to social media to share the clip.
They joked: “I have to say, I think the new editing style on BBC news is a tad melodramatic.”
Another person giggled: “When they said he’d be connecting by Zoom someone misunderstood.”
A third added: “He reminded the cameraman to make sure he got a tight shot one too many times that day.”
Someone else suggested a possible explanation for the mishap, saying: “A very old camera you need to zoom in to double check focus (or an old school operator who doesn’t trust his peaking).”
A fellow cameraman agreed: “Yes that was what I was taught in my TV course. Zoom in on the eyes and focus from there.”
