TalkingHeadInterviewIssuesEmphasis onPersonalLife/SituationTalkingdirectly totheaudienceVoiceoverNaturalsettingsVoiceover'AnchorsImages'Non-DiegeticSoundsSubtitles/Text OnScreenEstablishingShotsGraphicsMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)InformationConflictLongTakesDiegeticsoundInterviewsB-rollfootageRealPeopleMusic ForSpecificImpactControversyOpenEndedNarrativeArchivalFootageMontageTalkingHeadInterviewIssuesEmphasis onPersonalLife/SituationTalkingdirectly totheaudienceVoiceoverNaturalsettingsVoiceover'AnchorsImages'Non-DiegeticSoundsSubtitles/Text OnScreenEstablishingShotsGraphicsMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)InformationConflictLongTakesDiegeticsoundInterviewsB-rollfootageRealPeopleMusic ForSpecificImpactControversyOpenEndedNarrativeArchivalFootageMontage

DOCUMENTARY GENERIC CONVENTIONS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Talking Head Interview
  2. Issues
  3. Emphasis on Personal Life/ Situation
  4. Talking directly to the audience
  5. Voiceover
  6. Natural settings
  7. Voiceover 'Anchors Images'
  8. Non-Diegetic Sounds
  9. Subtitles/ Text On Screen
  10. Establishing Shots
  11. Graphics
  12. Multi-Stranded Narrative (Many stories at once)
  13. Information
  14. Conflict
  15. Long Takes
  16. Diegetic sound
  17. Interviews
  18. B-roll footage
  19. Real People
  20. Music For Specific Impact
  21. Controversy
  22. Open Ended Narrative
  23. Archival Footage
  24. Montage