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.

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