EstablishingShotsNaturalsettingsSubtitles/Text OnScreenGraphicsTalkingdirectly totheaudienceLongTakesDiegeticsoundB-rollfootageConflictArchivalFootageNon-DiegeticSoundsEmphasis onPersonalLife/SituationMusic ForSpecificImpactMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)IssuesRealPeopleMontageInterviewsOpenEndedNarrativeInformationTalkingHeadInterviewVoiceoverVoiceover'AnchorsImages'ControversyEstablishingShotsNaturalsettingsSubtitles/Text OnScreenGraphicsTalkingdirectly totheaudienceLongTakesDiegeticsoundB-rollfootageConflictArchivalFootageNon-DiegeticSoundsEmphasis onPersonalLife/SituationMusic ForSpecificImpactMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)IssuesRealPeopleMontageInterviewsOpenEndedNarrativeInformationTalkingHeadInterviewVoiceoverVoiceover'AnchorsImages'Controversy

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