B-rollfootageInformationMontageConflictInterviewsSubtitles/Text OnScreenMusic ForSpecificImpactLongTakesOpenEndedNarrativeDiegeticsoundTalkingHeadInterviewMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)Emphasis onPersonalLife/SituationEstablishingShotsNaturalsettingsVoiceover'AnchorsImages'VoiceoverGraphicsNon-DiegeticSoundsTalkingdirectly totheaudienceRealPeopleArchivalFootageIssuesControversyB-rollfootageInformationMontageConflictInterviewsSubtitles/Text OnScreenMusic ForSpecificImpactLongTakesOpenEndedNarrativeDiegeticsoundTalkingHeadInterviewMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)Emphasis onPersonalLife/SituationEstablishingShotsNaturalsettingsVoiceover'AnchorsImages'VoiceoverGraphicsNon-DiegeticSoundsTalkingdirectly totheaudienceRealPeopleArchivalFootageIssuesControversy

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