ArchivalFootageTalkingHeadInterviewOpenEndedNarrativeVoiceover'AnchorsImages'Emphasis onPersonalLife/SituationB-rollfootageMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)NaturalsettingsGraphicsInformationEstablishingShotsMontageNon-DiegeticSoundsSubtitles/Text OnScreenRealPeopleInterviewsDiegeticsoundControversyVoiceoverMusic ForSpecificImpactConflictTalkingdirectly totheaudienceIssuesLongTakesArchivalFootageTalkingHeadInterviewOpenEndedNarrativeVoiceover'AnchorsImages'Emphasis onPersonalLife/SituationB-rollfootageMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)NaturalsettingsGraphicsInformationEstablishingShotsMontageNon-DiegeticSoundsSubtitles/Text OnScreenRealPeopleInterviewsDiegeticsoundControversyVoiceoverMusic ForSpecificImpactConflictTalkingdirectly totheaudienceIssuesLongTakes

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