Voiceover'AnchorsImages'NaturalsettingsB-rollfootageInterviewsIssuesControversyTalkingdirectly totheaudienceNon-DiegeticSoundsRealPeopleLongTakesVoiceoverInformationConflictSubtitles/Text OnScreenDiegeticsoundMontageTalkingHeadInterviewMusic ForSpecificImpactOpenEndedNarrativeArchivalFootageGraphicsEstablishingShotsMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)Emphasis onPersonalLife/SituationVoiceover'AnchorsImages'NaturalsettingsB-rollfootageInterviewsIssuesControversyTalkingdirectly totheaudienceNon-DiegeticSoundsRealPeopleLongTakesVoiceoverInformationConflictSubtitles/Text OnScreenDiegeticsoundMontageTalkingHeadInterviewMusic ForSpecificImpactOpenEndedNarrativeArchivalFootageGraphicsEstablishingShotsMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)Emphasis onPersonalLife/Situation

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