LongTakesMusic ForSpecificImpactNaturalsettingsMontageDiegeticsoundControversyArchivalFootageConflictInformationMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)Talkingdirectly totheaudienceNon-DiegeticSoundsGraphicsVoiceover'AnchorsImages'IssuesVoiceoverRealPeopleTalkingHeadInterviewSubtitles/Text OnScreenInterviewsEstablishingShotsEmphasis onPersonalLife/SituationB-rollfootageOpenEndedNarrativeLongTakesMusic ForSpecificImpactNaturalsettingsMontageDiegeticsoundControversyArchivalFootageConflictInformationMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)Talkingdirectly totheaudienceNon-DiegeticSoundsGraphicsVoiceover'AnchorsImages'IssuesVoiceoverRealPeopleTalkingHeadInterviewSubtitles/Text OnScreenInterviewsEstablishingShotsEmphasis onPersonalLife/SituationB-rollfootageOpenEndedNarrative

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