ControversyMusic ForSpecificImpactNaturalsettingsMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)Subtitles/Text OnScreenConflictVoiceover'AnchorsImages'DiegeticsoundRealPeopleArchivalFootageInformationTalkingHeadInterviewB-rollfootageInterviewsIssuesVoiceoverLongTakesEstablishingShotsTalkingdirectly totheaudienceOpenEndedNarrativeEmphasis onPersonalLife/SituationMontageGraphicsNon-DiegeticSoundsControversyMusic ForSpecificImpactNaturalsettingsMulti-StrandedNarrative(Many storiesat once)Subtitles/Text OnScreenConflictVoiceover'AnchorsImages'DiegeticsoundRealPeopleArchivalFootageInformationTalkingHeadInterviewB-rollfootageInterviewsIssuesVoiceoverLongTakesEstablishingShotsTalkingdirectly totheaudienceOpenEndedNarrativeEmphasis onPersonalLife/SituationMontageGraphicsNon-DiegeticSounds

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