InterviewerinterruptingintervieweeIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraInterviewernot makingeyecontactLightingis toobrightInterviewee’shead iscropped offMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousLightingis toodarkAskingyes/noquestionVideoout offocusDistractingbackgroundPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”Notfollowingrule ofthirdsInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentAskinglong orcomplexquestionsIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraInterviewernot makingeyecontactLightingis toobrightInterviewee’shead iscropped offMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousLightingis toodarkAskingyes/noquestionVideoout offocusDistractingbackgroundPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”Notfollowingrule ofthirdsInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentAskinglong orcomplexquestionsIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackground

Bad Interview Bingo - 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. Interviewer interrupting interviewee
  2. Interviewee looking directly at camera
  3. Interviewer not making eye contact
  4. Lighting is too bright
  5. Interviewee’s head is cropped off
  6. Making interviewee feel self-conscious
  7. Lighting is too dark
  8. Asking yes/no question
  9. Video out of focus
  10. Distracting background
  11. Poor shot framing - no “breathing room”
  12. Not following rule of thirds
  13. Interviewer sitting too far from camera
  14. Attaching mic without getting consent
  15. Asking long or complex questions
  16. Interviewee position too close to background