Videoout offocusInterviewerinterruptingintervieweePoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”DistractingbackgroundInterviewernot makingeyecontactAskinglong orcomplexquestionsAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousNotfollowingrule ofthirdsIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundLightingis toodarkInterviewee’shead iscropped offLightingis toobrightAskingyes/noquestionIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraVideoout offocusInterviewerinterruptingintervieweePoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”DistractingbackgroundInterviewernot makingeyecontactAskinglong orcomplexquestionsAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousNotfollowingrule ofthirdsIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundLightingis toodarkInterviewee’shead iscropped offLightingis toobrightAskingyes/noquestionIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraInterviewersitting toofar fromcamera

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