DistractingbackgroundInterviewerinterruptingintervieweePoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”Askingyes/noquestionAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraLightingis toodarkLightingis toobrightAskinglong orcomplexquestionsInterviewernot makingeyecontactMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraVideoout offocusInterviewee’shead iscropped offNotfollowingrule ofthirdsDistractingbackgroundInterviewerinterruptingintervieweePoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”Askingyes/noquestionAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraLightingis toodarkLightingis toobrightAskinglong orcomplexquestionsInterviewernot makingeyecontactMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraVideoout offocusInterviewee’shead iscropped offNotfollowingrule ofthirds

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