DistractingbackgroundInterviewee’shead iscropped offPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”Interviewernot makingeyecontactAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraLightingis toodarkIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundVideoout offocusInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeAskinglong orcomplexquestionsAskingyes/noquestionLightingis toobrightMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousNotfollowingrule ofthirdsInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraDistractingbackgroundInterviewee’shead iscropped offPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”Interviewernot makingeyecontactAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraLightingis toodarkIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundVideoout offocusInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeAskinglong orcomplexquestionsAskingyes/noquestionLightingis toobrightMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousNotfollowingrule ofthirdsInterviewersitting 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. Distracting background
  2. Interviewee’s head is cropped off
  3. Poor shot framing - no “breathing room”
  4. Interviewer not making eye contact
  5. Attaching mic without getting consent
  6. Interviewee looking directly at camera
  7. Lighting is too dark
  8. Interviewee position too close to background
  9. Video out of focus
  10. Interviewer interrupting interviewee
  11. Asking long or complex questions
  12. Asking yes/no question
  13. Lighting is too bright
  14. Making interviewee feel self-conscious
  15. Not following rule of thirds
  16. Interviewer sitting too far from camera