DistractingbackgroundNotfollowingrule ofthirdsVideoout offocusIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraAskinglong orcomplexquestionsIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeLightingis toobrightInterviewee’shead iscropped offLightingis toodarkInterviewernot makingeyecontactAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentAskingyes/noquestionMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”DistractingbackgroundNotfollowingrule ofthirdsVideoout offocusIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraAskinglong orcomplexquestionsIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeLightingis toobrightInterviewee’shead iscropped offLightingis toodarkInterviewernot makingeyecontactAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentAskingyes/noquestionMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”

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