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