Interviewee’shead iscropped offAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraVideoout offocusAskingyes/noquestionNotfollowingrule ofthirdsInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeLightingis toobrightPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”DistractingbackgroundLightingis toodarkMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousInterviewee’shead iscropped offAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraVideoout offocusAskingyes/noquestionNotfollowingrule ofthirdsInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeLightingis toobrightPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”DistractingbackgroundLightingis toodarkMakingintervieweefeel self-conscious

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. Interviewee’s head is cropped off
  2. Attaching mic without getting consent
  3. Interviewer sitting too far from camera
  4. Video out of focus
  5. Asking yes/no question
  6. Not following rule of thirds
  7. Interviewer interrupting interviewee
  8. Lighting is too bright
  9. Poor shot framing - no “breathing room”
  10. Distracting background
  11. Lighting is too dark
  12. Making interviewee feel self-conscious