Two themes in conflict Doors or thresholds as symbolic boundaries A “nothing happens” scene that’s actually loaded with tension Visual storytelling with no dialogue A subtle glance or gesture speaks louder than words Sudden tonal shift Unexpected humor in an otherwise tense moment Improvised- feeling exchange (naturalistic dialogue) Long, slow zoom or dolly shot building tension Romantic love theme contrasts with violence Parallel editing (two simultaneous stories) Family subplot intersects with mafia business Doorways or framing used to isolate a character Moral dilemma without a clear answer Warm, sepia- toned palette in family or domestic scenes Contrast between light/dark to show moral ambiguity Unforgettable line Symbolic use of food Leitmotif (where do you hear it?) Religious imagery contrasted with violence Sudden shift in music to signal danger Diegetic music or the sound of environment dominates a scene Silence heightens tension Explosion of violent emotion Two themes in conflict Doors or thresholds as symbolic boundaries A “nothing happens” scene that’s actually loaded with tension Visual storytelling with no dialogue A subtle glance or gesture speaks louder than words Sudden tonal shift Unexpected humor in an otherwise tense moment Improvised- feeling exchange (naturalistic dialogue) Long, slow zoom or dolly shot building tension Romantic love theme contrasts with violence Parallel editing (two simultaneous stories) Family subplot intersects with mafia business Doorways or framing used to isolate a character Moral dilemma without a clear answer Warm, sepia- toned palette in family or domestic scenes Contrast between light/dark to show moral ambiguity Unforgettable line Symbolic use of food Leitmotif (where do you hear it?) Religious imagery contrasted with violence Sudden shift in music to signal danger Diegetic music or the sound of environment dominates a scene Silence heightens tension Explosion of violent emotion
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.
F-Two themes in conflict
F-Doors or thresholds as symbolic boundaries
A-A “nothing happens” scene that’s actually loaded with tension
C-Visual storytelling with no dialogue
R-A subtle glance or gesture speaks louder than words
A-Sudden tonal shift
R-Unexpected humor in an otherwise tense moment
R-Improvised-feeling exchange (naturalistic dialogue)
C-Long, slow zoom or dolly shot building tension
T-Romantic love theme contrasts with violence
A-Parallel editing (two simultaneous stories)
A-Family subplot intersects with mafia business
C-Doorways or framing used to isolate a character
F-Moral dilemma without a clear answer
C-Warm, sepia-toned palette in family or domestic scenes
C-Contrast between light/dark to show moral ambiguity
R-Unforgettable line
F-Symbolic use of food
T-Leitmotif (where do you hear it?)
F-Religious imagery contrasted with violence
T-Sudden shift in music to signal danger
T-Diegetic music or the sound of environment dominates a scene
T-Silence heightens tension
R-Explosion of violent emotion