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