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