CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Script Quality |
Word choice is highly effective in telling story/presenting
documentary; characters are well developed/information is very
educational | Word choice is effective in telling story/presenting documentary; characters are developed/information is educational |
Word choice is slightly ineffective in telling story/presenting
documentary; characters are not really developed/information is not
really educational | Word choice is ineffective
in telling story/presenting documentary; characters are not
developed/information is not educational |
Filming Quality | Characters have excellent composition; camera movement is smooth; lighting quality is effective | Characters have good composition; camera movement is smooth; lighting quality is good | Characters have okay composition; camera movement is jerky; lighting quality is problematic | Characters have poor composition; camera movement is very jerky; lighting quality is very problematic |
Camera Shots | Uses a high variety of effective shots; angles convey messages about characters | Uses some variety of decent shots; angles convey some messages about characters | Uses little variety of shots; angles convey no messages about characters | Weak, repetitive shots |
Sound Editing |
Audio is very clear and very audible; overdubbed narration is
effective; uses highly appropriate sound effects to convey mood or
comedy; includes music for additional effect | Audio is clear and audible; uses some overdubbed narration and uses appropriate sound effects to convey mood or comedy | Audio is not really clear and audible; uses some overdubbed narration | Audio is not clear; uses no overdubbed narration |
Transitions/Effects | Excellent variety of effective transitions and effects; very smooth blend between scenes | Good variety of transitions and effects; smooth blend between scenes | Poor use of transitions and effects; jerky blend between scenes | Little to no use of transitions and effects; very jerky blend between scenes |
Continuity | Scenes flow perfectly from one to the next; no errors in continuity | Scenes decently flow from one to the next; a minor error in continuity | Scenes poorly flow from one to the next; errors in continuity | Scenes weakly flow from one to the next; many errors in continuity |
Process |
Excellent Script and Storyboard are handed in with film; clear
evidence from a lack of errors that a thought process was followed | Script and Storyboard is handed in with film; evidence from a lack of errors that some thought process was followed | Script or Storyboard is poor; errors = little evidence of thought process | Lacks script or storyboard; many errors = little evidence of thought process |
Originality | Approaches story or documentary in a highly unique and original way | Approaches story or documentary in a unique way | Copies elements from other films; lacks originality | Merely takes all elements from other sources |
Length | Within the length guidelines
| Close to the length guidelines
| Exceeds or misses the length guidelines
| Vastly exceeds or misses the length |