Video Project Rubric

CATEGORY 5 4 3 2 1
Teamwork All team Most team Some team Members do not Members did not
members members members contribute a fair make an effort to
contributed a fair contribute a fair contribute a fair share of the complete the
share of the work. share of the work. share of the work. work. project.

Concept Team has a clear Team has a fairly Team has Team has spent Team has not
picture of what clear picture of brainstormed their little effort on made an effort to
they are trying to what they are concept, but no brainstorming create a clear
achieve. Each trying to achieve. clear focus has and refining a picture, or meet
member can Each member can emerged for the concept. Team their goal of a
describe what describe what team. Team members are finished product.
they are trying to they are trying to members may unclear on the
do and generally do overall but has describe the goals and how
how his/her work trouble describing goals/final product their
will contribute to how his/her work differently. contributions will
the final product. will contribute to help them reach
the final product. the goal.

Script Script is complete Script is mostly Script has a few Script is Script is
and it is clear complete. It is major flaws. It is incomplete. incomplete or
what each actor clear what each not always clear Script does not nonexistent.
will say and do. actor will say and what the actors match the edited Script does not
Script matches do. Script shows are to say and do. product. match the edited
the edited planning. Script Script shows an product. Edit
product. Script is matches to a attempt at product may not
quite satisfactory level planning, but is exist, or be
professional. the edited incomplete. Script incomplete to the
product. has some areas point that no
that do not match credit is given.
the edited
product.

Storyboard Storyboard is Storyboard is Storyboard has Storyboard is not Storyboard is

complete for each relatively glaring omissions done or is so incomplete or
scene, detailed complete for most in scene planning. incomplete that it nonexistent.
notes on titles, scenes, and notes There are some could not be Edited product
sound, Acting on titles, sound, notes on titles, used even as a may be
cues, Camera Acting cues, sound, Acting general guide. nonexistent.
Shots and Camera Shots cues, Camera Storyboard Storyboard does
movement, etc. and movement, Shots and reflects very little not match the
Storyboard etc. Storyboard movement, etc. planning of the edited product.
reflects reflects effective Storyboard visuals.
outstanding planning and reflects attempts Storyboard does
planning and organization for at planning and not match the
organization for the visuals in the organization for edited product.
the visuals in the video. Storyboard the visuals in the
video. Storyboard matches the video. Storyboard
matches the edited product to has several areas
edited product. a satisfactory that do not match
level. the edited
product.
Sound Setup Important sounds Important sounds Some important Little attention Primary audio is
and dialogue are and dialogue are sounds and was paid to unheard during
captured. The captured. Some dialogue are ensuring quality most of the
team has made areas of primary captured. Some sound during the edited product.
every attempt to audio may be areas of primary shoot. Primary Purpose and
anticipate and slightly unclear, audio are unclear, audio is lost in a message of the
filter out but do not detract and detract from majority of the project is lost.
unwanted from the overall the overall edited product. The edited
ambient noise in effectiveness of effectiveness of product is
the recording. the edited the edited nonexistent.
product. product.

Movie Movie length is Movie length is Movie length is Movie length is Movie length is
Duration highly appropriate appropriate for somewhat somewhat inappropriate for
for the scope and the scope and appropriate for inappropriate for the scope and
content of the content of the the scope and the scope and content of the
production. production. content of the content of the production. The
production. The production. It is length does not
movie may be a either too short match the need
little too short or or two long to be of the
long. effective presentation.

Types of A minimum of five Four different Three different Two different Only one type of
Shots different types of types of shots are types of shots are types of shots shot has been
shots are present. Most present. Most are used. Some used. The shot is
present. All shots are shots are shots are not not correctly
shots are correctly correctly correctly executed.
correctly executed. executed. executed.
executed.

Titles Titles have been Some titles have A few titles have No titles have Titles are not
incorporated very been incorporated been incorporated been present in the
effectively into into the edited into the edited incorporated into edit product.
the edited product. Most are product. Several the edited
product. They are clear and easy to are not clear or product. Any that
clear and easy to read. Those that easy to read. are present are
read. They aren't don't These detract not clear or and
contribute to a detract from the from the message cannot be read.
great degree to message and and purpose. This detracts
the purpose and purpose. They They may not from the
message of the make a make a message and
project. satisfactory satisfactory purpose. They do
contribution to the contribution to the not make a
purpose and purpose and satisfactory
message of the message of the contribution to
project. project. the purpose and
message of the
project.

Transitions Transitions have Some transitions Few transitions transitions have Transitions have
been have been have been not been not been
incorporated very incorporated into incorporated into incorporated into incorporated into
effectively into the edited the edited the edited the edited
the edited product. They product. product. product.
product. They help to provide a Omissions create Omissions create
create a smooth flow an unfinished an unfinished,
professional throughout the appearance to the chopped
appearance and edited product. edited product. appearance to
provide a smooth, the edited
effective flow product.
throughout the
edited product.
Audio Sound Effects Sound Effects Sound Effects or Sound Effects or Sound Effects or
and music have and music have music has been music have not music have not
been used been used in the used in the edited been used in the been used in the
effectively to edited product. product. Most edited product. Edited product.
enhance the Some may detract detract from the Many dead areas Many dead areas
purpose, from the overall overall exist in the edited exist in the
message, and effectiveness by effectiveness by product due to edited product
professional making the making the the lack of due to the lack of
appearance of primary audio primary audio background background
the edited difficult to hear. difficult to hear. audio. audio.
product. These These sounds These sounds
sounds deal may not deal may not deal
directly with the directly with the directly with the
topic of the topic of the topic of the
project and project, or project, or
increase increase increase
understanding understanding, or understanding, or
and provide provide clarity of provide clarity of
clarity of purpose. purpose. purpose.