Organization Rubric for Film Assignments

Application of Skills: Pre-Production

Application of Skills: Pre-Production. Demonstrated observable performance of production and research skills such as script development, scheduling and planning,

A B C D Script Character development is excellent. Character development is good. Character development is adequate. Character development is basic. It The plot is unified. An appropriate The plot is mostly unified. A good The plot is somewhat unified. is difficult to understand the linear / non linear structure is linear / non linear structure is Conflict is sometimes unclear and motivation of the characters. The effectively employed. Credibility is attempted. Credibility is limited in devices used. An attempt plot lacks unity. Conflict is unclear well established. Interest is established. Interest is maintained at linear / non linear structure is and devices limited. A basic attempt maintained through effective use of through good use of secrets, twists made. Credibility is established, but at linear / non linear structure is secrets, twists and surprises. and surprises. Emotional material is sometimes tested. Interest is made. Credibility is frequently Emotional material is handled with mostly handled with restraint. sometimes lost, the story becoming tested. Interest is frequently lost – restraint. predictable in parts. Emotional predictability is high. Emotional material is handled with some material is handled with little restraint. restraint.

Storyboard The storyboard provides a clear and The storyboard provides a good The storyboard provides a The storyboard is unclear and a creative visual guide to how the visual guide to how the camera will somewhat clear visual guide to how poor visual guide to how the camera will tell the story. Proposed tell the story. Proposed the camera will tell the story. camera will tell the story. Proposed cinematography is creative and cinematography is mostly creative Proposed cinematography is cinematography is lacks creativity original. and original. sometimes creative and original. and originality.

Shot List The shot list provides full coverage The shot list provides adequate The shot list provides some The shot list provides minimal and includes master shots, follow- coverage and includes most of the coverage and includes some of the coverage but includes few of the up shots, cross-cutting, match cuts, following: master shots, follow-up following: master shots, follow-up following: master shots, follow-up cut-ins, POV sequences and shots, cross-cutting, match cuts, shots, cross-cutting, match cuts, shots, cross-cutting, match cuts, cutaways. There is a clear cut-ins, POV sequences and cut-ins, POV sequences and cut-ins, POV sequences and description of each shot, the action cutaways. There is a good cutaways. There is some cutaways. There is an unclear it will include and how it is to be description of each shot, the action description of each shot, the action description of each shot, the action edited. it will include and how it is to be it will include and how it is to be it will include and how it is to be edited. edited. edited.

Shooting Schedule The shooting schedule is The shooting schedule is well The shooting schedule is somewhat The shooting schedule lacks meticulously prepared. A clear prepared. A good indication of what prepared. Some indication of what preparation. Little or no indication indication of what will be shot, will be shot, when it will be shot, will be shot, when it will be shot, of what will be shot, when it will be when it will be shot, where it will be where it will be shot and what will where it will be shot and what will shot, where it will be shot and what shot and what will be needed is be needed is provided. be needed is provided. will be needed is provided. provided.