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Editing

Judging the Quality of Editing in a Student Film

Rubric Code: HX8546

By jmulder

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Public Rubric

Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Editing Piecing together all shots into a coherent whole.
	Poor 1 pts	Average 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Transitions Movement from one scene to the next can be a dissolve, fade to black, cross dissolve etc.	Poor The transitions were never smooth. The transitions were distracting to the viewer.	Average Some transistions from scene to scene were executed smoothly. The transistions may have detracted from the viewer's enjoyment of the film and understanding of the story.	Good Most transistions from scene to scene were executed smoothly. The transistions did not detract from the viewer's enjoyment of the film.	Excellent All transistions from scene to scene were executed creatively and smoothly. The transistions added to the viewer's enjoyment of the film either by creating a seamless whole or adding to the story in a tangible way.
Edits Changes in Point of View within a Scene or Combination of Takes in Post-Production	Poor The edits were not smooth and distracted the viewer.	Average Some of the edits were smooth. Some were noticable and distracting.	Good Most of the edits were smooth.	Excellent All edits were smooth and/or creative. The point of view created by the edits helped to tell the story.
Use of Cuts Jump Cuts or Jarring Cuts used within a scene or between scenes for creative effect. (Do not judge if film did not use this technique.)	Poor Jump cuts or jarring cuts used were unsuccessful and distracting.	Average Jump cuts or jarring cuts used were not successful throughout the film.	Good Jump cuts or jarring cuts were used successful to tell the story.	Excellent Jump cuts or jarring cuts were used to communicate story, mood or character to the viewer in a creative way.
Sense of Time Logical Sequencing of Scenes to Depict the Passing of Time	Poor The film did not accurately portray a sense of time.	Average Most scenes were edited together to create a sense of time.	Good Scenes were edited together smoothly to create an accurate sense of time.	Excellent Scenes were edited together in an artistic way to create an accurate sense of time.