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10-Minute Ed Wood-Influenced Film

10-Minute Short Film

Students in grades 9-12 will form teams of 2-4, and create a 10-minute short film with a clear influence from Ed Wood.

Rubric Code: K2WXA35

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Subject: Vocational

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Grade Levels: 9-12

10-Minute Ed Wood Film
	Box Office Gold Dust off a spot on your mantle. Your Oscar is a done deal. 10 pts	Big Opening Weekend Lots of special effects and pretty people, but substance was missing. 7 pts	Indie Buzz Some praise here and there, but not many people saw it. 5 pts	Rotten Tomato Too many shifts at the restaurant made you tired. Back to acting class for you. 2 pts
Script	Box Office Gold Complete script for entire film turned in by deadline. Uses proper format as provided in examples. Includes all dialogue, stage directions, scene/set descriptions, and technical notes.	Big Opening Weekend Complete script for entire film turned in close to deadline. Mostly uses proper format as provided in examples. Includes most dialogue, stage directions, scene/set descriptions, and technical notes.	Indie Buzz Partial script or not even close to meeting deadline. Rarely follows proper format. Missing significant amount of dialogue, stage directions, scene/set descriptions, and/or technical notes.	Rotten Tomato Did not turn in script at all or what was turned in barely qualifies as a script.
Storyboards/Shot List	Box Office Gold Complete set of storyboards and shot list for entire film turned in by deadline. Shot list follows example, and includes shots for entire film.	Big Opening Weekend Complete set of storyboards for entire film turned in close to deadline. Shot list follows example, and includes shots for entire film. OR Set of storyboards for majority of film turned in by deadline. Shot list follows example, and includes shots for majority of film.	Indie Buzz Only storyboards OR shot list turned in.	Rotten Tomato No storyboards. No shot list.
Audio	Box Office Gold Dialogue sounds clear and crisp. Music and sound effects suit the cinematography, character, and mood.	Big Opening Weekend The majority of dialogue sounds clear and crisp, with few audio problems. Music and sound effects suit the cinematography, character, and mood for the majority of the film.	Indie Buzz Dialogue is overpowered by background noise or audio buzz. Music and sound effects are in the film because the team liked them, as opposed to helping tell the story.	Rotten Tomato Dialogue is difficult to understand for the majority of the film. Little to no use of music or sound effects. Audio was not a priority in this film.
Costumes/Props	Box Office Gold All costumes and props are suitable.	Big Opening Weekend Most costumes and props are suitable.	Indie Buzz Little attention was paid to planning costumes and props, but the end result isn't too bad. Some props are inappropriate.	Rotten Tomato People showed up in clothes. That's it. Props are missing or poorly chosen.
Tech Specs	Box Office Gold Completed film is 9-10 minutes long. Saved as film title. Uploaded to Google Classroom.	Big Opening Weekend Completed film is 8-9 minutes long. Saved as film title. Uploaded to Google Classroom.	Indie Buzz Completed film is 5-8 minutes long. Not necessarily saved as film title. Uploaded to Google Classroom, provided on a flash drive.	Rotten Tomato Completed film is 0-5 minutes long. Not saved as film title. Ms. Murray had to download it from your phone.
Evidence of influence	Box Office Gold Clear evidence of influence by Wood. Themes, plot, character development, audio use, shot composition, or editing techniques reflect those of said director.	Big Opening Weekend Some evidence of influence byWood. Themes, plot, character development, audio use, shot composition, or editing techniques occasionally reflect those of said director.	Indie Buzz Flashes of influence are seen, but those seem accidental rather than deliberate.	Rotten Tomato No clear influence of Ed Wood is seen.
Plot/Dramatic Structure	Box Office Gold Plot has clear beginning, middle, and end. Dramatic structure builds to climax, then ends with falling action.	Big Opening Weekend Plot has mostly clear beginning, middle, and end. Dramatic structure is generally followed, but wanders in places. Climax of story is clear.	Indie Buzz Plot is difficult to follow, and lacks either a clear beginning, middle, or end. Dramatic structure is only somewhat followed, and actions seem random.	Rotten Tomato What plot? This is a collection of random actions with nothing tying them together.

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