iRubric: Television Newscast Project rubric

- Storyboard is complete with sketches for each scene, detailed notes on titles, transitions, special effects, sound, etc.
- Storyboard reflects outstanding planning and organization for the visuals in the video.
- Excellent flow between news stories.
- Commercial is included.

- Storyboard is relatively complete with sketches for most scenes, and notes on titles, transitions, special effects, sound, etc.
- Storyboard reflects effective planning and organization for the visuals in the video.
- Very good flow between news stories.
- Commercial is included.

- Storyboard has glaring omissions in scene planning. There are some sketches, and notes on titles, transitions, special effects, sound, etc.
- Storyboard reflects attempts at planning and organization for the visuals in the video.
- Poor flow between news stories.
- Commercial is included.

- Storyboard is not done or is so incomplete that it could not be used even as a general guide.
- Storyboard reflects very little planning of the visuals.
- Very poor flow between news stories.
- Commercial is not included.

- The set/props do
an excellent job of
enhancing the production’s aesthetics and mood.
- Characters and dialogue/narration are extremely interesting— excellent effort.
- The news stories are extremely interesting.

- The set/props do a very good job of enhancing the production’s aesthetics and mood.
- Characters and dialogue/narration are very interesting— very good effort.
- The news stories are interesting.

- The set/props do a fair
job of enhancing the
production’s aesthetics and mood.
- Characters and dialogue/narration are interesting— good effort.
- The news stories are somewhat interesting.

- The set/props need effort to help enhance the
production’s aesthetics
and mood.
- Characters and dialogue/narration are not interesting— more effort required.
- The news stories are not interesting.

- Excellent use of background music, sound effects, voice-overs, and/or narrations.
- Excellent use of dubbing to enhance the original audio track (e.g. replace inaudible parts of the video).

- Very good use of background music, sound effects, voice-overs, and/or narrations.
- Very good use of dubbing to enhance the original audio track.

- Good use of background music, sound effects, voice-overs, and/or narrations.
- Good use of dubbing to enhance the original audio track.

- Minimal or poor use of background music, sound effects, voice-overs, and/or narrations.
- Sounds distract from the viewing experience and require dubbing.

- All voices in the video have excellent tone, pitch, expressiveness, clarity, and volume. It is clear that all involved have practiced before filming.

- Most of the voices in the video have very good tone, pitch, clarity, expressiveness, and volume. It is clear that most involved have practiced before filming.

- Some voices in the video have good tone, pitch, expressiveness, clarity, and volume. More practice and effort are required.

- Most voices in the video have poor tone, pitch, expressiveness, clarity, and volume. More practice and effort are required.

This mark will be calculated from your peers' evaluations of your film, as well as your self assessment.

This mark will be calculated from your peers' evaluations of your film, as well as your self assessment.

This mark will be calculated from your peers' evaluations of your film, as well as your self assessment.

This mark will be calculated from your peers' evaluations of your film, as well as your self assessment.