iRubric: Shot Composition and Editing rubric

All shot were very creative, well beyond standard shots of this subject-matter. Powerful pictures. Moments or a subjects captured well. Pictures create interest for the viewer.Each shot fully meets or exceeds requirements.

This was a good montage. Shots show good creativity and effort above and beyond the norm with little room for improvement. Shots mostly meet requirements

Shots could have been planned better and improved. Basic, standard shots of given subjects.Shots show SOME evidence of some requirements.

Shots demonstrated little to no creativity or were not student’s own work.These shots lacked emotion. They were one dimensional, uninteresting.Shots shows no evidence or minimal evidence of requirements

The director successfully used camera angles and movement to creatively communicate information on character and story to the audience.

The director attempted to use camera angles and movement to communicate information to the audience.

The director was able to communicate some information to the audience using camera angles and movement.
Some camerawork may have been distracting.

The camera angles and movement used in the film were distracting.

The video is edited with only high quality shots remaining. Video moves smoothly from shot to shot. A variety of transitions are used to assist in communicating the main idea and smooth the flow from one scene to the next. Shots and scenes flow seamlessly. Digital effects are used appropriately for emphasis

The video is edited throughout with only quality shots remaining. A variety of transitions are used. Good pacing and timing.

The video is throughout with only quality shots remaining. A variety of transitions are used. Good pacing and timing. The tape is edited in few spots. Several poor shots remain. Transitions from shot to shot are choppy, and the types of wipes and fades selected are not always appropriate for the scene. There are many unnatural breaks and/or early cuts.

The video is unedited and many poor shots remain. No transitions between clips are used. Raw clips run back to back in the final video.

The audio is clear and effectively assists in communicating the main idea. Background audio is kept in balance.

The audio is clear and assists in communicating the main idea.

The audio is inconsistent in clarity (too loud/too soft/garbled) at times and/or the background audio overpowers the primary audio.

The audio is cut off and inconsistent or overpowering.