Short Film Rubrics 20 pts
Scenes are made Scenes are made
Shots, Essence &Cinematic appropriately. They are
Value relevant to the given topic and
genre. The symbol and
essence are clear.
The musical background was
Sound and Music great with a clear match to the
essence of the topic and genre.
The sound created suspense
and was not overpowering.
Voices could be heard.
The length of the film meets
Time the minimum requirement. (10
mins.)
15 pts
The scenes are weak. The
appropriately for the most
part, with the essence
captured. A few scenes
might not be relevant in
capturing the essence of the
given topic and genre, or
symbols may be
questionable.
The voices and music were a
good match. Some sounds
may have been hard to hear
or overpowering.
The length of the film does
not meet the
minimum/maximum
requirement. but is in the
ballpark. (no less than 10
mins, no more than 20
mins.)
10 pts
I do not see a clear connection
symbol scene is off or missing.
Many clips are lengthy or
leave me wondering what they
have to do with the essence of
the topic and genre.
Music did not fit or sound and
voices were impossible to
hear.
The length of the film does not
meet the minimum
requirement by a significant
margin. (less than 10 mins.)
5 pts
at all between the short film
scenes and the essence of what
the topic and genre were trying
to say.
No music or impossible sound
quality.
Did not observe the required
time at all

Story execution and screenplay
Group Dynamics
The storyboard illustrates the
video presentation structure
with sketches of each scene.
Proposed dialogue and shots
are included. All sketches are
in a logical order and match
the finished project
exclusively.
You seemed to work well
together. Your short film
looks like you all contributed
effectively. knew your roles,
and planned them out.
Everyone had a share.
The storyboard illustrates the
video presentation with
some sketches of each scene.
Some proposed dialogue or
shots are included. Some of
the sketches are in order and
match the finished project.
Overall it looks like your
team worked together on
this, but some evidence that
you had a breakdown in
group dynamics exists.
The storyboard lacks a video No storyboard or planning was
presentation and includes little shown to me.
to no sketches of scenes. None
of the scenes are in logical
order and follow the finished
project. No dialogue or shots
are included.
Your trailer did not seem to This looks like it was one
have a sense of teamwork. person's project or even too few
Either one person did too in the group knew what was
much or maybe one or two going on. It was a mess.
people didn't pull their share. It
didn't seem to come together
well.