Scene Recreation Rubric

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Lighting Setup Additional lighting has
been used to eliminate
shadows and glares.
Cameras are set to the
appropriate light level.
Concept
Team has a clear picture
of what they are trying
to achieve. Each
member can describe
what they are trying to
do and generally how
his/her work will
contribute to the final
product.
Teamwork

Sound Setup

Equipment
Preparation

Storyboard

Editing

Camera Work

Students meet and

discuss regularly. All
students contribute to
the discussion and all
are listened to
respectfully. All team
members contribute a
fair share of the work.

Additional lighting has

been used, but may not
be set up optimally.
Cameras are set to the
appropriate light level.
Team has a fairly clear
picture of what they are
trying to achieve. Each
member can describe
what they are trying to
do overall but has
trouble describing how
his/her work will
contribute to the final
product.
Students meet and
discuss regularly. Most
students contribute to the
discussion and are
listened to respectfully.
All team members
contribute a fair share of
the work.

Cameras are set to

appropriate light level,
but no additional
lighting was used
when needed.
Team has brainstormed
their concept, but no
clear focus has
emerged for the team.
Team members may
describe the goals/final
product differently.

A couple of team
meetings are held.
Most students
contribute to the
discussion and are
listened to respectfully.
All team members
contribute a fair share
of the work.
Microphones are
Microphones are
At least one
positioned optimally to positioned optimally to microphone (in
ensure that important
ensure that important
addition to that on the
sounds and dialogue are sounds and dialogue are camera) is used to
captured. The team has captured.
ensure that dialogue is
made every attempt to
captured.
anticipate and filter out
unwanted ambient noise
in the recording.
All necesary
All necesary equipment/ On the day of the
equipment/supplies are supplies are located and shoot, all necesary
located and scheduled scheduled a few days in equipment/supplies are
well in advance. All
advance. All equipment located and checked to
equipment (sound,
(sound, light, video) are ensure they are
light, video) is checked checked the day before operational. There may
the day before the shoot the shoot to ensure they or may not be a backup
to ensure it is
are operational. A
plan.
operational. A backup backup plan is
plan is developed to
developed.
cover possible problems
with power, light, etc.
Storyboard is complete Storyboard is relatively Storyboard has glaring
with sketches for each complete with sketches omissions in scene
scene. Storyboard
for most scenes.
planning. Storyboard
reflects outstanding
Storyboard reflects
reflects attempts at
planning and
effective planning and planning and
organization for the
organization for the
organization for the
visuals in the video.
visuals in the video.
visuals in the video.

1 Score
Cameras are not set
to appropriate light
level. Additional
lighting may, or may
not, be used.
Team has spent little
effort on
brainstorming and
refining a concept.
Team members are
unclear on the goals
and how their
contriubtions will
help them reach the
goal.
Meetings are not

held AND/OR some

team members do
not contribute a fair
share of the work.

Little attention was

paid to ensuring
quality sound during
the shoot.

Needed supplies/

equipment are
missing OR were not
checked before the
shoot.

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.
The music and flow of The music and edited
Music is included, but Many jump cuts

the edited cuts matches cuts somewhat matches not transitioned

remain with no
the genre perfect. Color the genre. No correction properly. No jump cuts transitions and no
correction and audio
on the film or audio.
present.
music included.
correction are used to
better the overall look
and feel of the scene.
All shots are crisp and All shots are stable,
Most shots are stable. No signs of tripod

camera movement is
framed properly, and
The shots are framed usage and all the
included to gain
focused. Different angles properly and in focus. shots are out of focus
smooth, professional
are clearly noticeable.
and not framed
looking shots.
properly.