WOW, Oscar time

Above the Mark

4 points
CATEGORY
Statistics
Solutions/Advice

Visual Representation
(pictures, video clips,
filmed scenes)

Sound- music
and voice over

Effects
(Transitions, text over
pictures, lighting,
close-ups, masking,
camera angles, etc.)

Budding Director
On the mark
3 points

3 powerful facts
and/or statistics
Powerful and
innovative or
creative solutions
and advice on how to
solve the problem.
Creates a rich
emotional
response that
matches the story
line.
Music (voice) stirs a
rich emotional
response that
matches the story
line well. Narration
matches the tone of
the message with no
errors. Good
fluctuation in voice,
your voice shows you
care about the
message, and no
distracting
background noise or
editing issues.
Effects enhance
the PSA and clarify
the information.

Assistant Producer
Needs Some Work
2 points

Back to the drawing board

Needs A lot of Work
1 point

3 facts or statistics

1-2 facts or statistics

Lacks Statistics or
Information
No solutions or advice is
given to solve the problem.

Solutions or advice is
given on solving the
problem. However,
the solutions are not
innovative (new)
suggestions.
Creates a rich
emotional
response that
somewhat matches the
story line
Music (voice) stirs a
rich emotional
response that
somewhat matches the
story line. Narration
is mostly clear with a
few choppy spots or
changes in audio level
that distracts from the
message.

Lacks substantial
solutions or advice.

Does not create a

rich emotional
response that
matches the story
line
Music (voice) is ok,
and not distracting,
but does not add
much to the story.
Narration quality is
low: background
noise, static or can
hear breathing,
choppy, volume
levels change and is
distracting from
message.

Does not create an

emotional response

Effects enhance the

PSA

There are 2-4 effects

with-in the PSA

Few if any effects with-in

the PSA

Music (voice) is distracting,

inappropriate, or was not
used.
Narration is poorly done
and distracts from the
message.

Use of Slogan

Slogan stirs a rich

emotional response
that matches the
story line well.

Slogan stirs a rich

emotional response
that somewhat
matches the story line.

Slogan is ok, and not

distracting, but does
not add much to the
story.

Slogan is distracting,
inappropriate, or was not
used.

Use of Copyrights

All Urls for

research, solutions,
pictures, music are
in the credits
Title and credits
enhance and clarify
the PSA
The PSA is 30-90
seconds long

Most Urls for

research, solutions,
pictures, music are in
the credits
Title and Credits are
present in the PSA

Some Urls for

research, solutions,
pictures, music are
in the credits
Some credit and
titles are missing in
the PSA
The PSA is really
over 30-90 seconds

Urls for research,

solutions, pictures, music
are missing in the credits

Managed time well,

finished and had
time to
tweak project.

Finished without
additional time for
editing

Finished at the last

minute

Wasted a lot of time.

Product is not done.

Title and Credits

Product

Work Ethic

The PSA is slightly

over/under 30-90
seconds

Few if any credits and titles

in the PSA
There is no product.

Points Accumulated

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