Media 130										Student Name________________________
Final Project Rubric

(We will take time in class to go over all the project elements and scoring. Please feel free to ask questions at any time. 
Your final project is due the last week of class, and we'll discuss the specific date later in the semester. As we cover the
various chapters in your text, I'll relate them to this rubric, so please have it handy at class time. I'm asking for your own
assessments/opinions of each of the elements in order to help me find any disconnects in my teaching the editing 
concepts and skills, and to help you find out where your missing links in understanding might be.)

Project             
Elements           Expert (5pts)                 Proficient (4pts)           Partly Proficient (3pts)          Try Again  (2-0pts)           Your score?
                                                                                                                                                                             (What would you 
                                                                                                                                                                               score yourself?)                     
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A. Contains      contains all 4 elements:     contains 3                        contains 2                            contains less
specified 4       1. duration (30sec to         out of 4 elements               out of 4 elements                 than 2 out of
elements                1.5 min)
                       2. titles/graphics
                       3. Minimum of 2 vid tracks
                                       4 audio tracks
                               4.  Ending credits.
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B. Overall           clear theme                               clear theme                                  unclear theme                              no theme
Flow                     smooth flow of ideas               some flow of ideas                      flow is not smooth                       Jumpy flow
                             hooks audience at start          holds interest                               somewhat interesting                  boring
                     creative presentation               interesting presentation             little creativity                                no originality
                            pacing matches theme            pacing matches theme               pacing/theme don't match         no concept of pace
                       elements
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C. Organi-     clips organized in bins        clips organized in bins         some attempt at bins           no clip organization
zation           clear media organization     clear media organization      unclear media organization   no media organization

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D. Basic       uses appropriate mix of       demonstrates competent     minimum evidence of           no evidence of 
Editing        basic editing procedures        use of basic editing             basic editing                        basic editing
Proficiency    e.g: transitions, effects        operations                          operations                           skills

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E. Effects   good use - enhance theme    skillful use, but some          inappropriate use -                  none used
                                                               distraction                           do not enhance theme        
                 creative titling/effects            appropriate titling/effects     titling/effects do not enhance   none used

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F. Audio    track organization                 track organization                tracks not well organized       no tracks organized
                crisp, clear, appropriate          clear, appropriate                 unclear in places                  unclear, scratchy
                levels well mixed                   levels well mixed                 distracting levels                   no attempt at mixing
                no peaking                            no peaking                          some peaking                       peaking/distortions
                music/sound effects              music appropriate                music inappropriate               no music, effects
                   appropriate
               clear, enhancing                     narration adds to                 no narration                           no narration
                   narration                                overall theme

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G. Special     Breaks all the rules, but still is effective, interesting, spellbinding...... Earns 60 points
Category

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How Project Grade is calculated:

1. Multiply top 6 elements times 5 = maximum grade of 60 pts (6 x 5 = 30, 30 x 2 = 60)
      
       50-60 pts  =  A
       45-49 pts  =  B
       35-44 pts  =  C
       25-34 prs  =  D
  under 25 pts  =  F
(A score of 35 or above = CR, while below 34 or lower = NCR)

Remember!  NO final project equals No grade! (Automatic F or NCR)