YDC Video Judging Form and Rubric: TOTAL: ______

Film Title: ______

Participants:______

Points Awarded / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Artistic/Visual Appeal / Excellent composition;
camera movement is smooth;
Use of lighting is effective;
Uses a variety of effective shots. / Good composition;
camera movement is smooth;
Use of lighting is good;
Uses some variety of effective shots but lack of consistency. / Minimally acceptable composition; camera movement is erratic;
lighting quality is problematic;
Uses little variety of shots. / Poor composition;
camera movement is very erratic;
lighting quality is very problematic; Weak, repetitive shots.
Message Portrayal / Cinematography conveys on topic, well supported messages / Cinematography conveys
minimally supported topic and messages / Cinematography convey
No support for topic but has message / Cinematography does
not have clear message
Sound Editing / Audio mix is excellent: All dialogue is clear;
Appropriate sound effects convey mood;
Includes non-copyrighted music for additional effect/ or provides documentation for use of copyrighted material in film / Audio mix is good and all
dialogue is clear;
Sound effects and non-copyrighted
music are acceptable, provides documentation for use of copyrighted material / Audio mix is poor, Portions
of dialogue cannot be
understood; Sound effects
and non-copyrighted music are either poor or nonexistent. / Audio mix is very poor;
inappropriate use of sound
effects or copyrighted
music
Transitions / Excellent use of transitions
and effects; very smooth
blend between scenes; invisible edits / Good use of transitions
and effects; smooth blend between scenes; edits are unobtrusive. / Poor use of transitions and
effects; inappropriate blend between scenes; edits are disruptive. / Little to no use of
transitions and effects; distracting edits between scenes.
Facts / Used multiple facts to support storyline. Supporting facts are on topic, unbiased, and true. / Few facts used to support storyline. Supporting facts are on topic, unbiased, and true. / Supporting facts are biased, or incorrect. / No supporting facts were used.
Continuity / Storyline is revealed to the audience in a logical order; no errors in continuity. / Storyline is revealed to the audience in a logical order; minor errors in continuity. / Storyline is not revealed to the audience in a logical order; errors in continuity. / Lack of storyline; errors in continuity.
Creativity / The video effectively uses unique and original methods to express the message and engage the viewer. / The video uses traditional
methods for telling the
story, but does include
some unique elements
throughout the video that effectively engage the viewer. / The video uses a unique
method to express the
message, but the
method(s) overshadow the
message, leaving the
viewer confused or unclear
on the video’s purpose. / The entire video only uses
a very traditional manner
to present their message
and does not include any creative elements that engage the viewer.
Content / Content is conveyed in such a way that it is easy for viewers to comprehend.
Facts are supportive of overall storyline. / Content is somewhat easy for viewers to comprehend.
Facts are somewhat supportive to overall storyline. / Content is not completely
accurate and some facts and statistics are incorrect.
Content minimally supportive to storyline or easy to comprehend. / Content is not completely
accurate and some facts and statistics are incorrect.
Content is not easy for the viewers to comprehend or supportive to storyline.
Forms / Followed Directions Completed all forms correctly, submitted video in proper format. / Completed all forms mostly correct and submitted video in proper format. / Completed all forms but
had many missing sections
and submitted video in proper format. / Completed forms but had
many missing sections and
did not submit video in proper format.