iMovie Grading Rubric

Using iMovie create a one to one and a half minute movie with pictures, music, and titles. Your assignment is to create an engaging movie about an interest of yours. Use as much creativity as you want, but make sure it doesn't detract from the interest. The idea is to describe your passion for the interest through your movie.
  No Credit Novice Proficient Advanced Distinguished
Writing Bad structure, spelling, and grammar; no punctuations Many spelling or grammar errors A couple of spelling errors; One or two grammar, syntax, or semantic problems Perfect spelling; A couple of grammar, syntax, or semantic errors Perfect spelling; No grammar, syntax, or semantic errors;
Pictures

Not in Artistic Order;
Smooth Transitions;
No use of "Ken Burn's Effect;
No use of effects at all;
Most of the pictures are not clear

Not in Artistic Order;
Smooth Transitions;
No use of "Ken Burn's Effect" -
No use of enough effects that make sense;
Not all pictures are high quality nor are they clear

Artistic Order ;
Smooth Transitions;
Use of "Ken Burn's Effect" - but not over done;
Use of too many effects that district the main ideas;
Most of the pictures are high quality and clear

Artistic Order;
Smooth Transitions;
Use of "Ken Burn's Effect" - but a little over done;
Use of effects that make sense;
High quality pictures - they are clear

Artistic Order;
Smooth Transitions;
Use of "Ken Burn's Effect" - but not over done;
Use of effects that make sense;
High quality pictures - they are clear

Content Not clear; main idea not supported by the pictures A clear main idea not supported by sufficient Pictures A clear; main idea supported by sufficient pictures Clear, concise; main idea supported by clear pictures Clear, concise, well-organized; main idea supported by clear, high quality pictures

Sound

Poor Volume;
No fades In/Out;
Music doesn’t fit theme;
Pictures are not timed to the music

Good Volume;
No fades In / Out;
Music doesn’t fit theme;
Pictures are not timed to the music

Good Volume;
No fades In / Out;
Music doesn’t quite fit theme;
Pictures are not quite timed to the music

Good Volume;
No fades In / Out;
Music fit theme;
Pictures are not quite timed to the music

Good Volume;
Fades In / Out;
Music fit theme;
Pictures are timed to the music

Export / Turned-In

 Not exported QuickTime.

Exported to QuickTime - " “Web”;
File name has your initials;
File name has no "DV or .mov" at the end

Exported to QuickTime - "Full Quality"; or “Web”;
File name has your initials;
File name has "DV or .mov" at the end

Exported to QuickTime - "Full Quality"; or “Web”; Place on server in your class folder;
File name has your initials;
File name doesn’t have "DV or .mov" at the end

Exported to QuickTime - "Full Quality" or “Web”; Place on server in your class folder;
File name has your initials;
File name has "DV or .mov" at the end