Photo Storyboard Grading Rubric
NAME:________________________________________ AI:______________________________________ DISCUSSION:____________________
Premise-5 pts
Theme-5 pts
Logline-5 pts
Rule of Thirds-5
pts
90-100%
80-89%
70-79%
60-69%
Less than 59%
has three parts: a dramatic
issue, movement and
fulfillment, and none of the
parts is weak.
5.00
has three parts: a dramatic
issue, movement and
fulfillment, but one or more of
the parts is weak.
4.25
has three parts, but does not
describe the story
3.50
Does not have three
parts and/or does not
describe the story
2.00
not present
Expands upon and specifies
the premise; suggests
characters and conflict in a
meaningful way that is
specific to the story being
told.
5.00
Expands upon and specifies
the premise; suggests
characters and conflict in a
meaningful, although general
way.
4.25
May expand upon and specify
the premise but does not
really suggest characters and
conflict in a meaningful way.
3.50
does not expand upon
and specify the
premise; merely
rewrites the premise in
new words.
2.75
includes information about
characters, not motivation,
jeopardy and/or conflict;
suggests a compelling story. Is
written in the proper form, but
may be a little imprecise.
4.25
includes information about
characters, but perhaps not
motivation, jeopardy and/or
conflict; suggests a
description of an event more
than a story. May be written
in the proper form, but it is
confusing and imprecise.
3.50
does not include
information about
characters, motivation,
jeopardy and conflict;
does not suggest a
story; is not written in
the proper form
2.75
includes lines and in the
correct places, and to a certain
degree they identify important
information
4.25
includes lines, and in the
correct places, but they do
not correspond with
important information in the
image
3.50
includes lines, but with
no indication of
understanding of
importance of the lines
2.75
identifies shots, but one or
two are misidentified
identifies shots, but a few are
misidentified
identifies shots, but
several are
misidentified
The log line is exciting and
includes information about
characters, motivation,
jeopardy and/or conflict;
suggests a compelling story. Is
written in the proper form
and is very clear.
5.00
includes lines and in the
correct places, and the
intersections of the lines
point out important
information
5.00
Shot
identification7.5 pts
all shots are correctly
identified
0.00
not present
0.00
not present
0.00
not identified
0.00
not identified
7.50
Photographic
Composition-10
pts
Story-12.5 pts
Treatment-5 pts
6.75
5.75
4.75
0.00
ignores all "screen
grammar" as discussed
in class.
0.00
no apparent story; the
photographs are
merely a collection of
unrelated pictures
0.00
Almost all shots use "screen
grammar" as discussed in
class and there is ample
evidence that this is
intentional or planned.
10.00
Most shots use "screen
grammar" as discussed in class
and there is some evidence
that this is intentional or
planned.
8.50
Many shots use "screen
grammar" as discussed in
class but there is no evidence
that this is intentional or
planned.
7.50
One or two shots
employ some proper
"screen grammar" as
discussed in class but
there is no evidence
that this is intentional
or planned.
6.50
The story is clearly told by the
pictures; there are three acts
and each includes strong
rising action and a climax.
The pictures tell the story by
themselves and most of the
photos are efficient and
meaningful.
12.50
The story is clearly told by the
pictures, but one of the "acts"
is weaker than the others. The
pictures tell much of the story
by themselves but some of the
photos are not particularly
efficient.
11.25
There appears to be a story
but some of it is unclear. The
pictures do tell some of the
story by themselves, but parts
are unclear or irrelevant.
There is no real three act
structure--it is merely a visual
description of an event.
10.00
There may be a story
but one must read the
treatment in order to
understand it. The
pictures do not tell a
clear story by
themselves. There is no
apparent structure
8.75
The treatment describes a
story in an interesting and
exciting way. There is some
indication of "what we will
see" and also why it is
important. The treatment
reads like a sales document
and makes the reader want to
look at the pictures. It is
written in first person present
tense, and it avoids using
boring exposition instead of
exciting narrative.
5.00
The treatment describes a
story in an interesting and
exciting way. There is some
indication of "what we will
see." It is written in first
person present tense, and it
avoids using boring exposition
instead of exciting narrative.
4.25
The treatment describes a
story, but not in a particularly
interesting way. There is little
indication of "what we will
see>" It may be written in a
tense other than first person,
and it may use boring
exposition instead of exciting
narrative.
3.75
The treatment is
present but it does not
really describe an
interesting story, it is
merely a description of
an event.
2.75
not present
0.00
Overall
Impression-5 pts
Project meets exceeds
minimum guidelines, and
appears to have been
prepared with ample care.
There are no spelling and/or
punctuation mistakes. There
is no improper usage. The
project is, for all intents and
purposes, perfectly
presented.
5.00
Project meets or exceeds
minimum guidelines, and
appears to have been
prepared with ample care.
There may be one or two
spelling and/or punctuation
mistakes. There is little, if any,
improper usage.
4.25
Project meets all minimum
guidelines, and appears to
have been prepared some
care, but there are several
spelling and punctuation
mistakes, improper usage,
and simple sloppiness.
3.75
Project meets all
minimum guidelines,
but does not appear to
have been prepared
with much care.
2.75
project is presented in
a haphazard and
sloppy fashion with no
adherence to
guidelines.
0.00