Support learning and development of students. The contest nature of the experience is of secondary importance. Please evaluate each production for its own value (do not compare to other productions).
Select the rating number that indicates the degree of proficiency:
1
Technical elements, if present, detract more than help with storytelling. Material has been directed in a way that fails to connect and/or communicate to viewers. Performance/effect is superficial, lacking depth.
2
What you would expect to see at the middle of the production/development process, before it’s ready for viewing. The film’s intent may be mostly clear, but some elements are incoherent/lacking cohesion. Material has been directed in a way that does not fully draw viewers into the world of the film. Technical elements complement and support storytelling, but may not fully realized, or need polish.
3
All technical, production, and post-production elements work in harmony to communicate a clear concept, and creative and purposeful choices that engage viewers in the film. Story/aesthetic is focused, energized, and authentic. Technical elements support and help tell the story.
4
The work is sophisticated, innovative, and/or creative.
IMPORTANT: Do NOT comment on presence or absence of face masks. Different schools have varying requirements, and individual students may wear them while others may not, due to parental expectations. It is NOT your role as adjudicator to make those determinations, and the contest will reverse any point deductions made by adjudicators for such reasons.
Animation: fluid movement of stop-motion; nuances of rendering details
F
Animation: style is appropriate to story being told
G
Voice: projection, enunciation, consistent dialect, etc. that is stylistically appropriate
H
Uses dynamic storytelling techniques to give insight to the human experience in the style of the selected genre (humorous, serious, science fiction/fantasy, etc.)
I
Development of story: planning, cohesiveness, flow, coherence
Mise-en-scene: setting, props, costuming, makeup, etc. is appropriate and complementary
F
Uses dynamic storytelling techniques to give insight to the human experience in the style of the selected genre (humorous, serious, science fiction/fantasy, etc.)
G
Development of story: planning, cohesiveness, flow, coherence
H
Voice:projection, enunciation, consistent dialect, etc. that is stylistically appropriate
I
Movement: facial expression, gestures, etc.; demonstrate poise and communicate emphasis
