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Cinematography Cinematography Judging the Quality of Cinematorgraphy in a Student Film Rubric Code: N22B528 By RegaladoMMS Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Arts and Design Type: Writing Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Cinematography
	Poor 1 pts	Average 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Functional Lighting Level of Light/General Exposure	Poor Scenes were poorly lit. (over or under exposure) Talent could not be scene. Lighting was inconsistent.	Average Some scenes were well lit and talent could be seen when the director intended them to be seen. Not all of the lighting was consistent in each shot of a scene.	Good Most scenes were well lit and talent could be seen when the director intended them to be seen. Most of the lighting was consistent in each shot of a scene.	Excellent All scenes were well lit and talent could be seen when the director intended them to be seen. Lighting was consistent in each shot of a scene.
Creative Lighting Use of light to create tone, mood or story information.	Poor No creative use of lighting was apparent.	Average Lighting was not used to communicate tone or mood. Lighting may have been distracting to the viewer.	Good At times the director successfully used lighting to communicate the tone of the film or the mood of a scene.	Excellent The director successfully used lighting to communicate the tone of the film or the mood of a scene.
Camera Work Focus, Movement, and Composition.	Poor The film contained little to no smooth camera movement. The film had numerous focus problems. The film’s composition lacked clear boundaries and exhibited poor framing.	Average The film went out of focus numerous times. Some of the camera movement was not smooth. Many shots lacked proper framing.	Good Most of the film was in focus and most of the camera movement was smooth throughout. Most shots were properly framed.	Excellent The film was in focus and the camera movement was smooth throughout. The film’s composition and framing was clean throughout.
Creative Camera Work Use of camera angles and movement (handheld, dolly, lockoff) to communicate information.	Poor The camera angles and movement used in the film were distracting or too basic.	Average The director was able to communicate some information to the audience using camera angles and movement. Some camerawork may have been distracting or lacking any point that progressed the story.	Good The director attempted to use camera angles and movement to communicate information to the audience.	Excellent The director successfully used camera angles and movement to creatively communicate information on character and story to the audience effectively.