JUDGING CRITERIA

REEL Short Film Competition 2014

Criteria
Theme Change a life
Narrative Flow

Production Design
(props, costumes,
sets, locations)

Visual Composition/
Cinematography

Audio enhancements
(sound and music)
Editing and use of
visual enhancements
(transitions, titles,
credits, special
effects)
General comments

Exemplary
20 points
Excellent and appropriate
portrayal of the theme
The narrative/story telling
flowed seamlessly. It was
also strong, original,
compelling, and interesting,
always attracting the
viewers attention
Excellent and extremely
creative production design.
Original and appropriate
choice of props, costumes,
sets and locations used.
Film consistently showed
excellent and creative visual
composition/cinematography
(camera angles, camera
movement, lighting, framing
of shots)
High quality sound and
excellent use of music for the
sound track
Excellent and appropriate
editing and excellent use of
visual enhancements

Accomplished
15 points
Obvious and consistent
portrayal of the theme
The narrative/story telling
flowed consistently. It was
occasionally compelling and
entertaining to viewers.
There were some original
ideas used.
Interesting and creative
production design. Good and
appropriate choice of props,
costumes, sets and
locations used.
Film occasionally showed
excellent and creative visual
composition/cinematography
(camera angles, camera
movement, lighting, framing
of shots)
Very good quality sound and
good use of music for the
sound track
Very good editing and use of
visual enhancements. Trying
to be innovative with
production and presentation

Developing
10 points
Good portrayal of the theme
The narrative/story telling
showed signs of developing
an interesting and
entertaining story. It mildly
captured the viewers
attention.
Adequate and sometimes
interesting production
design. Some inspired
choices of props, costumes,
sets and locations used.
Film showed average visual
composition/cinematography
(camera angles, camera
movement, lighting, framing
of shots)
Good quality sound and good
use of music for the sound
track
Editing was adequate. Visual
enhancement tools used but
not always appropriate or
effective

Limited
5 points
No or minimal portrayal of
the theme
The narrative/story telling
flowed disjointedly. It was
uninteresting and only
occasionally captured the
viewers attention.

Score

Poorly executed production

design. Poor choice of props,
costumes, sets and locations
used.
Film showed poor visual
composition/cinematography
(camera angles, camera
movement, lighting, framing
of shots)
Poor quality sound and
limited or inappropriate use
of music for the sound track
Poor editing and no use or
inappropriate use of
enhancements

Total Score
(Max 120)