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VNU-HCMC UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES |
FINAL WRITING FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM |
Academic year: 2014-2015 Exam place and time: Dinh Tien Hoang campus
Course: Writing film scripts
Specialization: Art studies Course code: VAN011
Write about over 5 pages of screenplay for a short film with any themes within one months.
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STUDENT WILL BE SCORED ACCORDING TO THESE STANDARDS
| Excellent (9-10) | Good (7-8) | Good (5-6) | Average <5 | |
| Story |
Writer uses a well-crafted story that follows the assigned genre’s conventions exceptionally well; script is more than 8 scenes in length |
Writer uses an adequate story that follows the assigned genre’s conventions; script is more than 6 scenes in length |
Writer uses a marginal story that only partly follows the assigned genre’s conventions; script is less than 6 scenes in length |
Writer uses a weak story that does not follow the assigned genre’s conventions with poorly developed characters and does not engage the reader; script is incomplete |
| Formatting |
The formatting is correct in virtually every detail |
The formatting is correct for the most part, with very few errors to distract the reader |
The formatting is contains several errors that distract from the reading experience |
The script contains many formatting errors |
| Flow and rhythm |
All sentences sound natural and are easy on the ear when read aloud. each sentence is clear and has an obvious emphasis |
Almost all sentences sound natural and are easy on the ear when read aloud, but only a few are stiff, awkward, or difficult to understand |
Most sentences sound natural and are easy on the ear when read aloud, but several are stiff, awkward or difficult to understand |
The sentences are difficult to read aloud because they sound awkward, are distractingly repetitive, or difficult to understand |
| Techniques |
Script contains many effective screenwriting techniques, which might include: montage, parentheticals, the use of beats, voiceovers, offscreen dialogue, continued dialogue, mood and suspense |
Script contains several screenwriting techniques, which might include montage, parentheticals, the use of beats, voiceovers, offscreen dialogue, continued dialogue, mood and suspense |
Script contains some of the techniques taught |
Script contains few of the techniques taught
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| Form |
Writer makes almost no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content |
Writer makes few errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content |
Writer makes errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content |
Writer makes numerous errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content |