Guidelines
All submissions should be 5 minutes or less. That being said brevity is a good thing in filmmaking. Judges encourage quality over length.
GRADE LEVELS
• Elementary
• Middle School
• High School
CATEGORIES
- Animation
- Comedy
- Drama
- Documentary
- Music Video
- Experimental (High School Only)
2025 Judging Rubrics
2025 GUIDELINES
- All video submissions are subject to being shared publicly.
- Projects will be accepted and evaluated within three grade level divisions:
- Elementary (K-5)
- Video projects have to be 5 minutes or less for Elementary School.
- Middle School (6-8)
- Video projects have to be 5 minutes or less for Middle School.
- High School (9-12)
- Video projects have to be 5 minutes or less for High School.
- Elementary (K-5)
- While adult guidance is encouraged, the content of submitted work should clearly reflect student effort.
- Each project requires a Beaverton School District staff sponsor.
- Beaverton School District maintains a zero tolerance policy regarding the use of drugs, alcohol, violence and discrimination. Submissions depicting or implying these or other potentially objectionable themes may be censored at the discretion of the judges and school district.
Signal to Noise
Online Evaluation Guide
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Story/Script |
Story is easy to follow. Good flow from start to finish. |
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Video Clarity & Lighting |
Most shots are clearly focused. Camera movements are smooth and/or of appropriate speed. Most shots have appropriate lighting. (Considers camera placement) |
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Audio |
Audio is usually balanced between dialogue, music and voice over. Audio is clear throughout the video. Sound and visual files are mostly distortion free. |
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Editing |
Most video clips and images have been effectively edited to improve the impact of the film (Most clips are edited to remove slack time. ) |
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Attributions (Credit given) |
End Credits for:
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