After all your hard work, the time has come to export your video adaptation and turn it in.
Export a final draft of your campaign and submit it to your teacher for your Culminating Task. Your file should be an .mp4 file at 1280x720 resolution.
You can also give the model video another look below.
The railroad track is miles away,
And the day is loud with voices speaking.
Yet there isn't a train goes by all day,
But I hear its whistle shrieking.
[TRAIN WHISTLING]
All night, there isn't a train goes by,
Though the night is still for sleep and dreaming.
But I see its cinders red on the sky
And hear its engine steaming.
[TRAIN HISSES]
My heart is warm with the friends I make,
And better friends I'll not be knowing.
Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take
No matter where it's going.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
Here's the rubric for your Culminating Task, which your teacher will use to grade your final video adaptation.
| Expert | Strong | Progressing | Beginning | |
Creativity & Development |
You masterfully adapt a short written work into a compelling short film. Your visuals, video, motion graphics, sound effects, acting/narration, and other film elements show inspired improvement and development over time, resulting in a polished final digital short. |
You effectively adapt a short written work into a short film. Your visuals, video, motion graphics, sound effects, acting/narration, and other film elements show consistent improvement and development over time, resulting in a solid final digital short. |
Your adaptation is hard to understand in some places, or seems low-effort. Your visuals, video, motion graphics, sound effects, acting/narration, and other film elements show some small improvement based on teacher feedback, but some parts might be missing. |
Your video makes little sense, lacks a coherent structure, or is not based on adapting a short written work. Vital elements like visuals, motion graphics, sound effects, acting/narration, and editing are missing or show no improvement over time. |
Production & Presentation |
Your graphic and audio elements all look and sound professional, are expertly chosen and composited, and reflect extremely high production value. Your shots and scenes display exceptional lighting, cinematography, editing, and transitions to create an immersive and unified experience. |
Your visual and audio elements are all high quality, and show lots of careful production work and refinement. You effectively use lighting cinematography, editing and transitions to tell your story and enhance your viewer's experience. |
Some of your visual and audio elements are compressed, degraded, or low quality. Little production work and refinement is evident. Some thought has gone into lighting cinematography, editing and transitions, but certain scenes interrupt the overall viewing experience. |
The elements you create and source for your digital short are low quality, poorly assembled, or of low production value. Your shots and scenes are hard to understand, editing and transitions are jarring or poorly timed, and viewers are unlikely to be immersed in your video. |
Synthesis & Meaning |
All audio and visual elements come together to create an emotional response in the viewer that matches the tone and style of your source material. Your work synthesizes best practices from other filmmakers while adding unique and creative original elements. |
Images and sound combine to create interest and emotion in your viewer, reflecting the tone and style of the original work. Your video shows understanding and use of effective cinematic techniques while introducing new ideas. |
Some scenes successfully convey the meaning of your source text, but others don't really engage the viewer or fit the tone of the original material. Your video has some examples of cinematic techniques, but there are few new ideas and many best practices aren't followed. |
Your adaptation doesn't stay true to the source material, or creates conflicting or insufficient emotional investment in your work. You leave out many lessons and techniques from established filmmakers, or you present far too little original content. |
