RubricforSeniorThesisProjects

Name:
Title:

Theartistspent
considerable

timein
thebrainstorming
phase,experimenting
withseveraloptions
andchallengingtheir
concept.

Theartistspenttimein
thebrainstorming
phase,experimenting
withseveraloptions
andchallengingtheir
concept.

Theartistdidnotspend
enoughtimeinthe
brainstormingphase.
He/shedidnotexperiment
withenoughoptionsor
challengetheconcept.

Theartistdidnot
spendtime
brainstorming.He/she
didnotconsider
multipleoptionsor
challengetheconcept.

Theconceptis
extremelywellthought
out.Itispersonal,
creative,relatestothe
assignedtheme,andis
expressedclearlyinthe
work.

Theconceptiswell
thoughtout,personal,
relatestotheassigned
theme,andisexpressed
clearlyinthework.

Theconceptiseither:not
evidentintheworkitself,
unrelatedtotheassigned
theme,impersonal,or
unimaginative.

Thepiecelacksan
ideaorconcept.

Execution&Use
ofMedium/
Material

Thepieceisbeautifully
executed.Theartist
wasabletousethe
mediumtoclearly
expressanideainan
interestingandcreative
way.

Thepieceiswell
executed.Theartist
wasabletousethe
mediumtoclearly
expressanideainan
interestingandcreative
way.

Therearesomeissueswith
execution.Eithertheidea
isunclearorthemedium
(technique)istooweakto
conveyanidea.

Thepieceispoorly
executed.Theideais
unclearandthe
techniqueisvery
weak.

Composition
(2Dwork)

Thecompositionofthe
imageiscarefully
considered:theeye
movesaroundthepage,
objectsrelatetoone
anotherandthe
rectangleinan
interestingway.

Thecompositionofthe
imageisconsidered:
theeyemovesaround
thepage,objectsrelate
tooneanotherandthe
rectangleinan
interestingway.

Thecompositionneedsto
bemorecarefully
considered.Eitheritisa
staticcompositionwith
littlemovement,ortheeye
goesoffthepageand
nothingbringsitbackin.

Thereislittletono
considerationof
composition.The
compositionisstatic
andtheeyeeasily
escapesthepage.

Construction
Therearenoissues
Drawing
withperspective,
(representational proportions,orscale.
2Dwork)

Therearesomeissues
withperspective,
proportions,orscale.

Therearesignificantissues
withperspective,
proportions,orscale.

Therearesignificant
issueswith
perspective,
proportions,orscale.

LightandShade
(blackandwhite
2Dwork)

Theartistusesavariety
oftonestocreatea
feelingofspace,depth,
andatmosphere.

Theworkneedsmoretonal Thereislittletono
varietyinordertocapturea tonalvarietyinthe
feelingofthree
piece.
dimensionalityorspace.

Brainstorming

Concept

Theartistbeautifully
usesavarietyoftones
tocreateafeelingof
space,depth,and
atmosphere.

Color:hue,
value,
temperature
(color2Dwork)

Color(hue,tone,
temperature)isused
beautifullytocreatea
feelingofspace,depth,
andlight.

Theartistisableto
achieveasenseof
space,depth,andlight
throughtheuseof
color.

Therearesomeissueswith
colorthatdetractfroma
feelingofspaceorlight.
Basiccolortheoryisused.

Therearesignificant
issueswithcolorthat
demonstratealackof
basiccolortheory.

Aesthetic/
Sensory
Considerations
ofVideo

Thefilmisconsidered
intermsoflighting,
varietyofshots,
transitionsbetween
shots,intentional
cameramovements,
overallcolorusage,and
soundeffects.
Dialogueiseditedand
doesnotreplacethe
visuals.

Thefilmcouldbemore
consideredintermsof
2or3ofthefollowing:
lighting,varietyof
shots,transitions
betweenshots,
intentionalcamera
movements,overall
colorusage,and/or
soundeffects.
Dialogueisedited,but
insomeplacesis
unnecessaryandcould
bebettersaidvisually.

Thefilmneedstobemore
consideredintermsof
lighting,varietyofshots,
transitionsbetweenshots,
intentionalcamera
movements,overallcolor
usage,and/orsoundeffects.
Dialogueneedsfurther
editingandinmanyplaces
isunnecessaryandcouldbe
bettersaidvisually.

Theaestheticsofthe
filmarenot
considered.Thereare
notenoughvarietyof
shots,camera
movementsare
ineffective,andthere
isnoattentiontocolor
orsound.Dialogueis
veryweakand
unnecessary.

RiskTaking

Theartisttook
considerableriskswith
thispiece,tryingout
newideasand
techniques.These
risksopenedupnew
possibilitiesand
directionsforthe
thesis.

Theartisttooksome
riskswiththispiece,
tryingoutsomenew
ideaortechnique.With
furtherexploration,
theseriskscouldopen
upnewpossibilities
anddirectionsforthe
thesis.

Theartistdidnottakerisks
withthispiece.Nonew
ideaortechniquewas
explored,andtheartist
onlydidwhathewas
comfortablewith.

Theartistdidnottake
riskswiththispiece.
Nonewideaor
techniquewas
explored,andthe
artistonlydidwhathe
wascomfortablewith.

Creative
Thinking/
ProblemSolving

Theartistconsistently
andindependentlyused
stepsofthecreative
processtosolve
problemsinpersonal
andthoughtfulways.

Theartistsometimes
usedstepsofthe
creativeprocessto
solveproblemsin
personalandthoughtful
ways,butcould
becomemorefamiliar
withtheproblem
solvingaspectofthe
creativeprocess.The
artistwastoo
dependentonteacher
feedbacktoidentify
problemsintheirwork,
andneedstostrivefor
moreselfreflection.

Theartiststruggledto
identifyandsolveproblems
anddidnotusethestepsof
thecreativeprocesstofind
solutions.Theartistneeds
tobecomemore
comfortablewiththethe
creativeprocessandmore
willingtosolveproblems
independently.Theartist
wastoodependenton
teacherfeedbacktoidentify
problemsintheirwork,and
needstostriveformore
selfreflection.

Theartistdidnot
solveproblemswith
theirpieceandmade
noattemptatusing
problemsolvingsteps
ofthecreative
process.Theartist
wastotallydependent
onteacherfeedbackto
identifyproblemsin
theirwork.