Course Code: MMP3274N
Course Name: Sound Production
Final Project Marking Rubric
Student Name:
Student ID:
Assessment Components:
Editing (Audio mixing: SFX, music, voice over)
Characters (including: rate/timing, projection, voice expression, articulation, fluency)
Project report
Team participation
ADD (Individual components – 30 marks):
Individual Reflective Report
Mark allocation:
15 marks 0-3: Weak 4-7: Average
10 marks 0-3: Weak 4-6: Average
30 marks 0-8: Weak 9-16: Average
Marking Rubric Guidelines:
Allocation: Excellent
Guidelines:
Editing Excellent sound mixing;
(Audio application of BGM, SFX,
mixing: SFX, Foley & VO.
music, voice
over) Excellent pitch, EQ, audio
(30 marks) adjustment (left and
right) as well as
transitions done properly;
somehow create good
mood
Sound effect and music
choices enhance the
mood and help tell the
story. Music and sound
effects executed
flawlessly; they are
appropriate and realistic
Excellent in Manipulating
sound, objects, space and
uses metaphor to
communicate a specific
mood, feeling, idea on
Final Project (60%)
Marks:
/ 30
/ 15
/ 15
/ 10
Total Group Marks / 70
/30
Total Marks / 100
8-11: Good 12-15: Excellent
7-8: Good 9-10: Excellent
17-24: Good 25-30: Excellent
Good Average Weak Marks
Sound quality is Audio mixing is fairly Audio: Doesn’t give any
somehow good; BGM, done; however, the impact to the audiences;
SFX, Foley & VO. impact (to the fail to create the mood
listeners) is very mild
Transitions left to right Audio mixing: no proper
channels/ pitch Basic audio fade fade in/out; audio
adjustment/EQ: above in/out is done; pitch transitions or even
average level; minor adjustment/ EQ not pitch/EQ adjustment
mistakes, however able adjusted thus doesn’t
to create a good mood create the mood Audio Db.: too soft (no
for audiences to feel proper adjustment
and follow the story as Audio Db.: too loud or between channels)
well as the character either too soft
Sound effects and music /30
Music and sound No difference is either absent or
effects fit the mood and channels (left/right)- distracting. Do not fit
help tell the story. all the same level mood or enhance story;
Some stumbles with Few or no sound effects,
execution; appropriate, Music and sound or hard to recognise, or
somewhat realistic, effects do not fit the do not contribute to the
somewhat important to mood very well, or
scenario; overall audio
the scenario  sound effects and
mixing is very sloppy
music is somewhat
Good in manipulating delayed or in Little evidence of
sound and objects to improper places; SFX manipulation of sound,
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Course Name: Sound Production

setting/ location communicate a specific not appropriate, not objects and space to
setting/ location realistic or do not communicate on specific
contribute to the setting/location
scenario

Limited manipulation
of sound, objects and
space to
communicate on
specific
setting/location

Characters Outstanding; Puts clear Puts good expression Puts some dramatic Puts minimal to no
(including: dramatic voice expression into most of his/her voice expression into dramatic voice expression
rate/timing, into his/her lines.  lines.  his/her lines.  into his/her lines. Lines
projection, expressed in monotone
voice Voice performance is very Voice performance is Voice performance is
expression, entertaining & held very entertaining and moderately Voice performance is not
articulation, audience attention; few held attention most of entertaining and held very entertaining and did
fluency) to no errors made the time; minor errors attention some of the not hold attention; many
(15 marks) made time; major errors major errors made
Voices fit the characters made
extremely well. Easy to Voices fit the characters No change in voice.
tell characters apart.  well. Mostly easy to tell Difficult to tell Characters /15
characters apart.  characters apart. indistinguishable. 
Projection & rate/timing: Voices not really
Outstanding voice Projection & appropriate for Projection & rate/timing:
volume; Rate is at a good rate/timing: Good voice characters. Poor volume: difficult to
pace for the mood and volume; impossible to hear the
telling of the story Rate is sometimes a Projection & lines; Rate is extremely
little fast or slow for the rate/timing: Some fast or extremely slow 
Lines are always clear and mood and telling of the good volume at
understandable; thus, story times; difficult to hear Majority of the lines are
character is played well   most of the time; unclear and not
Most of the lines are Rate is often too fast understandable;
clear and or too slow character; student was
understandable; thus, not able to demonstrate
character is played Some of the lines are the character properly
moderately clear and
understandable; thus,
unable to follow the
character role
development 
 
Project report Well planned; all Good (room for Fairly done; however, Weak; students failed to
(15 marks) elements are covered improvement); need to lack of attention given understand the audio
including excellent be more attentive in on the planning; thus, project planning and
planning and storytelling planning. execution is not execution. Overall, failed /15
in audio Lacking of certain smooth. to understand audio post-
treatment/format. important details (for production.
A complete set with example: proper
thorough details location for recording,
included. OR devices OR good
choices in choosing
props to create Foleys.

Team Work effectively, Work effectively and Inconsistently Demonstrate a minimal

Participation cooperatively and cooperatively within a demonstrate an ability to work
(10 marks) display maturity in all group, and this is ability to work productively within a / 10
aspects of group work. shown in the video productively within a group setting and/or did
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Teamwork added outcome. group setting. not add to the project's

substantially to the Students did not add outcome.
project's outcome. significantly to the
project's outcome.

TOTAL GROUP MARKS /70

Add: Excellent knowledge on Good knowledge on Fairly done; however, Weak explanation and
sound recording; in film- sound recording need to be more elaboration (unsure of
Individual making & key terms; elements and terms; coherent and requirements); including
Reflective including diegetic and including their role comprehensive; their role development
Report non-diegetic elements; development including their role (Individual performance /30
(30 marks) including their role (Individual performance development and contribution)
development (Individual and contribution) (Individual
performance and performance and
contribution) contribution)

Student’s Name Group Mark Individual Mark TOTAL MARKS

Overall Comment:

Examiner: Sarata Balaya