Week 8 Submission: Exhibition-Ready Final Project

This is your final evaluation week. Submit your Final Cut plus your Exhibition Package and complete the Reflection/Evaluation Questions.

1. A) What to submit (Deliverables)

1) Final Cut Video (Required)

• MP4 file (2–3 minutes recommended unless instructed otherwise)
• Title included + credits at end

2) Exhibition Card (Required)

• PDF/JPG/PNG OR typed directly in the submission
• Must include: title, hook, description, CTA, credits, permissions note

3) Artist Statement (Required)

• 150–250 words

4) Optional (Bonus)

• Poster / teaser / social posts from Week 7
• Behind-the-scenes photo or short making-of note

1. B) Reflection & Evaluation Questions (Answer all)

Write your responses clearly using the numbering below.

1) Project Overview

1. What is the title of your video and what issue did you focus on?
2. Why did you choose this issue? (Personal experience, observation, community need, etc.)
3. Who is your primary audience and why?

2) Story & Message

1. What is the key message you want viewers to remember? (1–2 sentences)
2. Describe your story structure: What is your hook, middle, and ending?
3. What moment in your video is the most powerful—and why?

3) Skills Integration (What you applied from the course)

1. Photography/visual skills: Name 2 visual choices you made (framing, light, focus, shot types) and explain how they improved meaning.
2. Audio skills: What did you do to improve voice clarity and sound quality?
3. Editing skills: Name 2 editing decisions you made (cuts, pacing, titles, music, ambience) and why they mattered.

4) Ethics, Consent & Safety

1. How did you obtain consent or protect participants? (Describe your process.)
2. What potential harm did you consider, and how did you reduce risk?
3. If you could redo one part to be even more respectful or safe, what would you change?

5) Media Literacy & Truth

1. What did you verify before including it in your story? (facts, claims, context)
2. Name one misinformation trick you avoided and how.

6) Impact & Distribution

1. What action do you want viewers to take after watching? (Your CTA)
2. Where will you share/screen your video and why? (WhatsApp, school screening, YouTube unlisted, etc.)
3. How will you know if your video created impact? (Give 2 indicators—comments, shares, attendance, conversations, small changes, etc.)

7) Growth & Future Learning

1. What is the biggest thing you learned about storytelling?
2. What is one skill you improved the most?
3. What is your next goal as a Digital Change Maker? (Next story idea or skill to master)

8) Course Feedback (Improving the program)

1. Which lesson helped you most, and why?
2. What should we add or improve in this course for the next cohort?
3. One message to future learners starting this course: (1–2 sentences)

1. C) Marking Rubric (100 points)

1. Final Cut Quality (40 points)

• Clear story + pacing (15)
• Audio clarity + balance (15)
• Titles/credits + technical export (10)

1. Ethics & Media Literacy (20 points)

• Consent/safety/dignity applied (12)
• Truth/verification habits evident (8)

1. Exhibition Package (20 points)

• Exhibition card completeness + clarity (10)
• Artist statement quality (10)

1. Reflection Depth (20 points)

• Honest learning + specific examples (12)
• Impact/distribution thinking (8)

Bonus (up to +5): Strong thumbnail/poster/teaser, behind-the-scenes, or community screening plan.

Submission checklist

• Final Cut video attached
• Exhibition Card attached/typed
• Artist statement included
• All reflection questions answered