WRONG OPERA — PRODUCTION EVALUATION SCORECARD
Editable worksheet • 23 September 2026
Source: https://wrongopera.com/guides/evaluate-ai-production-workbench

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1. BRIEF AND DECISION
Project: [name]
Production owner: [name]
Reviewer and decision maker: [name]
Product / plan / evaluation date: [record]
Audience and deliverable: [description]
Decision this pilot must support: [question]
Scope boundary: [shots, characters, duration, revision rounds]
Spending cap and stop condition: [amount and trigger]

2. REQUIREMENTS TO VERIFY BEFORE PRODUCTION
Access and review permissions: [confirmed / unresolved; evidence]
Input and output rights: [confirmed / unresolved; evidence]
Data handling and retention: [confirmed / unresolved; evidence]
Export container, codec, resolution and frame rate: [requirement; evidence]
Separate audio, captions and editable handoff: [requirement; evidence]
Receiving application and playback device: [name and version]
Do not average an unmet mandatory requirement into a positive total score.

3. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA — AGREE BEFORE SEEING OUTPUT
Story clarity: [observable criterion; weighting if useful]
Character / prop continuity: [observable criterion]
Performance and intelligibility: [observable criterion]
Revision control: [observable criterion]
Delivery compatibility: [observable criterion]
Operational limits: [credits / active time / elapsed time]

4. ATTEMPT LOG — COPY ONE BLOCK PER ATTEMPT
Shot and version: [identifier]
Operation, model and quality setting: [as available]
Input reference versions: [identifiers]
Credits charged: [observed value]
Active operator / review time: [observed minutes]
Elapsed waiting time: [observed minutes]
Generated duration: [seconds]
Accepted duration: [seconds, or zero if rejected]
Outcome: [accepted / rejected / unresolved]
Reason: [specific observation]
Output reference: [file or link]

5. DELIBERATE REVISION
Requested change: [one bounded change]
Decisions or references affected: [list]
Shots requiring new work: [list]
Reusable work: [list]
Extra attempts / credits / active time / waiting time: [observations]
Evidence that the change is correct in sequence: [record]

6. HANDOFF CHECK
Exact output version and location: [record]
Receiving application test: [application / date / observed result]
Playback with sound: [observed result]
Captions or separate audio, if required: [observed result]
External finishing work and cost: [record; do not exclude from comparison]
Unresolved limitations: [list]

7. DECISION
Total credits, including rejected attempts: [sum]
Accepted seconds and rejected attempts: [record separately]
Total active work time and elapsed waiting time: [separate totals]
Mandatory requirements met: [yes / no; exceptions]
Proceed / revise pilot / stop: [decision and evidence]
Next bounded step, owner and budget: [record]