Film - 'Get Off my Land' Analysis

Get off my Land – Analysis

‘Get off my land’ is written and directed by Douglas Ray, it was released on the 26 march 2008. The 4 minuet film tells the story of a young couple on and countryside walk where they encounter the farmer who owns the land they are walking across.

The genre of this film is comedy, and stars actors like Robert Glenister, Rafe Spall and Ruth Wilson. The opening scene follows a woman's feet walking slowly along a muddy track but then slows to a stop and the focuses on the males movements. The female in the film is dressed more appropriately for the walk (boots and jacket) whereas the man is in jeans and trainers. The film depicts your typical countryside walk, and even humours the audience with the man’s struggle to get over a wobbly gate, but the rickety, dangerous fence that acts as a warning not to cross into this land foreshadows the ending of this short film. The camera is not kept still but is used in a waving motion to mirror the winds movements. The farmers cap casts a shadow across his face thereby reflecting a mean streak in him. High and low angled camera shots are used to determine the balance of power and strength, once the Farmer has shot the man he then moves into the darkness whilst the woman stands in the light to show the innocence of her and the evil of him.  The audience feels shocked and upset by how raw shootings were, suggesting he had perhaps done this before, once again their expectations are completely turned by this dry comedy at the end ‘well I’ve got a feeling this is a public footpath’

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