Analysis of Get Off My Land

Camera Shots

This short film makes use of long shots of scenes to allow the viewer to watch from a distance, the film is very uncomfortable for the reader as it involves confrontation between the two males who are both shot close up in the centre of the screen. The Reaction shots of the two walkers when the land owner gets out his gun show the fright and this defines what the audience's reaction should be.

Sound

Other techniques to make the viewer uncomfortable include long pauses of silence both mid conversation and after gun shots.

The land owner's punch line at the end of the film is said whilst he looks into the camera which creates interaction with the audience which makes the comedy more obvious however the comedic value was less present throughout the rest of the film and the use of the punch line is something I am less likely to use as I want to make the viewer to think more. Also this film makes use of dialogue to create tension and comedy and I would prefer to have more silence and the use of music to create these effects on the audience.

Mise en Scene

The open field that the film is set in makes the viewer uncomfortable as there are very few people and very little movement which is tense. The shotgun also brings a reaction from the audience as the tension in the scene grows due to the land owner expressing his power.


Editing

The use of long takes throughout the film creates a calm environment but also tense an the take lengths do not change despite the quick changes in circumstances of the land owner's actions. The jump cut after the first gun shot to a long shot of the man falling to the ground is used to create shock but the jump cut after the second gun shot to a long shot view of birds flying from trees creates comedy.