Get off my land - Bradley Mills

Get Off My Land 

 Bradley Mills

The Films begins with a mid shot of two pairs of feet walking through mud, this shot shows that these people are not wearing the appropriate footwear for a walk through mud, the dirty white trainers suggest that something has not gone to plan and these people weren't expecting to be walking through mud creating an enigma as to why they are there.

This shot from the opening sequence shows that there is a divide between the two characters, it suggests that  there has been a disagreement between the two or that they do not know each other, the possible implications of this shot leave the audience guessing.

The film then progresses to where the idea of calm and 'Equilibrium' which is what I want to work towards in my own movie is disturbed by a farmer who claims that the two characters are intruding on his land.

The two male characters come to a disagreement as to weather it is right or wrong to 'own land' and to weather of his family obtained this land by fighting for it, they should have to 'fight to keep it'.

This is an interesting shot, it shows the two masculine characters, in a confrontation with the female character in the middle, possibly suggesting that she will prevent the two from fighting.

However instead of tying to stop the 'fight' the female character holds the characters coat passively suggesting that she is the less dominant character in the relationship.

The farmer's masculinity is challenged when he turns away and gets back into his car, suggesting that equilibrium is restored, however the farmer returns from his car with a shot gun, a 'phallic symbol' of manliness and power, the jeep in the background could represent the disruption in equilibrium.

This shot represents the reaction of the audience of shock, when indeed the farmer shoots dead the man over the 'small' argument.

There is another twist in the plot as the farmer is walking away after killing the male character we see an over the shoulder shot of the farmer this shows that the woman is devastated.

The camera then cuts to a shot of tree's we then hear via a sound bridge the sound of the shot gun going off again, and when the camera returns to the scene with he farmer we see the female character dead as well.

This twisting of the plot and producing the unexpected is what i want to replicate in my own film and i believe that this film does this well.

Get Off My Land