Get Off My Land - A Short Film Analysis

Crew:

Director and Writer - Douglas Ray
Producer - Johnathan Rawlinson and Amaka Ugwunkwo
Editor - Ted Guard
Director of Photography - George Steel
Sound Design - Oli Cohen

Cast:
Farmer - Robert Glenister
Male - Rafe Spall
Female - Ruth Wilson

Get Off My Land was written and directed by Douglas Ray. It was funded by the UK Film Council. The genre can be seen as dark comedy because there was no need for the farmer to kill the couple. 

The story of the short film is about a young couple in the countryside walking through the fields. They get stopped by a farmer who supposedly owns the land they're walking on. The boyfriend of the couple confronts the farmer verbally about who owns the land. The boyfriend ends up asking for a fight over the land, which is when the farmer walks over to his vehicle and gets out s shotgun. He murders them both. 

The editing within the short film was very simple but capturing. Jumps cuts are used throughout the film which then speeds up when the confrontation happens, and after the farmer murders the couple, it then slows down again. 

The camera shots are also very simple in this film. Many of the shots are establishing the scene, which is a countryside field, and close ups of the characters to show their expressions and how they react to the situation. The camera in the film is handheld which makes the audience feel like they are part of the film and gives off more of a realistic feel.