'Love Field'

Genre- thriller Setting -large corn field, looks creepy and mysterious as it is isolated and empty. Icons- Crow, the symbol of death, could suggest to the audience that someone is going to or already has been killed as the crow could be a significant icon. Narrative- the audience hear a girl screaming, a close up of a knife being stabbed into the ground is shown and you see a persons foot stop moving. This makes us think there was a murder as man looks panicked and rushes to his car, when really the woman screaming had given birth. You think its going to be a horror from the screaming, use of extreme long shots etc and close up of the crow but turns out not to be. Characters- Weird sweaty, stereo typical horror large farmer. Screaming woman, sweaty, covered in blood from giving birth. New born baby with the umbilical cord still attatched. Camera Starts with an establishing shot, extreme long shot (shows the large corn feilds). Long shots on the setting, sets the scene for the audience to establish whats going on. Tilt up/low shot, you're left waiting for information about what is going to happen or what has already happened. Fade- the shot is going somewhere, this leaves the audience in suspense and the film opening with lots of tension as you dont know whats about to be shown. Sound Sets the tone and the atmosphere as it makes the audience feel uneasy. Intense sound in enhanced. Chirping from the Crow is enhanced, constant, we are made to focus on the fact the bird is making a lot of noise which makes us feel suspicious about why he is doing this and what significance it has to the action about to take place or be shown. Wind- We know the temperature and type of day it is outside, often linked with scary moments within a film of a horror genre. Orchestral Soundtrack- again, often linked with horrors as the orchestral music builds tension. The music and sound tells you how to feel, without it the film wouldn't seem like a horror in the beginning as much. Mix between diegetic and non-diegetic sound is used effectively in conjunction with one another to full fill the overall emotion and mood. Mise-en-scene Costume- the farmer was made to look quite dodgy through the fact his clothes were dirty and hes appearance overall was quite greasy and sweaty as he looked anxious, the woman giving birth was covered in blood but in a way in which it didnt make the audience scared once they found out the reason why she was covered in the blood. It was due to her giving birth. Her clothing made her look typically pretty, and that she wasn't meant to be there. It made the audience question who she was and why she was where she was with the farmer. Lighting- The lighting is bright, which goes against the horror genre which is what we think it is at first, when we discover a murder isn't what is going on the bright lighting makes a lot more sense and typically you wouldn't do a murder in the middle of the day as you are more likely to be caught. The lighting is soft although bright, which makes the whole giving birth moment beautiful. Actors- Both fit the parts they play well as they look the part as well as have the mannerisms which fit it. The man is a little bit fat which makes him look a little scarier, at the time because he is worried he looks a lot scarier than he is, but at the end the shot of the two characters smiling makes you completely change your mind on him as he looks like a lovely man that was just willing to help this women, of whatever relation he has with her. Makeup- Both are covered in sweat, which makes sense when you realise he's a farmer and she just gave birth. The male character looks grubby whereas the female just looks extremely worn out. Props- Props used includes a knife, a blanket, contents of the woman's handbag. By seeing the woman's handbag and the contents all over the floor this makes us think something has happened to her, as she isn't near her bag and isn't trying to put everything back into her bag. The knife stabbed into the ground as the screaming stops makes us presume the woman has just been murdered. After that he rushes to a car to get a blanket, we presume this is because he wants to cover up the 'body' when in fact it is for the newborn baby. The props are used to trick us into thinking something has happened when it hasn't. It builds a false emotion and atmosphere as the audience think that something the complete opposite is going on. Setting- The setting is clever in that it is such an isolated place that the first thing that comes to mind when we hear a crow and screaming is that it will be a murder which in fact it isn't, its a woman who has clearly stopped for help from a farmer as she has gone into labour. The end establishing shot shows us that he has come off a tractor and she has stopped by the side of the road, it helps us understand why she is giving birth in a field. Editing Overall it has been edited in a way to make you focus on certain things, close-ups of of the contents of her bag, the knife being stabbed in the ground, the crow, which all fades into each other. They are all key features of the opening sequence and we are made to look at them. All of the editing techniques used makes us feel like something the complete opposite to what is actually happening is going to happen. Class Notes Crow- creepy, sets a mysterious and anxious mood and tone. Phone, money, screams, blood Curly toes- strain, pain from the women who we prosume is being stabbed or killed. Tattoos on the man- make him look scarier and more intimidating, could they be of significance to the action or rest of the film? Look in his eye- panic, dispair, he is made to look like he has done something wrong. Sweating from where he is anxious about something when infact he is just a farmer pankicking over this women giving birth. Tone completely changes- she gave birth to a beautiful baby with the help from this farmer. Rushing made us think he was a murderer, in fact it was to ensure both mother and baby were safe. Tone turns from creepy to happy as the audience begin to understand what is happening within the scene.