Get off my land props

Prop - the prop used in the short film is a gun, this prop is used to create shock and fear in the audience when the farmer first appears with the weapon and then kills the couple with it. The prop gun we used was an air rifle as an alternative to the shotgun used in the actual short film.

Costume get off my land

COSTUME:

In this short film there are 3 different characters 

For the first two characters: the couple going for a walk; the costumes are not too important. They are wearing simple basic clothes suitable for walking but not too outdoorsy, the man has white trainers on that are extremely muddy whilst the woman has walking boots showing she is more prepared and perhaps a keener walker.

The landowner looks like quite a traditional farmer or hunter with a farmer’s cap and boots, he looks quite wealthy.

All of them are wearing light jackets.

Short film studies video group work

Here is a short video of a creation of a short film we did in groups.

'Get off My Land' setting

                                                                          SETTING

We will be shooting our creation of ‘Get off My Land’ at the river Tiffey. We have chosen this location as our setting because it is a rural and desolate area in the countryside, obviously a very fitting setting for our recreation of ‘Get off My Land’. Also, as the setting is very deserted, the sound of traffic and the public will not be a problem and not disrupt our video. Moreover, not only is this location rural, it closely resembles the setting of ‘Get off My Land’ as it contains numerous trees, fields and foliage just like the video.  

Here is a picture of our filming location:

Practical Task 1

Equilibrium - Here, we see a boy proudly standing next to his new bike that he has rode to school with.

cinematography - Scene opens with an Establishment shot because it's used to open the scene.

Disruption - In this shot, we witness a potential antagonist, stealing the protagonists new bike and subsequently upsetting the Equilibrium.

Cinematography - The scene opens with another Establishment shot because of the introduction of a new character.

Recognition of disruption - The protagonist realised his new bike is missing, evoking a new dilemma.

Cinematography - A close-up shot is used to highlight the character expression and his recognition.

Attempts to repair - The protagonist spots the robber in her tracks and decides to confront them, but ultimately fails.

Cinematography -  A standard shot that reveals the identity of the antagonist in front of the protagonist.

Repair - The protagonist decides to fight the robber to regain his bike after his first diplomatic attempt to resolve failed.

Cinematography - A standard shot was selected to get a full perspective of the situation, so we can so the ensuing chaos as well as the protagonist emerging as victorious.

Closure - The boy finally gets his bike back and a new Equilibrium is established.

Cinematography - An Establishment shot is used, showing the jovial expression of the character.

                                                  Mise-en-scene:

Setting, props and costume: The scene opens with an establishment shot, featuring a school with a bike shelter. The props we used are bikes, a common way of transport particularly used by pupils getting to school. Thus, we used bikes as a prop to help highlight the setting; a school. Moreover, the character is wearing smart clothes which further illustrates that the setting is a school.

Character expression - The scene shows the protagonist being absolutely shocked and panicking over the situation. This is unequivocally, a common reaction after discovery that a cherished possession is stolen. Therefore, the characters expression is rather fitting for the scene.

 lighting - The scene is dark and the weather is overcast and the sky is mundane to look at. Thus, this sets the mood of the scene as well as epitomising that something is clearly out of the ordinary, Also, the lighting highlights the characters distraught emotions.

Make-up - There is no use of make -up.

Todorov's narrative theory:

Todorov's narrative theory: A film that is used in a linear structure consisting of a beginning, middle, and end. 

Here is a video explaining Todorov's narrative theory:

Equilibrium: 

The beginning of the film where the location, characters and date is specified. Generally, nothing out of the ordinary happens in the film during the Equilibrium period and everything is as it should be with no disturbance. 

The Disruption:

During this period, this displaces the Equilibrium as the film focuses on a major disruption that the characters are possibly oblivious to or yet to recognise. Thus, this leads to disequilibrium. 

Recognition:

Upon realising the disruption, the characters begin to face a potential dilemma that they must sought to. This often appears during halfway through the film.

Attempts to Resolve:

During this stage of the film, the focus is primarily on the characters trying to remedy the situation, but ultimately struggling or failing to resolve the dilemma they are in.

Repair:

By this stage, the film is nearing to the end and the characters have finally deciphered how they are going to resolve the situation and ultimately succeed. 

Closure:

Occurs at the end of the film in which a new Equilibrium is established and everything is often back to how it was, reminiscent to the beginning of the film. 

For example, this structure is used in the film Superbad: 

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Hands down one of my favourite films is Superbad.

Here's a scene from the film: