Get Off My Land Analysis

“Get Off My Land” by Douglas Ray is a short film filled with suspense shown through the genre of crime.
The themes of death, ownership and pride are apparent in this film.  The theme of death is interesting as the elements such as sound help create an unsettling feel to the film, giving it a deathly feel.
The film is of a young couple who fail to follow a public footpath resulting them faced with a deadly conflict.

The entire setting in mise en scene of get off my land is that of open countryside, this is effective as the ideas of mystery and adventure are enforced.

The lack of sound in the film is very effective as it builds great tension, and allows the audience  to feel the awkward silences, for example  whilst the man and woman are walking, the tense silence when the man and woman are confronted by the landowner, and the deadly silence when the man and woman had been shot.

Nearly all sounds within the film were diegetic, such as the sound of the woman crying, the gunshots and the tuck pulling up, this creates a more real affect within the film, allowing the audience to feel as though they are with the characters, without the multiple background sounds as other short films consist of.