Lovefield- Mathieu Ratthe-This short film has thriller/drama/horror style to create a story that takes the audience on a roller coaster ride of emotions. For most of the film, the viewer would assume that it is a horror, due to the tense music and rural setting. However the ending shocks and suprises the reader in a different twist.
-The setting is a large corn field, which has no surroundings, already giving the reader a sense of danger. There is a crow that is heard through most of the film, giving conotations of horror, the bird is the only thing that is witness to what is going on, but is obviously helpless.
-The themes and issues at first appear as a murderer who has injured/killed his victim, however it is revealed that it really is a woman who has given birth with the help of the man (previously considered a murderer).
-The male character looks rugged and ungroomed, he is wearing a cap and dungerees to fit the appearence of a criminal. We only see the female character at the end with her baby, so that her situation is not revealed to the end.
-The facial expressions of the male character appear stern and serious, he glimpses over the car bonnet as if he has heard something suspicious. He runs to the car in a panic, suggesting he is in a rush and needs to get to something immieditley.
-The film uses the genre/style uniquely because it combines a number of them together, cleverly fooling the viewer into believing that a murder or some form of attack had taken place.
-The change in tone is the thing i find most inspiring, it is successful because it ends positivley and unexpectedly which is highly entertaining to the viewer. It is almost humorous and has been carefully edited not to reveal the real issue until the end.
-In this circumstance, the films short format works well because the theme doesn't require a long build up and theme would not be successful within a full length film.
-The use of sound is interesting because right from the start the soundtrack is tense accompanied by the diegetic sound of the wind. Other sounds such as a creaking sign and a crow contribute to the un nervy atmosphere. There is no diagloue, however we hear the sound of a woman in distress, therefore make assumptions that she is in trouble.
-However, when we discover that the female has given birth, rather than been attacked, the soundtrack is a complete contrast and changes to a light, happy tone, parallel to the new information.
-Due to the use of sound and editing, the viewer at first assumes that the film is that of a horror, however it is eventually revealed that it is in fact the opposite. We feel a sense of relief for the female charatcer, for the is not a victim as previously thought.
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