Lovefield

The subject of the short film Lovefield is judgment. This is because the first half of the film looks like a woman is being murdered and we judge the man on the scene as we think he is killing her. When it turns out that he is actually helping her you realize that you judged him before you knew what had happened. The intention of the producer is to show that appearances are deceiving. The camera work in the film doesn’t show the main attraction but pinpoints things around it e.g. the napkin with blood on it, straight away you assume there is a murder going on especially when the woman screams and the bloody knife is rammed into the ground. The man appears to run away with a guilty conscience but it turns out he is actually helping a woman who has given birth. The implied target is the industry as it is a showcase film. The clever camera work and soundtrack show an impressive story. The potential certification of this film would be a 12a as the beginning of the film appears to be a murder so a child may need reassurance and explaining to when the story turns around and shows the birth. The key characters in the film are the woman who is giving birth and the man who helps her. The setting of the film is a wheat field by a road. This is a deserted place which makes it appear more of a murder scene as no one will know what’s happened. The soundtrack is very good in this film; it starts off with low edgy music with sound effects of an eerie creaking of a sign and the cawing of a crow. Then a phone is playing a no answer tone which makes you suspicious, there is a woman screaming which makes you assume she’s in pain maybe even attacked. Then the music softens and a lullaby is played, the man and woman are laughing and there is the sound of a baby crying, this takes away the suspicion and replaces it with joy that it was a happy ending. The form of this is a film. I really like this film, the twist in the story completely changes your outlook on the scene. The sound is very good in this with the repetitive cawing of the crow which shows it is watching the man, its almost judging him. The swinging sign creates anxiety and adds to the suspicious atmosphere. The camera shots also change your perception as in the beginning it only shows parts of the scene, by the end it shows you the whole picture and you realize what is actually going on.