Film 1- Lovefield

The film Lovefield is a showcase film that centres on the theme of judgement, representation and audience opinion. It is human nature to second guess upcoming events so when we see a “hillbilly” man approaching a screaming woman covered in blood with her underwear on the ground we assume he has raped her and is going to kill her. However it appears he is helping deliver her baby. The use of camera work helps create these assumptions. The director never allows the audience to see the woman’s face up until she is handed her baby. The male character appears menacing and when the scene falls quiet he appears to walk away with a guilty conscience however he goes to retrieve a blanket to wrap the baby up in. the nature of the film in which you believe the women has been attacked and killed would make the film a 12/ 12A meaning that this film is acceptable to reach a wide audience. The deserted setting of a wheat field on a quiet road also adds to the illusion that the woman has been attacked in a remote location. The slow paced bass music at the beginning make the atmosphere creepy and scary and the modulated sound of the crow also adds to the frightening ambience. When the baby is born timpani based music is played which is designed to reassure the audience that everything is okay. The film is quite a cliché in the respect that it starts off scary but has a happy ending. The characters, soundtrack and setting were all very well linked, and the lack of dialogue also adds to the suspiciousness of the narrative.