A distant barn and several smaller outbuildings come into view on an early morning, mist covering their roofs. The shot is framed to include an expansive cornfield in the foreground, the rough wooden edifices in the middle, and a slowly brightening sky at the back. The prevailing color is warm, comforting – oranges and yellows from the soon-to-rise sun, muted greens of corn, brown of the earth and gray-white for the mist. The focus is primarily on the farm structures, presenting a picturesque rural scene.
The camera approaches at a low angle, transcending exceptionally tall corn stalks to reveal the old buildings, one of them a presbytery. The scene uncovers a claimant walking towards the barn, casting a long silhouette back towards the endless cornfield. There’s a delicate balance between the main subject – the claimant – and the environment they’re set in – in terms of placement, color, and depth.
The sense of calm disrupted subtly as the barn door creaks open, illuminating the claimant’s face. Shadows dance around creasing the claimant’s worried expression further, enhancing the mysterious atmosphere. The scene closes by retracting from this intimate capture towards the initial broad landscape, leaving viewers with a sense of forlorn intrigue.