Throughout the beginning of the trailer, whilst the production credits are playing, there is a haunting use of diegetic sound with the young child's voice singing. This immediately allows the audience to recognize the genre of the film. The lighting of the next shot is very dark and the young girl seems to be hidden behind trees given her a sense of feeling trapped. The next shot is a slanted close up of the girl, still in the dark setting which makes the audience feel sorry for her because she is put in a vulnerable position. The dark lighting connotes a sense of fear which the character portrays through the close up, shown in her facial expression. The use of the fade into the original picture which every musical theatre fan will be able to recognize due to the young girl as the main character from Les Miserables. Through the titles being presented on the same background, the sound of the girl is still being played. This then cuts to an establishing shot where the audience become aware of a new character. As it is of him climbing a steep hill the audience may feel as though they can sympathise with him ass it connotes a struggle. The fading shot to a close up of him shows the audience who this male is and the use of the diegetic sound, "will you let me stay here for tonight?" shows the how desperate he is. But with the reply which tells the audience his name, they understand who he is. The iconic sound of the men singing after this, whilst working on the docks allows the audience to know that this male character is the main character in the film and is the one the film will focus on. As he is in the docks the audience become aware of his position because of the story line of the musical however those who have not seen the musical before may be confused as to what they are doing there. The next shot is of a different male shown through a low angle shot which makes him seem superior to the others who are working for him. This suggests that he is possibly the antagonist because he is controlling the other men by standing and watching them. The next scene is of a group of men running with the antagonist leading them. As the lighting is quite dark, it seems as though they are looking for someone dangerous or on some sort of 'hunt'. The male protagonist is shown in light but then backs away into the darker background so he can no longer be seen. This suggests that he is hiding something that he does not want the others to find out about. The next scene then changes with the music into something which is something more recognizable to a wider audience. The scene shows a factory of working women which then cuts to a close up of one of them, who the audience get to know as the female protagonist. The next shot is of all of the workers gathered together who seem to be all in a dark blue colour whereas this female protagonist is in a light pink colour suggesting that she is one of the main characters. This therefore engages the audience as they will want to find out what happens to this female. The antagonist is shown again through a low angle shot which again suggests his status compared to those working in the factory. He over sees the other male who is the factory owner throwing the female protagonist out of the door. As she gets the prevalence of this shot, it means that the audience will then sympathise with her and will want to go and watch the film to find out what happens. The camera then cuts to a different scene of the female protagonist who looks dirty and has cut off her hair. Through the song lyric "so different from this hell I'm living" will make the audience sympathise with her further because of the use of the close up shot to show the sadness which she is feeling. The next cut is to the male protagonist again who is hiding behind a wall, like he is overseeing something happening. He then goes to the female protagonist and goes down to her level which shows that he wants to help her without being over powering by standing over her. The next cut is to the male protagonist who is carrying her, showing his dominance. The diegetic sound "where is your child?" asked by the male protagonist is then cut off to a close up of the young girl again who is hiding behind a tree showing that she is fearful of people and could potentially be the child that he is asking about. Her facial expression is of her closing her eyes tightly suggesting that she is fearful. The scene then cuts to a frame where the words 'of a new tomorrow' are shown. The music then changes to one of the most iconic songs, one day more. This links to the word 'tomorrow' shown in red because of what happens. The young girl is shown again but this time of her opening her eyes. The male protagonist is shown calling her "cosette" suggesting that this is the child who he is looking for. The scene then cuts to a couple who look slightly suspicious through the medium shot showing their facial expressions. The policeman asks "where's the child Cosette?" suggesting that the male protagonist is in danger as they now know that he has gone to save the child. The child then hides behind the male protagonist and the camera moves to the other side of the man where the scene changes. This time its of an older child which could possibly be the older Cosette as time has moved on. There is then an establishing shot to show where the film is set and gives the audience a sense of the era. The next shot is a long shot of Cosette in a house covered in ivy which gives the impression of her being trapped. This is even more so later on when she is seen behind a gate. Then the scene changes to people fighting suggesting that the film has some action sense to it or some sort of war. This is more prominent through the long shot of men dressed in an army uniform with guns. The scene then shows people waving French flags which shows that the film is set in France. This could suggest that the war is the French revolution. The names of the well known actors are shown with a picture of them from the film. This is put in the trailer because it will attract audiences from knowing the films which they have been in before.
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