Genre Essay.

Never Let Me Go Trailer.



This film is based on a group of youngsters who spend their childhood at a Boarding School. When they leave the school Tommy & Ruth's truth of their fate is revealed to them. They must then confront the deep feelings of love, jealousy and betrayal that threaten to tear them apart.

The functional approach of this trailer is that it involves the theme of love, but also gives off the effect that something is getting in the way, which gives the ideologies of 'if you want something, never stop fighting for it' and  everyone has to uncover their relationship to their own mortality, we have two options: either go against it, or try to figure out a way around it like the character Tommy does.

The descriptive approach is represented through the music throughout the trailer as it starts off very orchestral, which then develops into romantic music and then continues to develop into sombre music causing the audience to wonder how the film will end. It also creates an emotional effect on the audience. Also the lighting of the trailer is dull, dark and gloomy, which signifies the outcome of the overall film. It seems as though towards the end something unexpected will occur.
 
The main characters in this film are Kathy played by Carey Mulligan, Tommy played by Andrew Garfield and Ruth played by Keira Knightley. Kathy seems like a very honest, empathetic and mild-mannered individual. She is the narrator of the trailer which gives us a chance to explore her point of view and feelings. However the character of Tommy as a child seems to be very short tempered, although when he becomes an adult is seems that he is a kind-hearted individual as he causes the 2 women to fall in love with him. The character of Ruth seems to come across as selfish, as when they were children she is seen kissing Tommy knowing how Kathy 'her friend' felt about him.

The trailer gives three main institutional settings: Hailsham, the Cottages, and the donor recovery centres. The overall setting seems to be very mysterious, as the weather is always gloomy and the camera shots seems to be quite dark. The visual imagery of the camera shots of the Boarding School implies how the individuals felt about their time at Hailsham.
There are various shot types throughout this trailer, there are close ups, establishing shots and zooming shots. This creates a lot of effect for the audience as it gives them the opportunity to put themselves in the point of view of the character. The establishing shots benefit the audience as it allows them to view the setting in a full image.