The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Full Length Trailer Analysis

• The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is obviously a coming of age film from the beginning of the trailer as it introduces the main character as a teenager because his first line is about his return to school after summer. The first location is a bedroom, then a school, which is the most conventional setting of a coming of age film because the majority of characters will be at that age, as well as the target audience.
• The three main characters are clearly introduced, the intertitles naming them so that the audience become familiar with them and engage in the trailer.
• Themes in this trailer are mental illness, presented by the main character; love, which the audience can draw from Sam and Charlie's clearly developing relationship throughout the trailer; drugs, suggested by the intake of alcohol during the trailer and the struggles of socialising, which runs throughout the trailer, emphasised by the fact that it is set in a school.
• The music is upbeat throughout, which is unconventional as coming of age films because they change in mood so often. The positive music juxtaposes the sad scenes shown in the trailer, for example the protagonist in tears.
• Editing is used in this trailer consistently, e.g. blackouts for transitions between, and even within, scenes. This is effective as it matches the pace of the music and suggests that the film will not be dull at any points. No CGI is used, as usual in a coming of age film because it is socially realistic.
• The cinematography is also notable during the trailer as the camera pans out frequently in order to focus on the characters and their emotions but also to show their surroundings that have impacted on them.
• Intertitles are very important in this trailer as they introduce the main characters throughout. They also give short reviews from established institutions, which will appeal to readers of them (it is likely that the audience will be literate as the film is adapted from a book).