Trailer in-depth analysis 3

Trailer for 'The perks of being a wallflower'.
This film is based on the story about a guy called Charlie who is initially an outcast in his first year of high school, and then he makes two goo friends who take him in and introduce him to people.

Structural conventions: Starts with slow fades between shots, and then speeds up as the music gets faster.

Camera shot, angle, movement: Establishing extra long shot showing a city at night, sets the narrative for being a relaxed film because of the non-diegetic sound in the background. Also sets the narrative to show where the film is set. A medium shot is near the start of the trailer, and it is focused over the shoulder of Charlie. This makes him seem weak and vulnerable as the angle is based quite high, which fits the conventions because he is seen as a subordinate to other characters in the narrative. This is followed by an extreme close-up of his typewriter and some of the writing, this makes the audience really concentrate on what he is typing. Some of the shots in this trailer are used to help to try and establish relationships between the characters. Especially the medium shots as they show the body language and emotions of the characters.

Editing: Slow fades from one shot to another at the beginning. There are a number of sound bridges from one voiceover to another, or from the non-diegetic soundtrack. The pace of the editing reflects upon how many things Charlie has to deal with a the start of the film.

Sound element: Uplifting music which is a non-diegetic soundtrack. This establishes the narrative for the genre being a dramatic romance, which is a coming-of-age story and it is also comedic. Establishes the narrative by being stereotypical happy music. There is also some non-diegetic voiceovers, informing the viewers on the narrative.

Titles: These are used to show something to the audience, for example who made and distributed the film. This is done in the credits. They are a very good advertising tool because the viewer must be focused on the slide in order to read what it says, and therefore fully commit themselves to concentrate on the trailer.

Mise en Scene: The type of clothes the characters are wearing in this trailer make the audience aware of what era this film was set in, and also what kind of weather i going on in the narrative, which hints towards the time of year. For example, the fact they are wearing scarves and sweaters (shown in the long hot) suggests the weather is cold and it is therefore winter and around christmas time.

Genre: This is a coming of age film, which also incorporates humour and drama and romance. It focuses on the growth both psychologically and physically of a youth into early adulthood. A min characteristic of a film in this genre is that is relies hugely on emotion rather than action, and this is apparent even in the trailer.