Theatrical 1 - 'Call Me By Your Name'

Trailer:

Analysis:

This trailer clearly exhibits the social realism genre, immediately through the colouring in the post production stages, as there is a desaturated tone with higher contrast and pastel style colours, with a yellow overtone. This also introduces the heat of the setting and the summertime. The film explores the narrative of 2 young men who fall in love, unfortunately not a typical topic of film, therefore the social realism drama aspect has a new take and explores the difficulties of love, with the added complications of the usually unaccepted homosexual relationship. The characters are introduced individually, starting at an equilibrium. The trailer conveys the development in their relationship but also the discovery of the boy's homosexuality. This is shown through using scenes where both men's proxemics are decreased, followed by intimate scenes with the two men. This is further explored through the development of shots, as when it becomes clear they have a romantic relationship, the shots become closer, using close-ups, particularly in the moment where one man says the title of the film. The sound accompanying the trailer starts with establishing piano music, in minor key which sets up an idea of a conflict. This music is also very virtuosic and extends to the whole range of the keyboard which implies complex narrative and foreshadows a development in the relationship between the two men presented in the beginning. At the point where the viewer sees the complexity develop as the boy's feelings appear to change, the music changes to a more lighthearted and romance style guitar, piano and singer song.  All the music is non diegetic but is overlaid by diegetic voiceover, which reveals more about the narrative.