This video is of Stephen Chbosky talking about the creation and writing process of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and how it all came together.
The author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky was born January 25th, 1970 and grew up in Pittsburgh-he currently lives in Los Angeles, California. Chbosky attended and graduated from the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing Program in 1992. His first piece of work was in 1995, a film called The Four Corners of Nowhere- in which Chbosky not only wrote, but also directed and acted in. The film was well received and Chbosky was on his way to becoming a successful, well-known filmmaker.
In 1994, Chbosky began writing The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a novel about a boy named Charlie who finds himself navigating his way through the ups-and-downs of high school. Published in 1999, the novel became an instant success and earned the title of a New York Times Bestseller. Although mostly well received, Wallflower did stir up controversy because of its darker and more mature themes. In between writing for Wallflower, Chbosky also worked on the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent and the television series Jericho. Chbosky talked about this break in a recent interview with the Washington Post, explaining, “I needed the distance from it, but not so much distance that I forgot what it was like to be a kid. My secret hope is that it will be as exciting to a 15-year-old in high school as it will be to their 50-year-old mom or dad.”
In 2005, Chbosky started on the film adaptation of Wallflower, which was released in the fall of 2012. Chbosky was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2013 Writers Guild Awards. Wallflower went on to win the 2013 Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and a People's Choice Award for Best Dramatic Movie.
These next photos (gifs) summarize most of the story in order. (No spoilers!)
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