The Perks of Being a Wallflower, is a 2013 coming-of-age film, which focuses on the protagonist, Charlie who is a wallflower, until he meets two students who introduce him to typical teenage things, such as drugs, as well as helping him discover love and helping him come out of his shell.

The target audience is teenagers, and this is made evident by the mostly teenage cast, and the themes and issues brought up in the film, such as; young love, sexuality, self discovery… The story being told in is a high school also contributes to making the target audience clear.

The main characters in the film are introduced having their name written, and then showing a short clip of the character doing something that reflects their character, like the socially-awkward Charlie sitting by himself.

There is a soundtrack playing through most of the trailer, except at there points where all we can hear Sam talking, and when we hear Patrick talk, and when Charlie talks, this helps us identify who the main characters are because what they say is given more importance but the lack of music in the background. The music changes a total of four times, and the fourth time, it also has lyrics, which suit the theme of accepting who you are. There is a voice over of the protagonist Charlie talking, and it sets the story up as well as letting us know where the story will be set, we are immediately informed about what kind of person Charlie is by the fact that he hasn’t talked to anyone but his family all summer, and he tells us that it is his first day of high school the next day, which can be quite daunting for people.

The shots become a lot faster, when accompanied by the more fast paced music, which could possibly be a turning point, and you see scenes which show a wide range of emotions, from Patrick and Sam cheering, and smiling, to Charlie looking teary eyed, and scared, and them running and even a fight scene. This further makes the film evidently a teenage film, because we see more of a school setting like the cafeteria, and by showing us snippets of different emotions, it shows how teenagers tend to suffer from fluctuating emotions. This section of the trailer also has the voice over again, and it is more positive as Charlie is no longer worried about, ‘turn[ing] things around,’ and he seems to have turned things around as he is talking of being ‘infinite,’ which is definitely positive.

The final scene of the trailer, where we can see Charlie, Same, and Patrick driving, with Charlie standing at the back is a wide shot, and Charlie has his hands up in the air, and this represents him being free and fearless, combined with the city lights, shows opportunity, and ends the trail on a happy note, showing new possibilities.Apart from introducing the characters, setting the scene, and showing us some of the happy, and sad moments, the trailer doesn’t give too much away, as we know very little about the story, we know that Charlie does turn things around, but we don’t know how, and what challenges he faces on the way.