Mr. Brightside

This is the actual video for The Killers - Mr. Brightside. I am going to analyse this to see of there are any generic features that link with those from other Indie music videos that i have researched.

- Demonstrate genre characteristics
This Killers video is a hybrid, meaning that it uses both performance and narrative within the story. From my research i found that this was typical of the Indie genre, and must make my own video a hybid to stick to the genre. Many close ups of the lead singer, Brandon Flowers, help the audience establish that the focus is on him and that he is the main member of the band. This is alo reinforced because he is present in the narrative part of the video as well. When making my own video i will make sure that the main member of the band is known by using close ups of him singing and standing him at the front of the band. The instruments used in this Killers video are drums, guitar and chelo. Chelos are not typical of the Indie genre so in my own video i will use drums, guitars and a microphone as these are present in many Indie videos.

- Relationship between lyrics and visuals
There is a strong link between the lyrics and visuals of this video. There are many interpretations of the meaning of the song, but from the video the audience can clearly see that the lead singer, Brandon Flowers, is emotionally involved with a girl that he has only just met. This links with the lyrics 'it started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this, it was only a kiss,' conveying that he has kissed the girl and now wonders why he is totally in love with her. Finding that she is with someone else he trys to look on the brightside, hence the song being named 'Mr Brightside.' As this is typical of the Indie genre when i come to storyboard my own ideas i will annotate the lyrics to make sure that i have a link between lyrics and visuals.

- The demand of the record label
The first close up of a member of the band is of the lead singer, portraying that he is the main member of the group and that he is the main focus. This is reinforced when mid shots and close ups are shown of the other members of the band, but only for a short time. The focus is then drawn back to the lead singer by another close up and for a longer period of time. I will incorporate this into my own video.