analysis

1. The Killers – Shot at the night
In The KillersmusicvideoforShotAtThe Night,intermsof character, there isa female character
whochallengesthe conventionsof apop video.She isshowntobe at her jobas a maid,whichis
unusual of a musicvideoof the genre.She isfashioningdullcolours,herbodylanguage isstrained
and suggestsshe istiredat whatshe isdoing,again,atypical of popmusic videos.However,the
musicvideoisalsoconformingtothe conventionsof apopvideowiththe ‘boymeetsgirl’storyline
beinga significantfactorinthe change inmoodfor the video.Asthe female characterproperly
meetswiththe male character,hercoloursbecome vibrant,she isshowntobe havingmake up
appliedjuxtaposingwhatshe waswearinginpreviousshots.She wearsayellowdressandpink
heels,whichsuggestshappiness.Whenshe ‘escapes’herjob,she beginstorebel againstwhatshe
had previouslybeendoingoncamera,forexample she getsonthe guy’smotorbike,takespartin
karaoke and smilesalotmore,herbodylanguage andfacial expressionssuggestsshe ishappy.In
termsof the male representationinthe video,itisagainconformingtopopmusicvideos,he comes
alongand ‘sweepsheroff herfeet’andchangesherlife.
The narrative to the videoisinchronological orderandisclearlystructured,withsmall snipetsof
narrative enigmawhere there are shotsof the nightsky.