2. Costume/Make-Up The band members are all wearing black and white, mainly black. Their jackets are black with white stripes (similar to military jackets worn for fashion). They’re either wearing skinny black jeans, typical of rockers in music videos, or tight leather trousers. Overall the impression given is that of black marching uniforms, in tune with the theme of ‘The Black Parade’ which is the album this song is a part of. Their hair is all an artificial colour, dyed bleach blonde or black, or worn natural quite long and floppy which is in keeping with the style of the rock genre of the music video and would be appealing to its target audience. The lead singer Gerard Way stands out in blonde, and the only one wearing noticeable make up with black eye shadow giving him panda eyes, adding to the impression of making him look insane. His face has been made to look extremely pale, deathly sick which fits in with the lyrics of the song which has an overall message of lying next to a patient who’s hovering between life and death. ‘I see you lying next to me... / asleep or dead’.
3. Props The band kick up a lot of dust which looks like it could be sand, obscuring our vision even more along with the smoke in the air. This ties in with the idea of confusion and questioning life ‘where’s your heart?’ and how the bright lights cast a shadow. The main ‘props’ are only really the instruments which is where the main focus lies as this video is mainly a performance type of music video – and even the instruments are black and white/silver. Marching bands often play in parade to strike up inspiration and hope within crowds, which is the overall point of the album particularly as this is the last track on the album, with an uplifting note of staying strong and keeping going on with life. The Black Parade float that the band performed on in an earlier video for ‘Welcome to The Black Parade’ is burning behind them. The burning float behind the band signifies their fearlessness, ‘I am not afraid to keep on living’ as they keep on playing despite the danger, as well as playing along with the line ‘these bright lights have always blinded me’.
