1. Performance vs Narrative
The killers- Mr Brightside

2. The video opens with a front on long shot setting of a
performance/ concert. However the costumes and
setting give the impression of an older era.

3. The camera then cuts to a front on long shot of a group
of people(giving the impression they are the audience).
Forcing that this a concert/performance type setting.
This front on long shot also suggest a past/older era.

4. The camera continues in the same location, however cuts to a
front on close up.

5. The camera then cuts a front on midshot which is
followed by another front on midshot. The two front on
midshots are very close together during video
suggesting there might be a connect between the two
characters.

6. The camera cuts to a front on midshot of a
performance shot.

7. The connection between the two characters is again
reinforced as both front on midshots of the characters
are close to together. The red apple held in the males
hand gives negative connotations of evil, poison and
death. These connotations suggest a negative narrative
which is partly suggested/ emphasised by the lyrics.

8. The camera then cuts to a front on midshot showing
two couples, however one couple are leaving the scene
which could be emphasised/suggested by the lyrics
‘and they’re going to bed’.

9. The camera cuts to a front on two shot. The two shot
suggesting a relationship between the two characters
again suggesting a relationship is the base of the
narrative.

10. The camera then cuts to another front on two shot. The
front on two shot again suggests a relationship type
narrative focused around love.