2. • Genre: Rock
• Characteristics: Shows artist or
band throughout the video
• Some special effects
• Usually calm setting, but
changes when beat kicks in
• May be black and white
• Sometimes has a narrative
• Close up of artists and
characters shown in video
• Shows band performing

3.  The entire song is to do
with death and
someone passing away
therefore the whole
video is a funeral for a
girl known as “Helena”
also the title to the song.
 One lyric is “So long and
goodnight” when sung it
shows MCR carrying a
coffin. This shows this
lyric means saying
goodbye to someone
who has passed.

4.  Because the song is set around the
death of a loved one there are many
close up shots of lead singer Gerard Way
singing and looking upset. His face
expressions make him look like he is
pleading for his loved one

5.  The lighting for this music video is very
dark with colours of black and red. Black
and red go well for this video and song
as it shows darkness and sadness that
falls on the funeral day.

6.  The key moment during Helena is when
the music settles down to practically
whispering. This is when Helena climbs
out of her coffin and dances down the
isle. This is to show she may be dead but
her spirit lives on