1. Marcos SiegaMarcos Siega
Marcos Siega was born in New York City on June 8, 1969. He’s
well known for being a television, commercial, film, and music
video director but has also worked as a producer and a musician
himself.
In the1980’s he helped form Bad Trip, releasing two full length
records and a number of EPs. He’s worked with a huge range of
bands, largely from the rock genre such as Blink 182 but also
many bands from other genres too. His video for “All The Small
Things” was nominated for three MTV Video Music Award and also
his video for the Papa Roach video "Broken Home“ was nominated
for a Grammy Award.
In 2001, he signed with award winning Hungryman Films
commercial production and has gone on to direct films and one of
the films he directed was nominated for Grand Jury Prize at the
Sundance Festival. He even directs television series, including
True Blood and Veronica Mars. He is the co-executive producer of
The Vampire Diaries and also directed the pilot and several
episodes.
He usually producing quite mainstream music videos for bands
well known in the genre of rock mostly, with a few exceptions. He
has quite a distinct editing style as you will see from the example
of his work I’ve given in the next few slides.

2. Marcos Siega has work with bands such as Alien Ant Farm, All American Rejects, Blink
182 , Buckcherry, Hoobastank, Kelly Osbourne, Maroon 5, P.O.D, Papa Roach, Paramore,
Sara Bareilles, System Of A Down, Weezer, Will-I-Am and many more.
Bands Marcos Siega hasBands Marcos Siega has
worked withworked with

3. Alien Ant Farm –Alien Ant Farm – MoviesMovies
Marcos Siega directed the music video for Movies by Alien Ant Farm and the main idea of the
video is to create parodies of popular movies at the time. The editing in the first part of the
video is something that really appealed to me. It was a really clever way of interpreting the song
and creating a video that worked with the song. The print screen to the right showing the band
members jump into the screen at the cinema is really clever editing and something I think work
really well in this video and would appeal to the fans of such a band.
Marcos includes content that would be popular with the
fans of the band, such as the sign of the devil that the lead
singer is making to the left. Again, I really liked the editing
in this section and how his hand comes out of the screen
atthe movies which just makes the music video a little different from the conventional pop video.
The shot composition in this frame is also something that I liked. I liked how the hand was the
most important thing in the frame and the lead singer was in the background. Giving the sense
that to them the music and the rock attitude is more important than fame, which suits the fact
that Alien Ant Farm weren’t in the charts but were quite well known in the rock scene.
Marcos tends to use implied narrative instead of a strong story the whole way through the video.
For example, in this video it’s implied that it’s a visit to the cinema. This adds something to the
video so it’s not just the typical live performance shots typical of the rock genre. He uses films
that would appeal to the audience such as Ghostbusters which was a huge hit when this video
was made and something that’s still remembered today so even an audience that haven’t
watched the film with have an idea of who they were dressed up at in the print screen to the left.
He does however include live performance in his videos
too. In this video, I like how he’s combined a normal live
performance with live performances of the band dressed
as characters from a movie. This adds a humorous
element to the video which is something that would appeal to the fans of Alien Ant Farm who are
well known for not taking themselves too seriously. I really like the styling of the band in the print
screen to the right compared to the normal styling of the band and how it markets the band in a
positive light. It’s obvious they just want a laugh and aren’t worried about looking good the whole
time. It’s more about the music than how they look which is quite typical of the rock genre.

4. The All American Rejects –The All American Rejects –
Dirty Little SecretDirty Little Secret
Marcos Siega directed the music video for Dirty Little Secret by The All American Rejects. In
this video the main idea, similar to Alien Ant Farm, is strongly connected to the title of the
song which is a trait typical for music videos by Marcos. He’s worked with an art project
called PostSecret for the secrets included in this music video and this is something that
would appeal to the fans of The All American Rejects. I really like the range of shot Marcos
used in this video, such as the long shot shown in the print screen to the right. This was the
establishing set and I think it works well at setting the tone for the rest of the music video.
Like most music videos from this genre Marcos includes a live performance, print screened
to the left. The lighting and editing in this section is typical of Marcos’ style and how it’s quite
dark but with highly contrasting bright lights which really give the sense of a live performance.
He follows the usual conventions with the use of close-ups of the lead singer and this is
something that I really like about his videos. The styling of the band is typical of the genre of
music The All American Rejects are from and would appeal to the target audience for this
music video, along with the representation Marcos has chosen for the member of the band
and their attitude.
I really like the shot composition in the frame to the left
and how the secrets are fore-grounded and the identity of
the person hidden. The use of secrets that the audience
would be able to relate to show Marcos’ knowledge of this
genre of music and what they expect or enjoy from music
videos, which is obviously something the band really
value when working with him. Similarly to the Alien Ant
Farm video, Marcos uses an implied narrative as the
viewer follows the secrets but there isn’t a strong storyline
like there is in some music videos. This makes it slightly
different and this would appeal to the target audience.

5. Blink 182 – All The Small ThingsBlink 182 – All The Small Things
Marcos Siega directed the music video for All The Small Things by Blink 182. This music video
has a strong humorous element to it which is something Marcos does quite a lot in his music
videos and is something that I’d quite like to incorporate into mine. As you can see from the
print screen to the right, the band are more than happy to have a laugh and it’s obvious that
they don’t take themselves too seriously and this is something Blink 182 are renowned for and
is one of the reasons so many of their fans enjoy their music videos. The styling of the band in
this video is quite different from what you’d expect from a rock band but this is done
deliberately and you can see a strong contrast between the humorous clothes they wear and
their actual clothes worn in the live performance section.
I really liked the editing of the shot to the left and how it’s made to look like you could actually
be spying on the band and creates a point of view for the viewer. This also adds to the
humorous element apparent in this music video and portrays the attitude of the band. The
styling of the band again shows us that they’re not too worried about what they look like, they
just wear jeans and t-shirt which makes them seem like they are just one of us. This is
something that would really appeal to the target audience and makes this music video seem
less like an advertising tool for the band and their image but for a source of entertainment for
the fans of the band.
I think in this music video you get a strong sense of the personality of the band which is
something Marcos seems to include in a lot of his music videos. I think this works really well
as it gives the audience an sense of the people behind the music they love and publicises the
bands in a positive light heart manner, which is something that really appeal to the target
audience for these types of bands. The shot of the lead singer in the pose to the right is used
to imitate the typical shots seen in other music videos around at the time, typically made by
boy bands. I like how it was filmed seriously until it zooms and you notice that they are just
standing under a ladder with a man and a bucket of water, this adds to the highly humorous
music video Marcos has created for Blink 182

6. Papa Roach – Last ResortPapa Roach – Last Resort
Marcos Siega directed the music video for Last Resort by Papa Roach and in this video you
are watching a live performance for most of the video and then you’re made to focus on a
certain member of the crowd and you see them in their own environment. This adds an
implied narrative which is a technique that is often used by Marcos. The idea behind this video
would really appeal to the fans of Papa Roach and matches the lyrics of the song which is
about how they are struggling with putting up with everything and this is probably something a
lot of their fans would relate to. It’s also made obvious that music is their escape because of
how happy they are in the live performance shot contrasted to expressions like the one the girl
is making the right.
The main focus of this music video is the huge live performance and the crowd. The live
performance isn’t typical of most though as the stage is in the centre of the crowd and you can
see he band directly in the middle, as you can see from the print screen to the left. This make
them the main focal point and the first thing you notice especially with the lit up stage and this
is typical of music videos as their main purpose is the advertise the band. This makes the
composition of the frames quite cluttered and busy which adds to the feeling that you’re
actually viewing a live performance because this is how it really is in a concert environment.
The styling of the band is also very typical of the genre of music and their style of performance
is also typical of the rock genre which would appeal to the viewer.
The use of a fisheye lens is obvious
in the print screen to the left and is
something I found really interesting.
It’s a really clever technique to use to
fit in the whole crowd and to still
make the artist the main focal point of
the shot. It also makes the shot a lot
more interesting and completely
different from more conventional
music videos.
Marcos includes an
environment and
attitude that the
audience will be familiar
with and would
therefore appeal to
them and the use of just
typical fans of this kind
of genre make it seem
more real and less like
a stage performance
which again would
appeal to the audience.

7. Paramore – That’s What You GetParamore – That’s What You Get
Marcos Siega directed the music video for That’s What You get by Paramore and the style of
this video is very much of a home movie, something that could have been filmed by a regular
person instead of a camera crew. It makes it seem more personal which suits the nature of the
song and is something that Marcos seems to do with nearly all his music videos. In the shot to
the right I really liked he lighting and how you can only see the silhouettes of the people in the
shot. This shot really feels like a home video that someone would have
filmed themselves to remind them of a time they really enjoyed
and this again fits with the tone of the song and the lyrics.
I really liked the editing in the shot to the left and how it uses split screen to show you two things
going on at once. Typical for Marcos, this music video has a narrative element but the band are
included in the narrative instead of just being the soundtrack to a story like some other music
videos. This makes the video flow better because it’s not just a story with the band live
performance shoved in the middle. I really like the filming style that’s apparent in all of Marcos
Siega’s music videos.
In the shot to the left Marcos uses a fisheye lens like he did in the Papa Roach video and this
again creates a shot that isn’t quite as conventional as the shots used in other music videos and
makes it more interesting to watch. It also shows you more in the shot so creates a more
interesting frame than a normal lens would have done. This is a stylistic feature that seems to
be typical of Marcos Siega and I think it works really way, especially in the way he uses it. If I
could this would be something I’d really like to do in my music video too.
In the shot to the right you see the lead singer pulling a funny face, this shows the personality of
the band which is something Marcos does a lot in his music videos. It’s also the last shot of the
video so you’re left with the image of the lead singer in your mind and this shows her as the
typical woman her age and is something the fans of hers would like. It’s got a different feel from
the rest of the video so it makes it stick in your mind which works well as advertisement for the
band because the last thing you remember is the lead singer’s face.

8. Reasons for looking atReasons for looking at
Marcos SiegaMarcos Siega
I chose to look at Marcos Siega because he has directed some of my favourite videos and one
that I looked at earlier on in my music video analysis. He’s also worked with a lot of rock bands
which is the genre of music I’m most interested in and are the majority of bands I listen to
regularly.
Another thing I really liked about Marcos Siega’s music videos were the regular use of implied
narrative or a narrative of some kind. This is something I definitely want to include in my music
video because I think a video works best which the visuals work in sync with the lyrics or the title
of the song, as Marcos does.
I also like his editing style and how he tends to make music videos that are more artistic than the
usual Lady Gaga type videos, where it becomes more style over substance occasionally. I like
how he focuses on the music and creating a video that fits with the feel and nature of the music
and the band themselves but still making videos that are interesting to watch and not just the
usual live performance.
I also like his filming style and how he creates a point of view and with videos like That’s What
You Get by Paramore even makes it feel like it could be a home video filmed by the band
themselves which makes it more personal. This is something I may well be interested in using in
my music video because I think it makes it a bit different and would make it stand out. I also like
the filming techniques he uses, such as the fisheye lense, and the depth of field use in certain
shots, in The All American Rejects video for example.