The music video for The Killers' "Shot at the Night" features an unconventional female character who challenges pop video conventions. She is initially shown tired and dressed dully as a maid, but properly meets the male character and her appearance and demeanor change - her colors become vibrant as makeup is applied and she wears a happy yellow dress and pink heels. When she escapes her job, she rebels against her previous restrictions and participates happily in activities like karaoke with the man, conforming to the typical "boy meets girl" pop video storyline where he sweeps her off her feet and changes her life. The narrative of the video follows a clear chronological structure with brief enigmatic shots of the night sky.

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.