The Killers - Somebody Told Me Analysis

                                                                                                                                  The start of the video opens with this mesh of colours creating a ‘trippy’ effect which we would associate with drugs creating enigma as to whether or not the band are trying to give a positive feel to the video.

This video is a performance type as we can see the band playing their instruments. The band themselves are blacked out signifying that they don’t want to be seen reinforcing the stereotype of the genre where the look doesn’t matter, it’s all about the music.

A lot of close ups of the bands instruments are shown, the effect of this is it shows the audience that they are the real deal and they play the instruments themselves.

The video is not in black and white which goes against the codes and conventions of this genre and instead quite vibrant colours are used challenging the stereotypes and bringing something different to the table.

When doing my research I found there was a common theme of this genre and it felt like I was writing the same thing over and over, however this video has almost gone against all the codes in order be different, giving the band that bold image that fans will recognise them from. Catfish and the bottlemen and Arctic Monkeys have this moody atmosphere really fitting into the indie / alternative to a t. the killers have challenged this. Their music very much fits and some of their other videos fit however this video in particular represents the band to be crazy.                                                                                                                               

The band still however keep the generic image through the use of mise en scene. Here the band are wearing a lot of black and reds which have connotations to badness and mystery. Leather jackets seem to be a common trend throughout this genre and this is something that the killers reinforce this image.

Their body language suggests they are outcasts due to their awkward stances and crazy jesters. Representing the band to have this unique style and making the audience relate to them being outcasts because if they can do it then surely we can.

The song again is about a love interest reinforcing the codes and conventions of this genre. However unlike some bands there is no girls in the video at all and in fact the camera is mainly focusing on the band. Unlike other videos the lead singer is always in the main focus and in some cases he is in this however there is an equal share of limelight in this video.