Textual Analysis 3.

Artist: The Killers

Song: A Dustland Fairytale

Genre: Alternative Rock

Mise en Scene:
The start of music video shows an old man reminiscing, it looks like he is reminiscing the 50's or 60's when he was young. You can see this from the old cars, leather jackets and hair styles the characters have. You can also tell it is set in America from the countryside look and the man looks like a typical American teenager in the 50's and part of a gang (as seen from the leather jackets he and his friends have) He also has a tattoo with the number 7 on his finger, this could be a symbol for the gang he was in. The man checks into a motel and has a Release Order of Prisoner form, showing he has been in prison for when he was fighting with another young man and stabbed him. This shows he has been in prison all his life. The area the music video is set looks like somewhere like Texas or out in the country, with the high mountains in the background and dessert look.

Editing:
As the music becomes more fast paced the video also picks up with more cuts and faster camera movement, this helps emphasize the emotions the man is going through. Parts of the music video are also in slow motion, this helps make the scene more emotional and help you feel for the character. From the way the video cuts to a new scene you can tell that the young teenager is the man when he was young and the contrast between the young teenager with the girl and the old man gives a lonely atmosphere and feeling to the music video.

Target Audience:
The music video tells a love and crime story and the alternative rock music adds to the emotion in the video. Therefore I think both male and female's would listen and watch this music video and the age would range from early teens to mid twenties.