One instant give aways that this video has a substantial budget is the guest star Hollywood actress, Charlize Theron
The focus within this video is between the Artist and the Actress, this is typical of the rock genre as it is both a rich and glamorous genre in comparison to those which are less mainstream.
The Artist's assossiation with 'The Killers' means that despite this being his first song ever to be released he is already very well known and therefore, shots of him are frequent within the video.
Goodwin's music video types can be applied to this music video as there is a relationship between the lyrics and the visuals, they don't match them, instead they portray a concept within the lyrics in a different manner. The concept of emotional conflict which is instead shown through physical conflict and fighting.
However it rejects the theory that rock songs feature performance viduals as this video does not.
There could be intertextual refernces relating to Lara Croft Tomb Rader within this video as the Actress plays a character dressed in an almost identical way, and her female character is shown as a strong fighter and defeats the males in battle. This also ties in the male gaze theory.
Both males and females will watch this video as indie rock appeals to a wide audience, typically a youth audience ages between 15 - 35
This video features some special effects, such as the explosionsand there is alot of damage to the sets etc. The fight scenes will have required alot of editing and the stage make-up to suggest the Artist has be hurt is proffesionally done. Again, this all suggests a high budget production.
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