Analysis of live video- Time Is Running Out

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Muse are a Rock band, this is clear to the audience in the video by the way they're dressed and of course by the style of the song.

In this video the band are all wearing black and dark lighting is used. The colour red is used also, which connotes danger. The red and black theme is quite glamorous, yet colours that fit in well with the genre. The red also gives off a sense of urgency, which fits in with the lyrics 'Our time is running out' suggesting that their is urgency and they're under pressure.

The opening mise-en-scene to this video is a high-angle shot of a table with people surrounding it. The table is where Muse perform their song. This connotes that Muse are superior. The table is surrounded by men and women in uniforms of high authority, the fact that Muse perform on the table suggests that they're higher authority of all these people. This is also shown through levels visually (Muse are up on the table looking down at everyone else).
This indicates to the audience that Muse are successful and powerful.



The camera circles Muse, this shows that the audience are surrounding them. There are over-the-shoulder shots used as well, this shows that the audience have an insight into the video.

The people surrounding Muse appear to be under muses control such as marching around them and the last mise-en-scene is of the table they were on, but there is no one around it this time and paper has been thrown everywhere. This signifies the chaos they have caused (showing the power they're capable of) and suggests that Muse have somehow made all the people vanish. This is another indicator that Muse are powerful and superior.



A lot of close-up shots are used of the lead singer and guitarist, this makes the audience feel involved and emphasises the emotion of the song.





The audience are represented by the camera in this video. For example when the camera pans round Muse, this suggests the audience are surrounding them. There are a lot of close-up shots used in this video, this makes the audience feel like part of the video, it also helps them to focus on the emotion of the song.

This video appeals to it's audience, because it is part of the Rock genre. The video is very dark and this appeals to the Rock audience, as they like dark and dull colours. The darkness of the video also glamourises it, making it more appealing.