i have analysed a recent video by Brandon Flowers - Crossfire. This is because the video is interesting the way conventions between men & woman have changed. For example the artist is the damsel in distress & the woman is the saviour, on three occasions.
Also at the beginning there is a close up of the artist that tracks back & lasts for 1 minute 10 seconds, This is unusual for a music video as they usually cut in a matter of seconds. By the second verse this happens again as it is a close up of the artist & slowly tracks back. The hero (girl) comes to the rescue.

The mise-en-scene is a dark sinister place, there are three locations which appear to have the same conventions of an abandoned warehouse, which Brandon flowers is saved from, the artist is clearly being held hostage. The woman's clothes are similar to Lara craft, who is well known for breaking the conventions of a dismissive timid woman. There is a shot reverse shot every time the woman comes in to save the artist were the woman is on a low angle so she looks superior, & the man has a high angle to be perceived as weaker. When the woman walks in at 1:10 she walks from a light background perceiving her as some kind of angel.

The first two times Brandon flowers is saved there is a shot reverse shot of the man & woman's reactions, Brandon flowers smiles on the first two occasions, but on the last occasion gives a half hearted smile, this could be because he is humiliated that she has to save him every time. I think that the music video is a reflection of the metro sexual society we now apparently live in, how woman are seen as more equal than ever. & The men feel they are loosing some of there macho power. At the end of the video the woman is driving them both home & the angle is from a side, it shows the light coming in from her side again emphasizing she is the hero, & Brandon Flowers is close up to the camera & looks dark & frustrated. She also puts her arm around in in a cut to a close up of a car behind. This is like a typical shot of a film were the hero would drive off with the damsel in distress.


Each time the chorus starts an explosion occurs, this signifies the 'crossfire' a crossfire means the opposites of two things, this could be the reason for the role reversal between the man and the woman. The sound matches the cuts, eg slow tracking movement for the verses & slightly faster shots for the chorus which has more of a beat.







Below i have posted a picture of Lara croft and the stereotypical persona, next to a shot from crossfire to show how similar they both look as a dominant female