It is evident by watching their videos, that Thirty seconds to mars love to play around with lighting. Evidence of this comes from the silhouette effect used in the video 'Kings and Queens' (Bottom) and the lighting effect for their shows, shown in 'Closer to the edge' (Top). Close ups are a big thing in their videos also. Both of these videos contain fan appearance. In 'Kings and queens' they took part in 'the ride' and in 'Closer to the edge' at the beginning they incorporate fans speaking. Differences are obviously the fact that one video is entirely show based but what is still conveyed is the strong messages in both.
The typical visual elements in the mis-en-scene that signify Thirty seconds to mars are in my opinion, the lighting. They experiment with lighting often and it is always very effective. It highlights the band and also usually impacts their performance and narrative. The settings they use are always very different. In more recent videos they seem to have taken a liking to the orange and black colours of the silhouette. Costume is more about sleekness and individual style.
Their visual image is in my opinion about individuality. The hair, the constant image change.
They use an abundance of close ups and a variety of shot types which is hugely important especially in the narrative. They use words on screen to hammer the messages home by hearing them and seeing them visually which is a clever idea. I would say that I can see some aspects of their videos relating to other media texts.
Their video for 'The Kill' is heavily based on the film 'The Shining'.
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