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The Killers are an American Indie Rock band based in Las Vegas. The band formed in 2001 and they have since gained a huge fan base. The single Mr Brightside is one of the band's most famous releases. The single has won many awards, including Best International Video.

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The music video includes many fast cuts, which contribute in creating a sense of urgency and confusion, which mirror the emotions behind the lyrics of the song. These fast cuts also abide by the pace of the music, which help to give the video a smooth a well timed appearance. A prominent feature of the video is the fast cut montage, which leave the audience confused as they don't have enough thinking time to take all the visuals in on their first viewing causing them to have multiple viewings and find it hard to de-code the text.

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The target audience of this music video is arguably teenage girls and women in their youth, as a result of the image that has been created of the band, which may appeal to young girls as they may find the band attractive.

However, for this particular music video, men could possibly be a target audience as there are many women within the video, who have been constructed in a sexual manner, where they are seen lifting their skirts and revealing their legs and dancing in a sexual way, which may entice a male audience, relating directly to Mulvey's Male Gaze theory.

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A vast majority of shots of the band are close ups and medium close ups of the lead singer. This is a result popularity of the lead singer and the image he creates for the band. This is very conventional of the indie genre, and is commonly seen in many other indie music videos such as those for the Arctic Monkeys. Brandon Flowers is the lead singer of the Killers, thus the camera focuses on him. The creation of Flowers as the 'Star Image' also contributes to promotion of the band, as he is recognized by many audiences due to his popularity.

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Props within the music video includes instruments, such as an electric guitar and a drum kit, which are generally associated with indie rock music, these props notify the audience of the genre of the song.

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The music video tells the narrative of a love triangle between the lead singer, actor and actress.

Enigma is also used to create mystery, which work in keeping the audience intrigued and focused. An example of this is when the picture in shot is blurred, leaving a disfigured image, where the audience can not see what is happening, thus they imagine what is occurring.

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The costumes within the music video is a direct inter-textual reference to the film “Moulin Rouge”. The men are dressed in suits emitting a sense of wealth, and the women are dressed in opulent dresses. The style of costume within the video for "Mr.Brightside" are inspired by the popular style that existed in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, although there is a slight change, they have been slightly altered to have a more modern look, in order to appeal to their young target audience.

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The use of dark and warm colours including reds and black craft a provocative aura and sexual theme create a sexual environment. These particular colours also directly refer to the Vaudeville era which focused on Burlesque,  a vital aspect of the "Moulin Rouge" film, which contribute to the consistency of intertextuality of the film.

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The music video for Mr.Brightside is inspired by the film 2001 “Moulin Rouge”  directed by Baz Luhrmann. Thereupon the video is set in a burlesque show. The narrative of the music video supports the use of inter-textual references.

Aspects of mise-en-scene such as costume continue the reference of the film, and make it very clear. Within the music video the costume resembles the costume that appears within "Moulin Rouge". The artistic mirror within the music video is also used in “Moulin Rouge”.