EG3: Muse - Uprising

ACT: Muse
TRACK: Uprising
YEAR: 2009 
DIRECTOR: Hydra
GENRE: Alternative rock
AUDIENCE: 15-30 m/f

LYRICS

PERFORMANCE, NARRATIVE AND/OR CONCEPT:

The band performing in the miniature truck

The band performs through a miniature city in a small truck, with a lit fuse behind them. They are also seen performing inside a burning trailer.Through the window of a TV shop the band looks at a group of TVs all with teddy bears on the screens and the lead singer smashes the window and the TVs with his guitar. At the end of the video, a group of evil looking teddy bears rise up from the ground and start destroying the miniature city. The band appears to drive out of the miniature city before the fuse catches them.

overhead shot of the band

PERFORMANCE STYLE:
In the video there are scenes of the band performing inter cut with the narrative of the video. In the scenes where the band are performing, there are a lot of overhead shots, particularly of the drummer.

the miniature trailer

LOCATION/S + MISE-EN-SCENE:
There is only one location throughout the whole video, a miniature city. The band is seen performing in the back of a small pick-up truck, and in a trailer.

bears destroying the miniature city

INTERTEXTUALITY: 
At the end of the video a group of teddy bears destroy the miniature city. This is said to pay homage to the climactic scene in Ghostbusters.