Textual analysis of music video

Name of track: Castle of Glass
Artist/director: Linkin Park

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScNNfyq3d_w

Genre Characteristics: 

1. -Sadness of the boy as he learns to deal with death of father  
2. -House falling apart, shows it as his world crumbles
3. -Depressed vibe around, everyone feeling it 
4. -Typical american setting, suburban    

Relationship Between Lyrics And Visuals 

1. -Sadness is a recurring theme between the lyrics and the video, the song sings about being broken while the boy shows that he is.
2. -Relation to the game 'Medal Of Honor' showing what the father did and how he died 
3. -Tells us how the boy feels and shows his reaction 

Relationship Between Music And Visuals 

1. -fast paced throughout, going along with the visuals 
2. -slows down with the visuals, the begging both music and images are slow
3. slow during suicide, fast during end

Close ups of artists and star image mortifs?

1. -close up of the vocalist
2. -The vocalist is the main character, connects the story with the band

Intertextual Refrences

1. -Suicide & Death
2. -Feelings related to it  
3. Inner message, trying to prevent people from suicide as it shows how it affects others
4. Speech from lead vocalist explainging past experiences and hotline

Performance based or concept based?

1. -Both it shows the band playing to the death and the singers reaction so two in one really