Research - Initial Six Stage Analysis

The song Don't Jump by the German punk rock band Tokio Hotel, includes many of the six features that most music videos follow. There is a lot of focus on the band in all their videos and this one is no exception, having the band be the main protagonists of the narrative within the music video.
The narrative of the video matches the lyrics to the song, so there is a direct link between lyrics and visuals. The lead singer is shown twice, one down on the streets looking up at the other, which is about to jump off the building. The band is playing within the narrative space, so you can see the drummer in the streets playing within the story space while the story is unfolding, this is also apparent for the two guitarists.
There is a lot of close up and mid shots on the lead singer, further promoting him. The lead singer is also the main protagonist of the narrative to the song, having his personality split and thus two of him are shown. The other band members are also shown throughout the video as onlookers to the possible suicide, but these are not as obvious as the lead singer. In terms of mise-en-scene, the band are dressed accordingly, matching their punk rock genre of music. Although the lead singers clothes are a lot more noticeable and so is his hair.
The opening of the video introduces the band as a whole, including close ups on the guitarist, and the drummer. The look and aesthetics of the video are all linked to the band and the narrative. The dark look of the video matches the dark genre of music, there are no bright colours, and this also links to the story behind the video, suicide is not a cheery topic. Voyeurism is shown within the videos narrative where the onlookers to the lead singers suicide are looking up at him, again implying that he is the centre of attention.
There is a link between music and visuals in terms of mise-en-scene. The band members clothes match the genre of music, and the appearance of the band members tend to follow a generic convention when it comes to the genre of music. In the song there is also a direct link between lyrics and visuals because the song talks about calm rooftops and manic streets, and this is shown in the video with their being slight chaos on the streets while the lead singer walks through them.
Lip sync in this video is not good, mostly because the band are German, so syncing the lyrics with the video is difficult, but a good job has been done, and the different order of clips doesn't mess up the narrative, or confuse the audience in any way.