- Her trademark has been said to have been a 'jittery camera'. I do agree with this as there are many jerky movements as well as fast cuts and fast motion. Also, the camera is able to look like its creating a 'jittery' motion through the use of an old style effect probably done in post-production, but it does help to give the video an old/vintage film look.
- She uses a fish-eye lens a lot of the time to create a strange effect and 'out of this world' feeling that she has in many of her videos. Her videos seem dark, mysterious and edgy.
- There is often the feeling of spinning like the artist is on drugs for example, and we're being taken on a journey with them.
- There are slow movements/slow motion mixed in with fast cuts and inhuman speed. The movements of the visuals are often synchronous to the beat of the song.
- In a lot of the videos there are humans in contorted angles, very much like the films of 'The Grudge' and 'The Ring', and they sometimes have strange body parts that aren't human.
- For a few of her videos, I noticed that she uses vignettes and often layers images so you see two sides of the story at the same time.
- There were only a couple where she made the music videos feel almost like a comic book which seemed unusual compared to her other videos.
- Sigismondi often makes her music videos into a piece of art, making it feel like a short 3 minute film.
- She seems to stick to the same kind of genre, switching only between indie, rock, alternative and metal. However, she did sway when directing Katy Perry's and Christina Aguilera's songs as they are within the genre of pop. Saying this, she did make their videos edgier.
Marilyn Manson - Tourniquet
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