Stop where you are music video

Stop where you are - Corinne Bailey Rae
Genre - soul/pop
This song is about being present, stopping and celebrating whats happening right at this very moment.
Conform and survert

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G- male and female, unsure on some characters a they blend together
E- mixture of ethnicity
S- not obvious but some stereotypes could instigate they're are women with very masculine features and could therefore be lesbian

Themes- love, hurt, stereotypes, no judgement

The setting- Urban city background, very plain making the characters stand out more. White, grey background

F- level shot, medium long shot (business man)
A-a lot of low angles, could represent her being superior
M- tracking

C- main character wears red flowy dress, everyone else used is in very basic clothing, like black or white
L- a lot of shots of light shining through a dark place
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Teenagers are represented as lonely and misunderstood figures
20 seconds in the teenage girl is framed in a wide angle shot, enhancing the smallness

Titanium music video

• Titanium is a song by a french DJ and music producer David Guetta featuring vocals by artist Sia.

• 2011, it is a ballad which draws the genre of house and urban dance

• the supernatural scene and suburban setting for the recall of the science fiction film 'super 8' in which Lee (the boy in the music video) stars in

• The songs lyrics are about inner strength, focusing on a young boy with supernatural powers

• The lyrics have meaning of not being affected if people 'knock you down'

Themes - 

1. supernatural
2. special powers
3. inner strength
4. standing up for whats right/what you believe in
5. adults vs children
6. fearful
7. bravery
8. panic
9. violence
10. fiction vs reality 

Distinct - describe in detail, setting, theme, icons, narrative, characters, textual analysis

• main character is the little boy
• teacher, sheriff, police officers, 2 jogging women, young boy
• bike, keys, gun, paper. tv, torches, floating teddy bears, hat, gloves, bag
• abandoned school, suburban north american street, his house - empty, messy, lonely, forest - night time, autumn time
• camera tracks the boys movement
• narrative - young boy having supernatural powers, did something to his school and cycles home, packs his things up at home, police are knocking on door, first shows super power to grab the keys and make teddy bears float, police knock down door, he runs to the forest whilst being chased and gets caught, he drops to floor and and superpowers takes place to push the officers away         

Camera - frame, angle, movement

• camera tracks a lot of the boys movement
• level with him to make it feel more real to us
• camera shakes when he is on the bike to enforce the power he has
• level medium close up static shot of the boy - opening shot
• medium long shot, tracking backwards to show the setting of the school
• long shot, showing multiple characters at the very end, with slow-mo 

Mise en scene - clamps, costume, lighting, actor, makeup, props, setting

• normal everyday clothing, makes him fit in
• lighting changes from light to dark reflecting the time of day
• young innocent boy
• guns, gloves, hate, bag, bike, torches
• suburban north American street

                           

Shelter charity advert

1. What is the aim of the ad?
The aim of the ad is to raise awareness to the multiple issues going on in peoples lives. It shows everyday people struggling which targets the audience and makes them sympathies.

2. What messages are being communicated (how is it communicated through media language)?
The message which is communicated is that everyone deals with issues and everyone thinks they cant do it, but with Shelter, they will help you get through it. The problem is shown through the red bold writing, as stereo typically red is shown as a problem or danger.

3. What does Shelter value (how is this communicated through media language)?

4. Who is represented and how is this constructed?
Each advert focuses on one individual, there is a man and 2 women shown, their ages differ but not massively. The man and right women are relativity young whereas the left women is older. They all look of similar class, but all have separate issues, for instance the man doesn't know where he stands as a tenant but the left women has lost her job which implies she will loose her house. The expressions on the advert are before Shelter help them, when they are still upset and unsure what to do.

Colour scheme - The image itself is very pale and dull, making the red writing stand out clearer. The dullness on the faces also reflect that they are completely low and think it cant get any better as you are pale when you are dead.

Font - The font is just very bold to state the facts and make the writing the main focus, not so much the image. The font is also see through, which makes it seem like the words are stuck into the people as they come through the writing.

Images - The images are of people who are having the problems. This is sued to gives a real life aspect to the audience and make them feel sympathy when seeing someone else in a bad situation.