Stop Where You Are video analysis

Stop Where You Are (2016)

·      Rising star in 2006.

·      Genre a hybrid of soul/pop

·      Her husband died in 2008

·      New album in 2016 which included ‘Stop Where you are’

‘stop where you are is about being present, stopping and celebrating what’s happening right at this very moment.

Stop where you are video:

·      Different representations, minorities, people on the fringes on society.

·      Beams of light coming through in darks places.

Representation:

Setting – derelict area

Class – lower class homeless people/teenagers being represented.

teenagers – stereotypical teenage girl – hoodie, alone – long shot wide angle – framed her to the side, with the environment taking up the shot. She is irrelevant in the video – low-key lighting.

Then a jump cut towards her (mid shot), she has turned round so we can identify her. High-key lighting. – CBR is saying don’t judge people straight away or people who are on the fringe of society.

Then later in video – close up, light on her face.

A man is then shown, out of focus, with tattoos, close up, opposite to the girl, he gets too much attention. He isn’t in the video much at first – small screen time.

Homeless woman – angle looking down on her like society does on homeless people. Then there is more light on her, still looking down on her, but also looking down on the businessman helping her. Then there is a cut to looking up at both of them – they are equal. Then they are cut to being level, the man is out of focus, she is in focus.

Ethnicity – black, white, Asian