Music video and narrative: Todorov

Pure Morning - Placebo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbHkwrGgsoA&ob=av2e

Equilibrium - The video could arguably take place during the disruption stage but the equilibrium, for the sake of the narrative, could be that of just a regular set up for a suicide.

Disruption - As stated before, the disruption could be the suicide itself. This and the Equilibrium could be seen to merge for his video.

Recognition - Obviously this incident has gathered quite a bit of attention and there are multiple authorities involved.

Reparation - police officer is attempting to reach the man before he jumps.

New equilibrium - Oddly the new equilibrium comes from the failure of the officer to save the man and the focus shifts to the odd nature of the jump, in which the man appears to walk down the side of the wall, establishing the new equilibrium as he presents himself as the new Jesus.

Who creates the disruption? who re-establishes the new equilibrium? -

The answer to both of these is the jumper, the event pivots around his attempted suicide and all the other characters attempts to stop him. They do eventually fail this attempt but his sudden development of seemingly supernatural powers to defy gravity creates a new equilibrium.

How are the stages signalled through the use of media language? -

The video is very slow paced and very fluid so all the different stages flow seamlessly. The disruption stage appears to be already apparent but it can be noticed as soon as it becomes clear that this is a suicide attempt. Eventually as the shots reveal news reports and figures who appear to be associated with the jumper it becomes clear that people are trying to save him. The new equilibrium is more easily noticed when he stands on the side of the building and walks down it, almost casually.

Can you link this to issues of representation? -

The fact that the new equilibrium is established via the failure of the people to stop him from jumping it can be a very obscure metaphor for the failure of society to actively empathise with someone who needs help, but that's the most I can find.