Thriller - Michael Jackson It's Gonna be Me - NSYNC Blue - Marina and the Diamonds

1. By Abiya Shah

2. THRILLER – MICHAEL JACKSON
Genre: Rock, Pop Rock, Contemporary R&B

3. Directed by: John Landis
Produced by: George Folsey Jr., Michael Jackson & John Landis
Written by: John Landis & Michael Jackson
Starring: Michael Jackson and Ola Ray
Special effects: Rick Baker & EFX Inc.
Choreography: Michael Peters and Michael Jackson
Costume Designer: Kelly Kimball &Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Scary Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Extra
Performed by: Michael Jackson
Featuring rap by: Vincent Price

4. Introduction
When people think about influential music videos, the first one that
comes up is Michael Jackson's 15 minute short film and music video
“Thriller”. The video was produced by John Landis and came in the
top 5 of MTV’s 100 Greatest Videos ever Made.
The pyrotechnics, illusions and makeup that were used were
unimaginable, especially for the time it was made. As a media
student when thinking about all the organisation that must have had
to be done, all the thought that was put into creating the music
video and how long it must have taken to get the actors and
actresses dressed not to mention how many hours of rehearsals it
took to get the dance routine on point

5. Dance Routine
For one, it is written and
sang by the most
influential artist of al time
and as the most
memorable dance routine
ever! A shot from the video
can be seen in which you
will find zombies dancing
to the song in sync with
Michael Jackson

6. Story Line
The first storyline that is introduced starts as a horror story, using
Michael Jackson and a petite female character. After it finishes, when it
gets too the point where the girl is about to get eaten, the scene cuts
to a cinema full of people watching a film, including Michael Jackson

7. The music starts as the couple come out of the cinema. As they’re walking out,
the name of the film they had just seen “thriller” is seen advertised a lot.
The camera paces from this shot to the next
which zooms to show the two characters.

8. Many camera shots and angles are used to show the body language of the
characters and how they feel about the situation.
This long shot is used to show how she
Feels after the argument outside the
cinema where Michael was laughing at
how she was scared. This influences the
way she looks at Michael and she isn’t
listening to him and wants him to know.
This over the shoulder shot is
used to show that he wants her to
trust him but she is slightly
unsure.
This close up shot shows the body
language and emotions of both
the characters. She is finding his
behavior funny and lightens up
and they have a connection

9. The Zombies
The zombies are an important part of the music video. The shots show the
zombies immersing from their graves and then shows them walking slowly
and ganging up together

10. The music stops as the zombies
surround the couple. Close ups are
used to show the zombies as well
as the couples scared reactions.

11. Michael Jackson is also seen to turn into a zombie after which he dances in
sync with the other zombies

12. The zombies follow
the girl into the
house where they
trap her in the
corner as she cowers
in fear on a sofa. The
last thing she sees is
zombie Michael
reaching out to grab
her. As she feels his
touch she screams
only to look up and
find that he is fine
and the zombies are
gone.

13. In the end he offers to
take her home and as
they are walking away
Michael looks back at the
camera and his eyes are
yellow.
With a menacing laugh to
end it all, the credits start
playing

14. Its Gonna Be Me – NSYNC
Genre: Dance-Pop
Directed by: Wayne Isham
Written by: Max Martin,
Andreas Carlsson and Rami
Produced by: Rami
Starring: NSYNC and Kim Smith
Debuted: May 23, 2000

15. The video begins in a large toy store, with "Bye Bye Bye" playing in the
background. Each group member is an animated plastic doll version of
themselves in a box similar to their album cover ‘No Strings Attached’ . They
punch through the plastic front of their boxes and try to attract the attention of
the girl shopping (Kim Smith) so that they can be bought.

16. Its an interrupted narrative style video so as the story of them as dolls
carries on, quick cuts are shown to the band in a color-lit room singing
and dancing with the lights changing colors.

17. Army men abseil down from a higher shelf,
destroy their boxes, and mockingly salute and
laugh at them when they are purchased.

18. Next, the boys
spot a set of
Barbie-like
dolls and go
hang out with
them. The
Barbies drop a
net on them,
and again
tease them
when they are
bought and
NSYNC is not.

19. Finally, the group gets back to their
shelf and does a dance for the
shopping girl. She buys them, and
upon scanning, each doll becomes the
real-life version of each group member.

20. The videos ends by showing all the members walking out of the toy
store with the girl as the screen fades to black

21. BLUE – Marina and the Diamonds
Genre: Indie pop
Release: 16th July 2015
Written by: Marina Diamandis
Directed by: Charlotte Rutherford
Filmed at: Dreamland Pleasure Park
Jewellery by: PANDORA

22. As the video begins , a 60s style
car is shown. Marina, who has
carried out an old fashioned style
throughout her new album
continues the theme as her hair,
makeup and clothes look very
retro. Pastel colors are used
throughout the video to give it a
girly look.
Close ups are used
to show how she
is upset about
breaking up.

23. One of the indications of
the song title are shown
when she emphasizes on
the word ‘Blue’ as she
leans on her car as she
seems to be asking the
boy she broke up with to
give her ‘ all his heart can
bring’ and how she
doesn’t want to be blue
anymore. The heavy use
of blue neon lights can be
seen after the first chorus
as well

24. This music video is
performance based so
it heavily focuses on
the artist alone. Many
close up shots are
taken as she looks
directly at the camera

25. The video is shot in
an amusement park
and throughout the
video Marina is seen
on a carnival ride of
some sort as she
sings

26. Product placement
can also be seen in
the video as
PANDORA, who
supplied jewelry for
the video are subtly
advertised as well as
Marina’s own album
FROOT is advertised
in a few scenes

27. The video ends with a dance sequence involving Marina and two other
dancers.
Dance is another aspect of performance based music videos