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Michael Jackson - Billie Jean blog tasks
1) What was the budget for Billie Jean ? How did this compare with later Michael Jackson videos? The budget for Billie jean was $50,000, this is minuscule in comparison to his other music videos that released after; Beat it had a budget of $300,000 and Thriller was budgeted at $2 million 2) Why was the video rejected by MTV? MTV believed that the music video did not suit their audience demographic and did not suit what they had previously published in the past. 3) Applying Goodwin's theory of music video, how does Billie Jean reflect the genre characteristics of pop music video? There are a few notions of looking within the music video, one when a picture is taken of MJ as the "detective" is trying to catch MJ and the part where the women on the billboard are looking at MJ Another characteristic would be the studio demands of having MJ dance and perform, his dancing was a signature trait of MJ during that period. 4) How do the visuals ref...
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1)The image above is an example of low key lighting, the back light is behind the figure within the frame illuminating one side of the figures face creating a sense of mystery, the back lighting also makes the smoke from the cigarette more defined and significant, putting more emphases on the noir qualities of the image. 2) The image depicts back lighting very well. 3) The effects create a sense of mystery and noir, along with feelings of loss and hiding. 1) The still image above uses low key lighting on the figure within the frame 2) The image uses primarily top lighting making her facial features predominant and contouring her face 3) The lighting creates a significant feeling of fear within the frame, the top light defines t...
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