Micheal Jackson

Story• The story is that Billie Jean is a girl claiming that Michael is the father of

her child and Michael denies that. So they get into a lawful problem with each other. If you remember the lyrics 'For 40 days and for 40 nights law was on her side'. At the video you can see a person that looks like a private investigator or reporter.He's following Michael in order to take pictures of him, mostly with Billie Jean, to prove that they are in fact lovers. Then a newspaper appears, saying 'Billie Jean Scandal' and of course, the press never let's scandals fade away, that's why that photographer or reporter follows Michael. As for the floor that glows when Michael walks, I personally believe that that is related to the fact that in the song's story Michael was being talked around, followed and accused. Everything he would do, someone would be there watching. So the glowing steps symbolise the fact that he was being always spied and watched. The song and the video are related, just think deeply about it.

Budget

• $50,000. It was double the budget that I’d ever been asked to work with before. To put that in perspective, though, when Beat It was shot five weeks later, the budget was $300,000. And when they shot Thriller, it was $2 million. So, in the space of three months, the Billie Jean budget had become minute.'

Camera angles ,shots moement

analysis

• This video was seen as very high tech in 1990 • The camera angles focus a lot on his shoes and

foot work to tell a story with his smooth dancing and movement to create a different creative aspect.

• The flashing foot path was seen as very innovative and creative in that moment and time

Costume

• The swagger in Michael attire in comparison to the secretive guy following him shows a distinctive difference between the two main character . Michael reddish shows

Grime Videos

Extreme close up

Close up

Group shot

Group medium shot

Close up

Close up

Cheaper • There grimes videos are much cheaper so the

visuals are more centralized as they are more restricted .

• Cheaper equipment• Home based editing on this such as final cut pro• Film general in the day or night depending on

there mood or time schedule • No green screen or expensive equipment