Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Billie Jean






Narrative

Derived from life experience Jackson faced in 1981 - a girl had written to him claiming that he was the father of the child.
Gives money to the poor and everything he touches is magic and gets better
He is the false hero 
Equilibrium - Michael meets Billie Jean in the city






Cinematography

Montage at the start and straight away shows the detective - whereas in the music video it takes 2 minutes for Michael to appear
Camera pans with him at the start
Takes inspiration from film noir
In a rundown urban area





Editing

 Lighting is used to build up perception - his feet literally always lights up the floor and when he walks past or touches something it seems to give it life
Black and white at the start but as soon as he comes in the video everything changes to color
Building up to see his face - we go from his feet to his legs to then his face






Mise en Scene

Detective dressed in styling associated with characters from the crime genre
Stereotypical characters 'the paparazzi' or the 'nosy elderly neighbor'.
Invokes another genre of popular culture e.g he taps at one point in the video - this is popularised by stars such as Gene Kelly (Singing in the Rain)


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