Michael Jackson Thriller Analysis

Setting/Location. I can see from the music video that it was set in the 90s due to the fact of what they both wore to the cinema and it the location was in a funeral this was used to make the audience feel the full impact and the fear that the girl was going through at that moment of seeing Michael Jackson change into a zombie. The country was in America as you can tell by their accents at the start of the video.

Camera angles- The camera angles used in the shooting of Thriller music video was shots such as close up shots and birds eye view so you can use the dancing of the zombies behind Michael, Medium shot was also used in the first scene and the dancing scenes

Sound- The sound used in the Thriller video was very good and involved the audience because in the opening scene when they are watching the film in the cinema you can hear when Michael Jackson is eating the popcorn loudly and you can hear the movie playing in the background also when the dancers were dancing you could hear when they slapped their hands on their thighs this also has a big impact on the audience.

Lighting- Low key lighting was used in the first and the rest of the scene in fact to show the shadow when the girl was running away from Michael Jackson not once in the video was high key lighting was used in the music video to show what kind of video it would be (Thriller)

Representation - The stereotypes used in this was directed mainly at the girl and how girls need men in their lives to feel protected as when the Change from Human to Zombie Happened she was very scared and needed the man to feel protected and she matched the stereotype they were trying to convey

Costume Michael Jackson was wearing a red jacket and red trousers and hes famous black shoes and white socks to keep hes tradition however the costume he was wearing was significant as when he wore red it could show danger and also he could also make him stand out from all the other characters in the scene even in the dark

editing - The scenes were quite slow paced until Michael Jackson changed into a werewolf and then everything just went fast paced even when they were walking and when they were dancing also when the scene change was very quick nothing to fancy to kill or spoil the mood just a basic scene change