Music Video and Analysis: Smooth Criminal

For my Next analysis I used the Music Video Smooth Criminal, also by Michael Jackson.

Mise en Scene- costumes, everyone is in black/dark clothing except for Michael, done to make him stand out, 0.49: spot light on Michael, 1.43: characters are silhouetted, Actors dancing in unison

Sound- 0.02: diagetic sound, heavy breathing 2.42 -2.45: diagetic sound,voice over megaphone

Camera Angles- 0.00: Fade in, 0.18: close up of significant character, 0.28

Editing- 0.03-0.11: CGI coin, 3.56 (extended version only) man fades into the wall after being shot, 1.59-2.06: Montage of people's reaction to Michael.

Music Video Analysis

The following is a brief analysis of Michael Jackson's Thriller music video. this will include the different camera angles, sound, Mise en scene and Editing.

Camera Angles: tracking shots- opening scene following the car, Michael and Girlfriend walking down alley.
Zoom- out on girlfriends reaction, out on Michaels face to show all the dancers, in on the graves.

Sound: Non Diagetic-Narration from Vincent Price. Diagetic sounds- breathing during the title card, frogs during the establishing shot

Mise en scene: Vincent Prices Movie Posters in the back ground, make up and torn clothing on zombie actors. Settings- Forest, Movie Theatre, Alleyway, Graveyard, House

Editing: Michael's werewolf transformation, inspiration- An American Werewolf in London.

Introduction

For my As Media, I have been tasked with creating a 2 minute music video, a website and magazine article to promote it and a cd cover and back. 

To begin with I will look at a series of music videos and give a brief summary of the technical features that have been used, mise en scene, editing, sound and camera angles.

Once I have decided what music video to use, in a group, we will try to recreate it or use the song and create our own music video along side it.