Michael Jackson

   Michael Jackson is reknowned for being one of, if not the most famous pop star of all time, and he's influence extends even to his music videos, being creative, and trendsetting the idea of telling a story within the music video.

    A good example of this can be seen in bad criminal.

   However, when he started out, the videos had a different feel to them.



    Back when they first started out, the Jackson 5 had a very upbeat performance, but no music video as was common for the time, and was less narrative based and aggressive as Michael Jacksons later performance.Due to this being a recording of a live performance, there is no lip[ syncing present within this video.



   Later on came Billie Jean. While not his first music video, it is a good example to show how MJ's videos changed over time. Unlike his more upbeat performances as one of the Jackson 5, this song, and especially the music video for it, were more pessimistic, as this video shows a empty, bleak rendition of America, with MJ trying to improve it via helping people, in this instance giving money to the poor. However, due to this it fits more genre conventions, such as dance moves in a music video, and amplification.



   Thriller is possibly the MJ's most famous production, costing at the time $500,000, which is nearly $2 million. To fund this, they brought out a 2 part documentary. The final product sold over 9 million copies, nearly unprecedented for the time. While different from the norm, it still fits multiple of Goodwins conventions.

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