Ravinia Rose-Ekwealor AS media: Billie Jean Micheal Jackson

when he steps the floor lights up on beat
Allegations he has slept and had a child when it is proven to be false "she says i am the one" "but the kid is not my son"
detective taking photos he then he disappears showing the paps are trying to make a story were there isn't one
"dont go around breaking young girls hearts"
whatever he touches turns white meaning pure
changing scenes on the beat of the drums (in flow of rhythm)
stylist choregraphy,fast beat,bright clothing and lighting refers ti the mainstream pop
billboards are seen looking down on him
1st mtv black person on there

THE SHORT FILM

Director: Steve Barron

Primary Production Location: Los Angeles, California

Michael Jackson's short film for "Billie Jean" was the first of three short films produced for recordings from Thriller, which continues its reign as the biggest selling album of all time with worldwide sales in excess of 105 million as of June 1, 2016 and in December, 2015 became the first ever album to be awarded triple diamond status by the RIAA for US sales alone. The "Billie Jean" single reached No. 1 in 10 countries in the spring of 1983, including seven consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 - becoming the second-highest selling single in America that same year.

The short film featured a paparazzo attempting to photograph Jackson as he danced through an urban landscape. A specially created set featured steps and sidewalk tiles that lit up underneath Michael's feet. It is here that fans first saw some of Michael's best-known dance moves, such as spinning and landing on his toes. Many of Michael's steps and mannerisms in the video would become forever associated with The King of Pop.

The "Billie Jean" short film made history as the first video by a black artist to be played in heavy rotation on MTV, then in its second year. In 1992, the short film was inducted into the Music Video Producers Hall of Fame. MTV ranked "Billie Jean" as the 35th greatest music video of all time in 1999, one of three entries of Jackson's on the chart alongside "Thriller" and "Beat It."

She was more like a beauty queen

From a movie scene

I said, "Don't mind, but what do you mean

I am the one

Who will dance on the floor in the round?"

She said I am the one

Who will dance on the floor in the round

She told me her name was Billie Jean

As she caused a scene

Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one

Who will dance on the floor in the round

People always told me, "Be careful of what you do.

And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts."

And mother always told me, "A-be careful of who you love,

And be careful of what you do

'Cause the lie becomes the truth."

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

She says I am the one

But the kid is not my son

For forty days and for forty nights

Law was on her side

But who can stand

When she's in demand

Her schemes and plans

'Cause we danced on the floor in the round

So take my strong advice

Just remember to always think twice

(Do think twice, do think twice.)

She told, "My baby, we'd danced 'til three."

Then she looked at me

Then showed a photo of a baby cry

His eyes looked like mine, oh, no

Do a dance on the floor in the round, baby

A-people always told me, "Be careful of what you do

And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts."

(Don't break no heart.)

A-but she came and stood right by me

And just the smell of sweet perfume

And this happened much too soon

And she called me to her room

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

(No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.)

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

But the kid is not my son

She says I am the one

But the kid is not my son

She says I am the one

But the kid is not my son

No, no, no

Billie Jean is not my lover

She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

(No, there's not me, baby.)

But the kid is not my son

(No, no, no, no, no, no, no.)

She says I am the one (No, babe.)

But the kid is not my son, no, no, no

She says I am the one

You know what you did

She says he is my son

Breaking my heart, babe

She says I am the one

Billie Jean is not my lover

She is the one

Billie Jean is not my lover

She is the one

Don't call me Billie Jean

She is the one

Billie Jean is not my lover

She is the one

Billie Jean is not my lover

Micheal Jackson was accused of having "billie Jeans" child,as she was filing a law suit trying to claim money from him.The paparazzi were following him around taking photos of Micheal however he isn't shown in the photos.This reflects how the allegations were false and that "but the kid is not my son".Michael is seen as being the good person as he gives money to the poor at the beginning going on with his life,whereas,the detective is in a dark clothing and is portrayed as being manipulative as they try to create a story out of nothing.

Rick James has Beef with MTV

"Super Freak" was released about five months after MTV went on the air, and Rick James made a slick video for the song hoping it would get some spins on the network. However, MTV refused to play videos by black artists, and they rejected this clip, continuing to feed America a steady stream of rock and EuroPop. This refusal to play black music conventional wisdom was that you would lose your white listeners if you played black music.

Superfreak Video

•Rick James video presented a hyper-sexualised black male who white women found attractive.

•Rick James’ subliminal media language of “the “Black Buck” was not suited to white white producers.

sterotypes of black men

•black sidekick of a white protagonist (the help)(secondary role) – learners may independently research the meaning of the “foil” as a character role.

•the token black person,

•the comedic relief,

•the athlete,

•the over-sexed ladies’ man, (black Buck)

•the absentee father or,

•the violent black man as drug-dealing criminal and gangster thug.

Stereotypes :Positive and negative stereotypes are often seen in contemporary British media.

–Musicians – jazz, hip-hop and soul

–Sportsmen and women

–Comedians

–Criminals

–Socially dysfunctional

–Prostitute/sexually promiscuous

–The stud/pimp

michael jacksons sterotypes

"musical inovator"

"clean-guy next door image"

"hero"protagonist "innocent"

magical-negro

Camera/Editing: In the beginning of the video the colouring is black and white with a dark contrast which sets a dark and scary atmosphere. The setting is also isolated so this enhances the danger and engages the audience as they want to find out more. The slow motion shadow shots start to pace up and turn to jump cuts of different body shots (hand, legs, body) which creates the illusion of flashes which slowly introduces whats about to happen to the audience. Suddenly it turns into normal colour onto the singer Michael Jackson immediately walking down the path we've just witnessed in black and white, now in colour. The shot of (0.8seconds) of the character of an illeged investigator flashes up and then instantly disappears, which is effective as it creates the eery effect of being watched.

Narrative: The plot shows the moral decay and poverty of the setting but it's also talking about an overobsessive fan that thinks that her kid is Michael Jacksons's son. It is slightly clear throughout the video as we get the idea of being stalked.