Music video research

Music video research

Possible music video 1 - Michael Jackson - Thriller
(Shortened Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V90AmXnguw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMa

Longer version above

https://thebiglead.com/2018/04/11/best-music-
videos-of-all-time-ranking-top-50/10/

Genre of music – pop

Type of music video – performance and narrative,
horror elements

Settings and locations - outside a theatre, graveyard,
outside a house, inside a house

Costumes – zombie
costumes

Themes and tones -
horror elements

Ahahahahahahahaha – an evil laugh
It's close to midnight – to set a spooky mood due to the video being horror themed, time setting
Something evil's lurking from the dark – dark lighting, horror cliché
Under the moonlight – setting the light at the important part of the scene
You see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream – setting that the characters are scared
But terror takes the sound before you make it – setting how dangerous the situation is
You start to freeze – implying how scary the creature is
As horror looks you right between your eyes – implying the horror element
You're paralyzed – more scare factor
'Cause this is thriller – catchy line, will be repeated, name of song in song
Thriller night - catchy line, will be repeated
And no one’s gonna save you – implying that their on their own, horror cliché
From the beast about to strike – implying horror cliché
You know it’s thriller - catchy line, will be repeated
Thriller night - catchy line, will be repeated
You’re fighting for your life – implying that the character will not give up
Inside a killer thriller tonight, yeah - catchy line, will be repeated, implying death will happen if they
do not fight
Ahahahahahahahaha – an evil laugh
I'm gonna bring it tonight
Ahahahahahahahaha – an evil laugh
You hear the door slam – It’s a trap!
And realize there's nowhere left to run – implying that the person is trapped and can’t escape
You feel the cold hand – possible the creature or person tying to get this person
And wonder if you'll ever see the sun – probably going to die, horror cliché
You close your eyes – do not want to look at the horror
And hope that this is just imagination – Horror cliché, hoping its not real
Girl but all the while
You hear a creature creeping up behind – it’s behind you cliché
You're out of time – Game Over, creature has got the victim, horror cliché

'Cause this is thriller - catchy line, will be repeated
Thriller night - catchy line, will be repeated
And no one’s gonna save you, From the beast about to strike – isolation and alone agnaist a
dangerous creature, horror cliché
You know it’s thriller - catchy line, will be repeated
Thriller night, You’re fighting for your life – catchy line and implying that the person is not giving up
Inside a killer thriller tonight - catchy line, will be repeated, implying death will happen if they do not
fight
Ahahahahahahahaha – an evil laugh
I'm gonna thrill ya tonight - catchy line, will be repeated
Get up, get up – implying not to give up
Darkness falls across the land – Horror cliché and setting the time and mood.
The midnight hour is close at hand – setting a specific time
Creatures crawl in search of blood – zombies, cliché of horror
To terrorize y'all's neighbourhood – what the zombies what to do
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell – these three lines say how people must put a fight against
the zombies or they will kill you
And rot inside a corpse's shell – you have died, or what will happen
I'm gonna thrill ya tonight - catchy line, will be repeated
I'm gonna thrill ya tonight - catchy line, will be repeated
Ooh, babe
I'm gonna thrill ya tonight - catchy line, will be repeated
'Cause this is thriller - catchy line, will be repeated
'Cause this is thriller - catchy line, will be repeated
'Cause this is thriller - catchy line, will be repeated
'Cause this is thriller - catchy line, will be repeated
Get up, get up (I'm gonna thrill you tonight) - catchy line, will be repeated, implying not to give up
I'm gonna thrill you tonight - catchy line, will be repeated
I'm gonna thrill you tonight - catchy line, will be repeated
I'm gonna thrill you tonight - catchy line, will be repeated

'Cause this is thriller - catchy line, last line to end song

It seems that this song has a narrative to it, this is evidence due to the music video with the same
name and has the lyrics spread throughout the video. This video implies a horror element with the
horror clichés, dark time and mood as well as creatures that will kill people.

Michael Jackson - Bad (Shortened Version) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsUXAEzaC3Q
Genre of music – pop
Type of music video – performance and narrative
Settings and locations – metro/train station area, dark
Costumes – gang costumes, leather jackets
Themes and tones – Dark
Michael Jackson - Beat It (Official Video) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRdxUFDoQe0
Genre of music – pop
Type of music video – performance and narrative
Settings and locations – café, streets, a pub and a house
Costumes – gangster/gang costumes
Themes and tones – dark
These music videos that I watched had similarities to the video I originally chose. This have
performances and have narratives in the video. These videos always have the main singer, Michael
Jackson, always be the focus in the videos and is the main lead in these three videos. These videos
also had large dance groups in the videos that look like they follow what Michael Jackson does. This
videos all contain lip syncing in them as these are performance based videos and reshoots and
different angle shoots would have been necessary.
They are some differences between these videos, the main one is that all three focus on different
locations and the costumes, tone and genre are all different.