Assignment 3: Existing product research

Assignment 3: Existing product research

Michael Jackson-Smooth Criminal
Performance element
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7cy-3f3sc8



Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music and dance. Michael Jackson was very creative as he created his music videos like Thriller and Smooth Criminal.This music video was taken in one location but had a lot of actors dancing.The genre of this music video was electro funk.This was produced by Quincy Jones a famous music producer. 
Michael Jackson decided that costumes should relate to the lyrics of the song so he wore a white suit distinguishing him from the other dancers and making him give the impression of a "Smooth Criminal"

Eminem-Not Afraid (Camerawork)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s
 Eminem has made a career of rapping and creating memorable music videos like Not Afraid. This music video begins with Eminem on the edge of a room ,singing I'm not a afraid. This shows that the lyrics  and the name of the music video are relate to the music video. The video uses a lot of close ups to try and allow the audience to understand that Eminem is the main character and they use a lot of close to show facial expression. In 1:52 of Not Afraid it shows Eminem in a medium shot showing his hand gestures.

Linkin park- Waiting for the end
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qF_qbaWt3Q

  Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Their genre are electronic rock ,nu metal and rap rock.The official music video is directed by Joe Hahn( one of the members of linkin park).The video features the entire band performing the song in darkness along with digital effects and distortion applied to them. In 0.47 seconds of the music video it shows the lead singer Chester Bennington being applied with digital effects.

Narravtive(Alt-J Breezeblocks)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVeMiVU77wo


"Breezeblocks" is a song by British indie rock band alt-J from their debut studio album An Awesome Wave (2012). The song was released on 18 May 2012 as the album's second single. This music video can be viewed in two ways one could be the way it was released and the other could be one way is reversed and both ways shows to sides to one story.

Nelly - Hot In Herre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZZr_p6vB8

"Hot in Herre" is a song by American rapper Nelly. This song has a strong performance element with a lot of women and men enjoying themselves at a party. This song about a guy trying to get a girl at a club

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y

"Billie Jean" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson. It is the second single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by him and Quincy Jones. There are contradictory claims on the meaning of the song's lyrics. One suggests that they are derived from a real-life experience, in which a female fan claimed that Jackson (or one of his brothers) had fathered one of her twins. However, Jackson himself stated that "Billie Jean" was based on groupies he had encountered. 

Michael Jackson - You Rock My World (Extended Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-7ABIM2qjU 

"You Rock My World" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jacksonfrom his tenth and final studio album Invincible (2001). It was released as the lead single from the album on August 22, 2001 by Epic Records. The lyrics pertain to being in love and trying to gain a woman's affection.

Michael Jackson - Remember The Time 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeiFF0gvqcc

This was the second single released from Dangerous. The song was written and composed by Teddy Riley, Michael Jackson and Bernard Belle. It was an attempt at connecting the smooth New Jack Swing sound that Riley was renowned for, with Jackson's more earthy R&B.
The expensive video set in ancient Egypt was directed by John Singleton and starred Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson, and the Somali fashion model Iman, who married David Bowie in 1992. In the video, Iman plays the object of desire, and while Jackson had leading ladies in previous videos, including "Thriller" and "The Way You Make Me Feel," this was the first time he shared a kiss on screen. Jackson always seemed a bit reluctant to kiss in public, and at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards he tried to placate fans by very publicly kissing his new bride, Lisa Marie Presley.

Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone 

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

This was the first ever single in US history to enter the Billboard charts at #1. It was also a UK #1.Michael Jackson asked R. Kelly's manager if Kelly would write a song for him after hearing his hit record "Bump And Grind." R Kelly went straight into the studio and came up with this song. Michael Jackson then joined R. Kelly in Chicago to record the track and asked Kelly to provide backing vocals.