The font at the start of the music video is related to the horror genre. This gives straight away allows us to know what type of story line this movie will take.
There is a diegetic sound. It is off crickets and frogs this then gives the video some realism. This sound is made louder than it would of been in real life, this could be to heighten the anxiety.
The tracking shot also adds to the scariness of the video as it seems like somebody could be looking at them and stalking them this is very believable as the car goes out of sight due to the trees blocking it out. This therefore makes it more realistic
The close up of the feet is a story shot. This means that it is explaining what is happening in the story. In this shot we get a close up of the feet moving it is clear they are walking somewhere.The jack ups that Michael Jackson is wearing with white socks was an iconic costume for him.
In the movie there is a non diegetic music track which is not the actual song that the movie is meant for. However this shows that the whole movie is meant to be a short story itself and that is why it can have a different sound track involved in it. The music also shows danger to us which would not be achieved by just pictures.The editing in the video gives us a hint that the character of Michael Jackson is a werewolf. We therefore have more knowledge than the other character.
The series of close ups on Michael Jackson turning into a werewolf lets the audience fully understand what is happening and how much he is changing.
The mise en scene throughout the music video is dark and gloomy.This is a convention of the horror film.
The start of the music video is a film within the film. This had not been in a music video before therefore this video is breaking the conventions of a music video and making Michael Jacksons thriller unique.The introductory narrative has now finished and now the start of the song starts. This is after 4 minutes of narrative.
Through out the whole of the music the editing is in sync with the music. This is used in most music video's and must be one of the hardest bits of making a music video.The character Michael Jackson is playing starts singing the words of the song. This is merging the song and narrative together. A technique used in many video's now.
The camera freezes when it goes past the graveyard, however it then zooms in on the supernatural things happening. We then get extreme close ups of the supernatural coming out of the ground. This shows us how important they are to the plot.
In this scene the whole of the narrative has now joined in with the song. One of the main things that separates Michael Jackson from most other pop stars was his dancing. It came to be one of the most iconic things about Michael Jackson.There is an establishing shot of the old haunted house. This shows the audience where the people in the film are going to go. They end up going into the house. An old haunted house is a convention of a horror movie.
There is an extreme close up of the women characters eyes. This shows that she is completely scared due to the expression of fear in her eyes. This is another convention of a horror movie.
There is another twist in the plot. In many different horror movie's there are several twists in the films. Having a twist in the music horror movie is a convention taken from horror films.
At the end of the music video there are credits. This is a convention of a film. This shows that Michael Jackson wanted his music video to be recognised as more of a short movie rather than a music video. This shows that the song is a vehicle for the movie. Most music films try and make the video equal to the song. This shows that Jackson has broken the conventions of a music magazine.
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