Micahel Jackson Vs Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal!

During class we analysised the different features that we found in the two videos, what was similar and what was different, and how that affected how the audience percieved it.

In this task we looked at:
Intertextual References - references to different videos
Homage - a respectful tribute
Tempo - the pace of the video and whether it fits
Balance - was the balance between narrative and performance correct?  

Michael Jackson

-          More narrative than performance (other than the dancing)

-          Whole cast was dancing with the band in the background, like a musical

-          Not a solo performance

-          Speakeasy location – bar/den

-          Switches between story and musical

-          Michael Jackson has power through out, from the moment he walks in

-          References back to old 1920s gangster movies

-          Tempo fits with the video + dancing fits

Alien Ant Farm

-          Relates to Thiller, Dirty Dianna, Billie Jean, The way you make me feel

-          More of a parody than a music video or homage

-          Uses a house party scene

-          Monkey from Michael Jackson’s family; called Bubbles

-          When left with instrumental they use split screen; referring back to Billie Jean

-          Little boy dancing is another intertextual reference

-          Mum and dad’s back garden shows it is rebellious; making it wrong but right

-          Tempo didn’t pick up when music picked up