How is this music video iconic?
Michel Jackson's Thriller music video broke records and it was this video which transformed him into The King Of Pop. It sold over 9 million copies and has been labelled as the most successful music video of all time. It has one several awards and has gained a cult following. It also spawned the MTV generation, setting a bench mark for further generations of music videos.
Instead of just being a standard music video to accompany the song: Thriller, the video is a short film which along with the narrative, includes the song itself. Back when Thriller was released, short films which acted as a music were very rare. Michael Jackson's Thriller was available for audience to view at the cinema, making it a new experience outside of the typical consumption of music videos of that era.
"Thriller's phenomenal success led to a breaking down of traditional racial barriers on FM radio ay the time."
Michael Jackson's Thriller was MTV's first world premier of a music video. It has numerously been voted as the best music video of all time and has played a significant role in popular culture. It was named a "watershed moment of the music industry".
It has been labelled as "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant".
Thriller is said to be one of Michael Jackson's most enduring legacies. The music video was a "mini-movie" that revolutionised music videos at the time, and of the future.
Hi James. Thanks for uploading this post. You have shown some interesting understanding of the iconic nature of this music video, but you MUST add on a micro-elements analysis of the video also! (Camera, Editing, Mise en scene). If you could please use screen-grabs to illustrate your points that would be helpful.
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