Analisis of music video 3 - Michael Jackson - Thriller

Michael Jackson - Thriller changed how music videos are looked at the ground breaking 14minute video began raking in views from when it was released on MTV. the narrative of the video is that the main character michael turns into a zombie and the aim of the producer was to scare the audience in a seance because its like a short film. The unique selling point of this video is the dramatic costume and well learnt dance routines which made the audience watch regardless of if they liked the song or not .

Many tried to copy this style of pop video after for its great choreography which made people stop to watch it became universal for pop videos to have dance. From start to end the video is set in dark gloomy places with low light creating a certian mood which works perfectly along with the dramatic costume and make-up ,you'll often get close-ups just to show the make-up and costume in this. There are many varied shots used for thriller due to the dancing and codes and conventions of a short film like the first half of the video.