Michael Jackson - Scream

PART THIRTEEN 

SCREAM - MICHAEL JACKSON:

Highly stylised. $7,000,00 was the budget for the music video. Money was mostly spent on special effects, giving it the specific quality of disjuncture that Janet and Michael wanted. The video is very intense.

The fast pace editing reflects on the anger and confusion of the lyrics and the images.

Abstract location, because they are in space there is no gravity and so no noise. This symbolises that they can't scream but they want to. Meaning this music video is contradictory.

Subtle things which aren't noticeable in the narrative can be shown through editing and camera shots. For example, when Michael throws stones at the pots to break them, we are then shown a stone flying towards us (the camera) at a fast pace from a close up shot. This indicates a dig at the press, who will be the viewers of this music video. It symbolises the Jackson's anger at the press and the amount of pressure and obsessive stalking which they go to for their newspapers/magazines. 

This dig at the press is also mirrored through the lyrics where they sign 'Stop pressuring me', a strong lyric throughout.

The shots of Janet and Michael standing together hugging at the end shows that they, as a family, are sticking together through tough times like this.