2. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT:
A TRACKING SHOT OF A MOVIE BILLBOARD TO ANALYSIS
CREATE A HOLLYWOOD ATMOSPHERE.
At the first shot you can see a movie
theatre playing a film also called Thriller
starring Vincent Price who provides the
sound of the evil laughter at the end of
the video.
The title Thriller on the billboard is used
to create brand awareness.
The Palace Theatre in Los Angeles is used
as location footage for the theatre in this
shot.
3. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT:
A TWO-SHOT OF TWO PEOPLE TALKING OUTSIDE ANALYSIS
A MOVIE THEATRE
The colours of orange and blue are used
for the clothes of Michael Jackson and his
female companion while they are
standing outside the theatre
The word “Thriller appears again on a
black billboard in blood red text which
not only is brand awareness again, but
the red text emphasises the theme of
horror.
4. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT:
OVER THE SHOULDER SHOTS OF PEOPLE TALKING ANALYSIS
IN A DARK ALLEYWAY TO CREATE TENSION.
In this shot Michael is talking to his date
after being scared out of the movie
theather by reassuring her that “it’s only
a movie”
In the background there are movie
posters with a 50’s design on them which
a reference to the popularity of B horror
movies during the 50’s.
5. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT: A
TRACKING SHOT OF A ANALYSIS
GRAVEYARD.
A graveyard is shown to emphasis the
theme of horror and to tell the audience
that something to do with supernatural
elements is going to happen.
This part of the mise-en-scene in the
video enforces the feel of dark and creepy
things happing in the night.
After Michael walks past it the tombs
start to move, which gives us the feeling
that unlike the movie shown earlier, this
is a real supernatural force.
6. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT:
AN ARC SHOT INVOLVING THE CAMERA MOVING
AROUND IN A SEMI-CIRCLE AROUND MICHAEL AND
ANALYSIS
HIS DATE AS THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY ZOMBIES.
In this shot a group of the living dead
are dressed in tattered clothes to remind
the audience that they have been
underground for years.
The couple are surrounded in the middle
of the mise-en-scene by the zombies with
little hope of escape
7. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT:
A CLOSE UP SHOT OF MICHAEL'S TRANSFORMED ANALYSIS
ZOMBIE/WEREWOLF FACE.
This shot is suddenly revealed to the
audience after a close up shot of the girls
face looking scared . She looks at Michael
who has suddenly changed position to
the head of the zombies and his face has
transformed off-screen designed to give
the audience a shock.
The cinematoghpy adds shadows to the
transformed face of Michael , making it
hard to make out all of the details which
makes it even more frightening since less
is usually more.
8. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT:
A GROUP SHOT OF MICHAEL DANCING WITH THE ANALYSIS
ZOMBIES.
At this point of the video, the
transformed Michael and the zombies
break out into a well choreographed
dance sequence.
Michael is located at the head of the
group shaped like a triangle which gives
the audience the feeling of leadership and
shows them how to preform the
sequence.
9. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT:
A CLOSE UP SHOT OF MICHEAL JACKSONS BODY ANALYSIS
WHILE HE DANCES WITH THE ZOMBIES.
Michael wear brightly coloured red
clothes while the zombies are wearing
rags and darker coloured clothing which
allows him to stand out of the crowd to
get the audience’s focal point.
His transformed face is now seen clearely
under the set lights as he is standing very
close to the camera and futher away from
the shadows to enhance the narrative.
10. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT: A
LOW ANGLE SHOT OF THE ZOMBIES KNEELING DOWN
TO MICHAEL WHICH EMPHASISES HIS DOMINANCE
ANALYSIS
ROLE IN THE VIDEO.
When he finally starts to sing the chorus ,
Michael is no longer a zombie; his Star
Trek-style jacket is mended, and his red
jeans are clean and pressed. It is as if
singing restores his life.
During the choegraply of the chorus, the
zombies start to dance more rapidly
when Michael temporality turns back into
a human to represent a chorus line as if
they are fully under his control.
11. SHOT TYPE AND MOVEMENT:
A TWO- SHOT AND MINOR CLOSE UP SHOT ANALYSIS
OF MICHAELS FACE
After being cornered by the zombies in a
gothic haunted house, the girl suddenly
wakes up which suggests that the events
of the video may have been just a dream.
However as Michael prepares to take the
girl back home , he looks at the camera
directly revealing his zombie coloured
eyes suggesting that he may still be
cursed.
