Billie jean (2)

how is ethnicity and star image shown through mise-en-scene? consider stereotypes ...
setting
props
facial expressions
hair and make up
lighting and colour
positioning

this scene

• the background of the shot is very dark and seems to be at night, the darkness behind Jackson makes a very mysterious aura around him.
• the bow tie he is wearing could be considered a prop in the scene to enhance his appearance but other than that there is nothing like a prop.
• Jackson looks almost sad or disappointed at something and he is looking down on it to possibly symbolise the distaste he has and that he is above it all, wont stoop so low.
• his hair is pulled back with a few little curls hanging over his face. there is no obvious makeup that is intended for audience viewing (stage makeup). the pulled up hair matches his put together outfit but the looseness and messiness shows him still being down to earth
• it is very dark (similar to setting) and has a lot of dark colours. the light pink of his shirt and red of his bow tie draws attention to Jackson.
• he is in the middle of the camera with him being the solid and only focus of the shot. he is slightly above the camera to enhance his appearance.

the video as a whole

• the video being set in a city
• tiger fabric metaphor of the woman (and the cat and the tiger) the detective finds the cloth and uses it as proof to say that Jackson did sleep with the girl he is denying. makes Jackson question did it actually happen if there is evidence as well. links to press and paparazzi being able to created evidence if they want to show something is 'true' in their eyes.
• sometimes looks bored and over the situation going on.
• his hair is probably standard for the time period that the video was shot in, nothing unusual.
• the bass line of the song is repetitive which could represent the repetition of his message that the child is not his etc. could also represent his heartrate during the time of all of this as it is quick and unsteady.
• unusually unsteady baseline could represent Michael Jacksons feelings throughout the time. 

editing in the video


the editing that is shown is very basic in the terms of it being screenshots that then link into video footage of Jackson. for example Jackson is in front of some cameras leaning o the lamppost and they all try to snap a photo of him, however he disappears.
then a screenshot of him appears on the screen in a new location that evidently turns into a video of him dancing full screen.
a few seconds later more screen caps appear and then transform into Jackson dancing along the same setting.
these could represent a few things: one being that Jackson cannot go anywhere without the press and paparazzi taking photos of him doing everyday things. it could also show the press making 'fake news' as Jackson disappeared when the images were taken yet they still somehow have photos of him in a different location. showing that they make up things to frame people and create news.