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Billie Jean Flashcards

Language Representation

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significance of BJ being promoted on MTV

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first to breakdown MTV racial barrier

first video by a black artist to be aired in heavy rotation

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what is MTV

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launched 1981
broadcast music videos on tv 24/7
influential source of pop culture

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Conventions of mainstream pop

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stylised choreography, bright clothing, fast beat and lighting

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visual and sound

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pavements light up on step in time to beat

jackson exits the video when the music ends

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visuals and lyrics

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“I’m not the one” is sang when Jackson isn’t seen in bed, signifying how he is not the father

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film noir

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black and white editing + shadowing

creates connotations to thriller genre

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