Star Profile

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, then the Jacksons in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971. In the early 1980’s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of ‘Beat It’, ‘Billie Jean’, and ‘Thriller’, were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as ‘Black or White’ and ‘Scream’ made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style have influenced numerous hip hop, pop, contemporary R&B, and rock artists.
Michael Jackson in his early years when he was first established in Jackson 5 was recognized for his family afro and his flared trousers, by the age of 11 he was a superstar. At 13 he went solo, growing up around famous people Michael starting to transform his image, his father reportedly nicknamed him “big nose”, which led to his first plastic surgery- his nose job.
MJ was in the public spotlight since he was a small child. In that time, he transformed from a cute little African-American kid with a 70s afro into a thin, light-skinned man in a black wig with a comically tapered nose. His plastic surgery is so obvious that it’s the stuff of urban legend. People have long speculated that he bleached his skin for cosmetic purposes, and prescription lightening cream was even found among his effects at auction. Jackson said he suffered from the auto-immune disease vitiligo, which lightens the skin in patches. That same cream is used to treat his condition and it’s possible that once Jackson opted to lighten his skin there was no going back and trying to cover up the parts that lost pigment.
Not only did his physical appearance change but his wardrobe also took a turn, from flares to leather to tall collared shirts. What MJ is most famous for his one white glove and white socks with black shoes, this is known all over the world. Michael was seen to be the best celebrity, he was interesting, talented, he was the whole package, you put his name on something and it could sell itself. Michael Jackson has been followed by his fans since he was a little boy until his unfortunate death in 2009, standing by him through all changes and is recognized for being one of the most iconic people in music.

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The Media Timetable

This was created so that we knew when each member of the production group had a free lesson so we could meet up and get more planning done or even some filming.

Adham Lip Synching

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Final Music Video

CD Cover Analysis

Christina Aguilera’s 2002 album ‘stripped’. On the album cover the background is completely white, this makes the main focus the image of her, she is wearing no top, and her chest is covered by her hair, this relates to the name of the album ‘stripped’ this could suggest that she is not only physically stripped but also emotionally and will portray that in the songs of the album. The image itself is in black and white, this makes it stand out compared to other albums on the shelves, it also relates but to the name of the album, it being stripped of colour. Christina Aguilera has always strived on being a sexually liberated woman; this album cover is no different. Other pop stars of her time like Britney Spears had the good girl appearance; the innocence sold her copies of cd’s. Christina has taken the opposite approach and adapted the bad girl look, this serves her well because her music appeals to teenage girls, but her look attracts the audience of teenage boys. The album cover is very simple but effective; the font stands out and is easy to read. With the simplicity of the cover it relies of Christina Aguilera’s image to sell herself.






London Calling is the album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released in 1979 and has that old school punk look, the graphics being minimalistic but has become an iconic image that is widely recognized. The image shows Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar against the stage, this represents the edge and the stereotypical rock and roll image that the band always shows. The setting and Paul’s posture represents the genre of the music. The image is black and white, with the focus on Paul Simonon. The album name ‘London Calling’ is also a main focus due to the bold easy to read font and coloured lettering, with ‘London’ written in pink and ‘Calling’ written in green. The band name ‘The Clash’ is written in a similar font, although smaller and in plain white. This shows that the band already have a wide fan base as other artists would normally make this the main focus.

What Music Means To Me

Bjork – oh, so, quiet.
Oh, so, quiet by Bjork reminds me of my childhood. This is because when I was about 4 years old I would have it on repeat constantly; I learnt the words to this song before I could even read. It drove my family crazy, but it was my ultimate favourite for years. The song is so fun-loving, and every time I hear it, it immediately brings me back to my childhood.

Pink – Family Portrait
This reminds me of when I was growing up, it was very personal to me at the time, my family was going through a lot and on top of it all my parents were splitting up, I used to lock myself away and just listen to this song over and over again until I hoped that when I stepped out of my bedroom door that everything was going to return as it should be, When I hear this song it always does bring me back to those years.

Mumford and Sons – The cave
This song relates to my present day because I have recently passed my driving test a couple of months ago and ever since then I constantly hear this on the radio, it just gives me that sense of freedom that I associate with my car and now this song. So whenever I hear this song it does bring a smile to my face. More importantly it reminds me of a person who is constantly in my car with me, that’s my best friend, my sister Daisy, hearing each other scream our hearts out to this song always seems to cheer one another up. I hope this song always relates to my present day, even years down the line, because it reminds me of my two favourite things, my sister and independently sweet freedom.

Letter To Production Company

Dear Sir/ Madam,
We are writing to you today as A level students from Brentwood County High School concerning the copyright of the song ‘if it means a lot to you’ by a day to remember. We would like to use it for educational purposes for our A2 media coursework; we believe we could make a great music video out of it. The only audience for this video would be the members of our school and the examining body. We would be very grateful for the use of this song.
We hope to hear back from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Emily Barnett, Owen Harries, Jack Allen

Press Release

Lost and Found are the new edgy band to step onto the scene, releasing their debut album ‘Nowhere but here’ The members, Adham, Owen, Jack and Leonie have already created a huge fan base going crazy for laid back look and enticing new sound. Nowhere but here Is expected to be the must have album of 2011 already racking in five star reviews from NME magazine and has already become XFM album of the week. Lost and Found start their tour in June of this year, so far their live performances have been described as “energetically entertaining”. Their catchy song “‘till everybody’s singing” is about love struck teens’ going through the typical strains of a relationship, and the music video perfectly portrays that. This inspiring young band is definitely one to look out for.

Selecting Cast Members

We talked about having many different people for our cast members, we wanted the typical teenage love struck couple who wouldn’t mind being in front of the camera. Our only trouble we found though was time, trying to find the time where we were all free to film. In the end we decided as a group that it would be best if us as a group were cast members, we were the most reliable to do so. Jack and I were the couple and Owen would be a band member, this served us well, the least people we had to organise the more we got done, also because it was for our grade we knew how important it was, and we were able to be more critical on ourselves, to get a decent standard performance, we asked three other friends to participate in our music video who we knew would be able to give up some of their free time to help us.

Emily and Jack












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Adham, Owen and Jack