Inspiration for Dance Routine

Michael Jackson - Thriller



Because we want our video to have a horror themed twist when it comes to the dance routine I think it's the best element to show our idea off to the viewers. This video is very detailed but the main reason I chose it for inspiration is because of how creepy and disjointed every single dancer looks when getting into their different positions and because it looks so believable it may frighten the audience. Michael is the main character throughout the video and this is indicated by he's costume as all of the dancers are wearing dark colours and he has a red jacket on to signify he's importance, this is exactly what we plan to do in our video our main character will be wearing a revealing leopard print outfit (to link back to cannibal as she would is an animal) with matching eye shadow and styled hair whereas the dancers will be wearing ripped up t shirts and dramatic make up (fake cuts, bruises e.t.c). Also because Michael looks like he is leading each dancer into each separate dance move it looks even more synchronized, there are parts in our video where the main character for example will be crawling across the floor towards the camera with the dancers following behind then there is another part of the routine where she is made the main attraction as she does nothing while the dancers pick her up and spin her round (the camera will be doing an aerial shot to show the full scene in detail).
When coming up with the routine we will definitely look back at this video for some movement and ideas because we want to make them original but also see how other successful artists made there mark because this video will go down in music video history so there would be no other video that could help us with our specific story line.



Beatfreakz - Somebody's Watching Me



The reason I added this video in for inspiration is because it shows the humour in the horror video that they have created which is another element we could think about when filming our own music video. This is another option for us to think about as a group depending on which age range our target audience would fall under for example if we wanted to keep it in the horror genre we would be aiming it for people around 16 and over because children any younger may find it disturbing and scary to watch. However if we kept the humour element in the video but still linked it to horror the video could then be offered to any age group because scenes that could be made scary could be softened down so that no one would be scared or shocked as to what would happen next, this is a hard decision to make because we want to advertise our video to the target audience that will make it the most successful it can possibly be.
For example in this video all of the dancers come up from the grave, this could have been made to look a lot worse with them having dry white skin but because they are wearing brightly coloured outfits and there make up and hair is precise you don't instantly think horror.
However the main reason I chose this video is because the dancing in this is more free style compared to thriller as every individual included in the video has there own style of dance which gives them more of a chance to stand out. This isn't what we want to go for in our video because the main character is named that for a reason, we want to show that she is in control of all of her victims mainly the male generation because she is a strong women and some of the dance routine will back that up for example in one part of the song the victims are seen crawling away from her slyly but she corners them all which shows she has authority over them, this video is good to use for inspiration but not for the layout of their dance routine because it's not as choreographed and thought out as we want ours to be.