My moodboard

The moodboard has dark images and some have an almost gothic feel. This is in reference to the darker "emo" side to Fall Out Boy, as opposed to the tounge in cheek pop punk styling. This is due to the way they dress and the way they are seen as people in the media. The reason I have used the darker images instead of the poppier style is to reference the way they will be dressed in the video. The bat-heart is a logo for both a clothing label owned by FOB bassist Pete Wentz and the record company to which FOB are signed. At the center of the moodboard I put an image of Michael Jackson's trademark glove, as our video will also reference Michael Jackson. I included images from Tim Burtons 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'. There are also reference to the "emo" fashion with the eyeliner, tattoos, fringes and the photos of the band, I included this as it is the sort of thing we will be wearing during the video.

The style of Michael Jackson which we use will be be created to make an obvious juxtaposition with Fall Out Boy's style, as this will add to the clash/confrontational theme of the lyrics/video as more than a clash of the artists, as it will be a clash of style and genre as well. Therefore we will dress MJ in exaggerated outfits with bright colours such as in his early 80's era, which will clash with Fall Out Boy's emo image. The video will create a bigger clash in terms of rock and pop, as both the style of each genre and the video conventions of the genres will clash, as the band are interrupted from their live performance (typical of a rock video) and the video will then become more narrative based (like in a pop video).

Music Video Narrative Summary

This is a rough narrative outline of our video. Details are subject to change as the narrative is developed into a full script and storyboard.

As the video opens, "Fall Out Boy" are getting ready onstage to perform, even though the room is empty. They start up and their fans begin to file in as word of the apparently impromptu performance spreads. The crowd really starts to get into the performance and word eventually reaches the bar "MJ" is in.

Cut to "MJ" in the bar, dancing along in his signature style. He is interrupted by a member of his crew informing him of the "FOB" performance. He becomes angry and storms out of the bar, gesturing for his crew to follow him.

Back with "FOB", the band and crowd are really getting into the song and are jumping around quite a bit. The bassist, "Pete Wentz" suddenly stops and pulls out his phone. He has received a text signed "MJ". He looks at it confused, then tries to get back into the groove of the performance. Not long after though, the doors burst open and the music stops as the band turns its attention to the newcomers.

"MJ" and his crew walk in and stare the band down. There is a standoff reminiscent of the one at the start of the Smooth Criminal video, which ends in the same way - with "MJ" tossing a coin. In this case however, it doesn't land in a jukebox starting the music, it hits "Pete Wentz" in the head. The music starts back up and the band and their fans charge at "MJ" and the dancers.

A fight breaks out (Involving dancing and rocking out more than actual fighting) and eventually the fans and dancers spill out of the building. The band and MJ angrily sing at eachother to "Beat it", getting increasingly rowdy. As the song ends, "Pete Wentz" whacks MJ upside the head with his bass, drops it and the band walks out, leaving MJ on the floor struggling to get back up.

Billie Jean-Michael Jackson

Billie Jean was a single from Michael Jackson's 1982 Thriller, the greatest selling album of all time. Typical of 80's pop and especially Michael Jackson (whose videos were revolutionary at the time) it is a narrative based video with Jackson playing the lead.

It opens with a shot like an old movie, it is black and white and has a border round it as well as a grainy image. However Jackson emerges in colour and leaves light on whatever he touches/wherever he steps, and even transforms, the tramp who gets a suit and the tiger (which is seen on the cover of the Thriller album). This references the line "she says that I am the one" as he lights things up or transforms things for 'Billie Jean'.

Throughout the video there is a large reference to voyeurism or looking as a man is skulking around with a camera trying to photograph Michael. During the narrative Michael is singing and dancing, which is a huge part of his performances especially in his videos which often feature hugely choreographed dances. The verse also features split screens and freeze frames, as well as brief moments of slow motion another theme occurant in old movies.

At the end of the video Michael disapears and his steps are retraced by the lights going backwards. The villain who had been trying to photograph him is caught by the police, after a neighbour of the house Jackson enters (suggested to be the house of 'Billie Jean') reports him. She is looking out of her window and sees Jackson, another reference to the notion of looking.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En-cHBv7UpA