lip syncing- lyrics

"Jammin'"

Ooh, yeah! All right!
We're jammin':
I wanna jam it wid you.
We're jammin', jammin',
And I hope you like jammin', too.

Ain't no rules, ain't no vow, we can do it anyhow:
I'n'I will see you through,
'Cos everyday we pay the price with a little sacrifice,
Jammin' till the jam is through.

We're jammin' -
To think that jammin' was a thing of the past;
We're jammin',
And I hope this jam is gonna last.

No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor we won't bow;
Neither can be bought nor sold.
We all defend the right; Jah - Jah children must unite:
Your life is worth much more than gold.

We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin')
And we're jammin' in the name of the Lord;
We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin'),
We're jammin' right straight from Yah.

Yeh! Holy Mount Zion;
Holy Mount Zion:
Jah sitteth in Mount Zion
And rules all creation.

Yeah, we're - we're jammin' (wotcha-wa),
Wotcha-wa-wa-wa, we're jammin' (wotcha-wa),
See, I wanna jam it wid you
We're jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin')
I'm jammed: I hope you're jammin', too.

Jam's about my pride and truth I cannot hide
To keep you satisfied.
True love that now exist is the love I can't resist,
So jam by my side.

We're Jammin' (jammin', jammin', jammin'), yeah-eah-eah!
I wanna jam it wid you.
We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin',
We're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin', we're jammin';
Hope you like jammin', too.
We're jammin', we're jammin' (jammin'),
We're jammin', we're jammin' (jammin').
I wanna (I wanna jam it wid you) - I wanna -
I wanna jam wid you now.
Jammin', jammin' (hope you like jammin' too).
Eh-eh! I hope you like jammin', I hope you like jammin',
'Cause (I wanna jam it wid you). I wanna ... wid you.
I like - I hope you - I hope you like jammin', too.
I wanna jam it;
I wanna jam it.

Michael Jackon- Thriller Essay

Michael Jackson’s Thriller

Thriller which was MTV’s first world premiere music video was released in December 1983. It was also voted the most influential music video of all time and earned itself a top 5 spot in MTV’s greatest music videos of all time.
Directed by: John Landis
Produced by: George Folsey Jr, Michael Jackson & John Landis
Starring: Michael Jackson
Co-Starring: Ola Ray
Choreography: Michael Peters & Michael Jackson
Costume Designed by: Kelly Kimball & Deborah Landis

Thriller was said to have a budget of around a million dollars and is looked at very differently from other music videos of its time. It was not just seen as a piece of music with lyrics and dancing; it was a short film with an enticing storyline. The first part of the story is a short horror film where Michael Jackson turns into a werewolf and attacks his girlfriend. The horror theme is not something people would have expected from young Michael Jackson who is now referred to as ‘The King of Pop’, most popularly known for his funky style and up beat tracks. The next part of the story cuts to a movie theatre where Michael and his girlfriend are watching the clip we have just seen, the girl then storms out and expresses her resentment to the film. When the music starts it somewhat contradicts the spooky scene of the dark street that Michael and Ola are walking down, but the lyrics however do not.
In the song we hear lyrics such as ‘something evil's lurking in the dark’ and ‘there's demons closing in on every side’ which fit in with the spooky atmosphere that is trying to be created. Sound effects are also used frequently to add to the theme of a horror film, we hear creaking doors and floorboards, footsteps, howling dogs and thunder which all emphasise that it really is a short film and not just a music video.
Although the video is based around a horror story it still contains many elements of a pop video. It has the basic structure with verses and the repeated chorus and also has a dance routine. The Dance routine is recognised all over the world and is re-enacted when the song is played. The Dance routine is iconic to Michael Jackson as when we think about the routine it is automatically linked to him. 
The clip is not what we expect to see when we think of zombies and horror films, and is very iconic when it changes from a spooky scene of a girl surrounded by zombies, to a group of them dancing with Michael Jackson at the front. This is a counter stereotype and contradicts the spooky lyrics and sound effects.
After the movie theatre scene we see a wide shot of Michael and Ola walking, the shot shows us Ola walking away from Michael showing no interest in him, but Michael carry’s on following her. Michael carries on singing to her trying to impress her and earn her trust. The lyrics Michael sings are supposed to be scary, but Michael is singing them in a playful way whilst smiling. The way he is singing contrasts with the lyrics we hear.
We also see a close up of Ola’s face. The close up shows her fear when she is about to be attacked, which reminds us how the video is again a short film and not just a song with dancing. The purpose of the music video is to entertain, which it is successful in doing with its gripping storyline and catchy lyrics.
The video does not have just one target audience; it can appeal to people of all ages, but mainly teens and young adults because of its pop elements. Pop music is one of the most popular and diverse genres for people of any age.
Overall I think the video is very successful, as it has proved winning many awards and being viewed millions of times worldwide. It has advertised Michael Jackson and pop music and has entertained people, which is the main aim of most videos.

Production diary (week 1-4)

Before the six weeks-

In our last few lessons we first found out what we would be doing for our A2 task and doing some research into music videos. We were also told to write an essay with the title "Music videos have changed drastically over time and are now unrecognizable from their historic counterparts". We were given the holidays to finish these. 

Week 1-

On our first lesson our teacher went through what this year would involve and how the lessons would be planned out. We got a task sheet of what we need to do each lesson and our teacher explained how we would go about the lessons to make sure everything gets done. 

Another lesson we spent doing a task in groups of 3/4 researching music videos from the 1980's. It went well and we all met the deadline, our work was put on the display board to use as a study guide.

We also done our preliminary tasks on the first week, the class was split into two groups and we were told to go away and research the music video 'Hit me baby one more time' by Britney Spears. We then had to recreate the music video in our groups. The task involved research, planning, filming and editing and everyone was given something to do. I think my group worked well together and everyone played a part. We met our deadline and Miss was impressed with our work as a team. It also gave us experience in lip syncing, which was new to most of our class.

Week 2-
We were soon given another essay to write, this one involved analysing a music video. I chose to look at Michael Jackson, Thriller. Analysing the music video gave me an insight into the conventions of Music videos and ideas that I could use in my own work. After deciding what groups we would be working in for the rest of the year to make our Music Videos we started practicing some lip syncing. We done this individually and all chose our own song to use. I chose to use a song by Bob Marley because i enjoy his music and know all the words to his song. This not only helped us to practice, but also helped us decide who in our group would be the best person to star in our video. 

Week 3-
On our third week we started doing some research into digipak's. First we found a current digipak from an artist we liked and analysed it. We said what was good and bad and we also wrote about the conventions of digipaks and what they involved. My group chose to look at the Digipak by Eminem for his album 'The Eminem show'. We then had to re-create Eminem's digipak giving our own interpretation of it. The task went well and it helped us to gain some experience in using Photoshop, which i had never used before. We also started doing some research into possible song choices we could use for our Music Video. We found a few songs which we liked and emailed the people who own the rights to the song to see if we could use them.

Week 4-
We had been given some feedback on the work we had completed on our blog and was told to look over the comments our teachers had made. The comments helped us to go back and improve some of our work and also how to improve and what to do differently in future tasks. I realised i was missing some pieces of work from my blog which meant i had to go back and complete the tasks in my own time. In one piece of work we had to create a mood board which was linked with our song choice, i created a House music mood board as we were going to use the song 'Dancin' by Aaron Smith (KRONO remix), however we could not get permission to use this song. I also spent a lesson doing some editing practice. I took a short clip of someone cliff diving and used the editing software to slow the clip down and also play it in reverse. These are some skills which i will also use in my music video.