In my final textual analysis, I will analyse a older music video in the pop genre. This can add to my research and allow me to compare old and new, acknowledging how music videos in the pop genre have changed over time.

Michael Jackson's hit 'Billie Jean' is filmed in both black and white, and colour. Although, the colours remain dull as there is limited natural lighting. The music video is set in the night time. The singer is smartly dressed in black leather trousers, pink shirt with a red dickie-bow and a black leather blazer. The way he is dress is relevant to the time period in which this music video would have been created, the 80's. Therefore, this outfit has been chosen for people to look up to and follow this dress-code, it is also what Michael Jackson himself is famous for dressing like. During this music video we are constantly reminded of the lyrics, as he says 'Billie Jean' a folded up newspaper with the text 'Billie Jean' appears on screen and is picked up by someone, however, we only see a hand and part of an arm. This signify's that someone could be hiding something, when they realise what it says they quickly pick it up to avoid anyone else seeing it. The setting of a street is different from modern day pop, where it is usually filmed in a warehouse type place where no one else is present. Whereas, in this music video we see a man slumped up against a wall, a woman through a window and sets of people walking down a pavement. We even see a cat and a tiger in the music video. This is very different from modern day pop music videos. The tiger in the street could signify danger, the person needs to escape from the situation they are in. Which is shown through a tiger, and typically any human being would want to escape from the wrath of a wild tiger. This music video shows a positive representation of a male because he is shown dancing an appears quite happy and content although the lyrics suggest that he should be upset or worried. It shows that they are able to see through a situation and handle it well, whereas people would stereotype females as being bad at handling situations as they come across as emotional. Although the two more modern pop music videos are different to this one which could be classed as old, I do not feel as if they have greatly changed over time. They are still very much recognised as being pop, and use different techniques to make the music video stand out, however, effects have become much more technical. Michael Jackson still used effects in his music video, where he appeared in a white box with rounded corners whereas the rest of the screen was black, and there was a part where as he stepped on the floor, the floor would change to a bright colour, much like modern pop music videos where a lot of colour is used.