R Dennison

Michael Jackson media language and representation • For many years after, Michael Jackson was the most luminous, powerful , influential star in the music business, and no one else was even close. A lot of this was intensified because of the 1983 hit single Billie Jean. • Though it may not sound like it today, Billie Jean is one of the most revolutionary songs in the history of popular music. • Billie Jean was ground-breaking because it introduced the idea that a single must be accompanied by a high-production video - thereby transforming a song release into an "event". • Billie Jean transformed MTV from a mere diversion for young people into a cultural institution that society at large paid attention to. • It also introduced MTV to the concept that white viewers would respond enthusiastically to videos featuring a black performer, something they had not previously believed . • This was the first time that a song had been upstaged by the performance of ...

PPE Feedback - explain how media products can be said to have cultural and social significance  15 marks  there is a cinema verite aesthetic(black and white film, element of historical accuracy) title makes explicit the social significance since we are potentially 'the free' and are connected culturally to a tradition of protest songs high profile cultural and social impact of a performance of the song at the white house for Barack Obama  cultural references in both sentences  this is a question about the ways in which products establish social and cultural significance through working within media industrial contexts and in response to audience endorsement  social significance is about creating meaning for other people in a way that makes them confident in what they do and see   explain the appeal of low to media budget films to Hollywood conglomerates       15 marks  use hidden figures ...