Michael Jackson 'Behind The Mask Project' Press Release & Trailer / Video on Page 11

[love is magical]

I got my video uploaded onto my You Tube account. Check it out if you'd like. I'm not the greatest MJ dancer in the world, but I get the job done. lol

This is so cool... Wow... you did well... :clapping:

Anyone else notice Steve Carell?

I think he's just a look-alike.... :fear:

 

[KOPV]

I want to thank those who kinda stoke up for me with my statement..

Ofcourse we all participated because we wanted to represent Michael. That's why most got in there MJ gear and did there thing!!! You think they usually walk around to look "cool" in MJ gear? Usually not.. its to represent the MAN!! There are alot of means to be captured in video and participating in an MJ video is 1 of millions.. PLUS the original post against what I said said "for tv time".. Most of us know by now that MJ videos from the 'Michael' project probably wont get TV time.. So I don't think anyone went in EXPECTING to be on TV..

Infact its hard for me to even consider it an OFFICIAL VIDEO because Michaels not in it.. I told my girlfriend that any fan could make that video.. there was no special effects, simple editing, and no real images of MJ (aside from background stuf).. So really, people did it to come together to represent Michael..

if someone was disapointed not to be IN the video or not the clip they hoped for.. Its going to because there best representation of Michael was not there.. NOT for "tv time"..

And to be 100% honest I originally was not planning on participating mainly because I was in (some may not know what this is.. I could explain if asked) a bulk cycle and was not very comfertable with my image.. BUT My girfriend kept telling me that I keep talking about things that sound exciting to take part of but I make excuses not to.. SO I DID IT!!

TV TIME ha?


thanks again guys

 

[claudiadoina]

Back in December 2010, the first posthumous album featuring all new Michael Jackson songs was released. The album, named simply Michael, fit quite seamlessly with the narrative associated with the last months of his life: wanting to make a comeback, Michael was planning his "This is It" series of concerts, which was to be one of the most spectacular concert experiences to date. Not only would it be the culmination of his 40 year long career, this concert was to be the first his children were old enough to see him perform live.

On 16 June 2011, a second posthumous Michael Jackson video clip was released. "Behind the Mask" features contributions from 1,600 fans living around the world, collected in the span of a couple of months and put together in this montage of a video clip.

Typically, Michael Jackson productions are polished to a full blinding shine worthy of the artist who changed the music video landscape and, consequently, the music industry. And so, the simplicity of the video to the song "Behind the Mask" comes as a bit of a shocking yet rather refreshing contrast. Of all the official, marketed tributes paid to the late Michael Jackson, this one is by far the best. Stripped of the gloss and venure of professional video clips, filled with the sequins, glitter, gloves and fedoras that will be for a very long time associated with him, and ending with exclamations of "We love you, Michael", this video seems to capture a sense of fun and - dare I say - innocence that seemed lacking in the entertainer's life.

While it might seem a little disappointing to those who were hoping for something a little more glamorous, it is, in my opinion, not only a tribute to Michael Jackson, but also one to all the fans he managed to bring together and who supported him throughout his career. Also thrilling for me (pun totally intended) is that one of my friends made it in the video not once, not twice, but thrice (congratulations again, Pedram!). It makes Michael Jackson's music all the more "approachable".

The lyrics of the song come in sharp contrast to the clip; Michael sings about the betrayal of a woman, "a phony girl" who "sit(s) behind the mask" and who "control(s) the world". This contrast could have been purposefully created by producers of the video; if reports are to be believed, Michael Jackson was surrounded by phony people who were only looking to advance their own agenda. Perhaps if he had been able to see behind their mask early on in his lifetime, things would have been very different.

This video relates beautifully to the previously released posthumous Michael Jackson video. The clip to "Hollywood Tonight" is the story of a talented young girl who comes to Hollywood to make her dreams of fame come true, only to face the usual difficulties associated with the pursuit of fame, including the unfortunate fall from grace. Throughout the entire clip, the young woman draws strength from the memory of her idol - Michael Jackson.

Ultimately, taken together, these three aspects - the video itself, the lyrics and the video to "Hollwood Tonight" - tell a specific story: behind the public mask of the performer are his fans. It makes the posthumous narrative behind these videos one of empowerment, that it really is up to us fans to change the landscape of the music industry.

Thankfully, the public's appetite for all things Michael Jackson will not be whetted anytime soon; and so, I'm fairly certain there are going to be many more posthumous productions that will be released in the upcoming years. I do hope that a constant reflection on the way Michael Jackson arrived at his untimely demise will create an environment that will receive these creations as an appreciation for art rather than fuel for the same gossip and tabloid junk that have ruined so many artists' careers.
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[Hess]

^^^^

Very well said.

I like the video, congratulatins to all who made it to the video.

A very nice tribute to MJ from the fans.

 

[dangerous_88]

A quick news flash for those who say the video lacks the involvement of Michael himself...

Michael Jackson is dead. Thought you might wanna know.

 

[loveforever]

Agree completely. I didnt participate but I love this video very much. Thanks to all the fans who was in part of this. Nice tribute. I knew Michael would love it.

I saw the vid yesterday. I thought it was adorable.

And you know, while I was watching it, I was thinking of what others might think of it. I KNEW there were going to be people who didn't like it, but some of you are just ridiculous.

STOP EXPECTING A MICHAEL JACKSON MUSIC VIDEO. Michael is gone and there will never be one again. Not the videos we know and love. And if you keep expecting something crazy and amazing, your life is only going to be filled with disappointment. Even if a break-out, extraordinary, out-of-this-world MJ music video was made...NONE of you/us would be fully satisfied, because it will always lack its star and the one thing that literally makes it magical...Michael.

For the people complaining about how this doesn't look like a professional video: how was it supposed to?? Fans sent in videos using different quality cameras, some low, some high. A lot were low. What can you do about that?

It's not about the quality of the camera, it's not about people wanting face time. While I watched the vid, all I could think of was the pure love these people were pouring. Fans of every age, race, sex, location...EVERYTHING. ALL these fans were brought together in a video to show how ONE MAN ALONE was and still is able to unite so many different groups of people.

Please...just try to enjoy yourselves for once fam. This is getting so old..

 

[teli-mj]

A quick news flash for those who say the video lacks the involvement of Michael himself...

Michael Jackson is dead. Thought you might wanna know.

Actually we do know very well that he is dead otherwise we wouldn't have cried our eyes out for almost two years now.When we mean involvement we mean at least a picture or a video frame of him. That's what we mean. Thought you might wanna know it too.

 

[ShipOfFools]

Uh, 2nd posthumous video? I thought Behind The Mask was the third video from Michael, after HMH and HT?

Anyway, good article. I agree that I really enjoyed the video, despite it being cheaply made.

And Michael would have loved the video! He loved his fans; since he couldn't be there himself, he probably would have been really pleased with the video.

I think all the music videos from this album have been tastefully made.

 

[Damelon]

Congrats on a great video!