Was the funeral staged?
I remember here on the board that many members (non hoax believers) thought there was something odd about the funeral.
I then did a little looking and some people had found some interesting things.
On the set of This Is It is this prop used for green screens:
At the funeral this piece of equipment is scene:
In this aerial shot you can see there is nothing behind the stage area and you can the grassy area looks different:
AP Exclusive: Michael Jackson Wrapped Video In Culver City Before Death
2009 June 29
tags: AP, Culver City, Culver Studios, death, Dome Project, HW Design Inc, Michael Jackson, MJ, production, sets, The King Of Pop, Thriller, Video by HW Design Inc.
Culver Studios, Where Michael Jackson Filmed the “Dome Project,” Just Before His Death. Photo by JB Brookman © HW Design Inc.
The Associated Press has just reported that Michael Jackson wrapped up work on an elaborate video production, just two weeks before his death. Culver Studios, right down the street from the HW Design Inc. offices, was the sight where four different sets were constructed for the shoot. One set was said to be a cemetery, evoking memories of the “Thriller” video. Jackson was reportedly on set from June 1-9 and the project is expected to be completed on July 15.
The video is being called the “Dome Project.”
So, let’s have a peek behind the screen in Culver City…Some info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culver_Studios
http://www.theculverstudios.com
http://www.seeing-stars.com/Studios/CulverStudios.shtml
Culver City is also where the Michael Jackson Burn Centre is.
A map of the south section:
See anything familiar?
Now to us the background doesn’t match Forrest Lawn. It would better match with Culver City, but we couldn’t find an exact match. No problem, because we should focus on the 4 sets Mike built, this was just a clue we were on the right track IMO. The funeral was staged inside, in Culver City with a greenscreen.
Forrest lawn from above:
The funeral clip, obviously more roads and more trees:
Also a tree near the 5 trash cans moves quite significantly:
The outfits the This Is It dancers wore at the funeral is the same outfit worn here by Marlon.
BTW wasnt the Victory Tour called 'The Final Curtain'?
From ETOnline:
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/09/78206/index.html
The burial service to be held on Thursday, September 3 at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial Park. ET has learned that tonight at 7:30 there will be a full dress rehearsal of the funeral ceremony with four cameras and musical performances, including Aretha Franklin.
And it's weird too, because there were lots of articles about this at the time, but a lot of them have been removed since then. There was a Yahoo News article, it's gone. So is one from the AP that I remember seeing. Why? The only links I could still find are from celeb news sites like Contact Music and ET.
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