Released in 1997. introduced to the world at the Cannes Music festival in 1996, ‘Ghosts’ is based on a story by Michael Jackson and author Steven King. Michael plays the role of 5 different characters in the 37 minute film. Michael plays the role of Maestro who lives in a haunted style mansion. The towns people lead by the mayor (Michael) go to Maestro’s mansion to try and rid him from the town because he is supposedly “scaring the children”. In true Michael style the film features all the latest special effects combined with great dance scenes. Features songs “Too Bad”, “Ghosts”, and “Is It Scary” which are from the albums ‘HIStory’ and ‘Blood On The Dance Floor’. Running time 38 mins.
Publisher: MCMXCVI Optimum Productions Year of Release: theatrical release in the USA as a companion picture to ‘Thinner’; release on VHS on December 12, 1997 Program Time: 38:37 minutes Executive Producer: Caroline Baron Director: Stan Winston Producers: Michael Jackson, Stan Winston & David Nicksay Story by: Stephen King, Stan Winston, Mich Garris & Michael Jackson
GHOSTS (Φαντάσματα) Στην ταινία μικρού μήκους-βίντεο κλιπ πρωταγωνιστεί ο Μάικλ Τζάκσον και έχει συνυπογράψει, επίσης, το σενάριο με τον σεναριογράφο ταινιών τρόμου Stephen King. Το σενάριο παρουσιάζει τον οικοδεσπότη ενός πύργου που έχει υπερφυσικές δυνάμεις ο οποίος πιέζεται από τον δήμαρχο μιάς μικρής πόλης να φύγει από την πόλη επειδή είναι περίεργος και τρομάζει τα παιδιά. Ο οικοδεσπότης ζει με τους δαίμονες και τα φαντάσματα του που αποτελούν την “οικογένεια” του και παρουσιάζεται με κωμικό τρόπο, ως παρωδία ταινιών τρόμου, με χορευτικά και κωμικές σκηνές εν μέσω τρομακτικών σκηνών. Η ταινία είναι τρομακτική αλλά και διασκεδαστική, ταυτόχρονα. Εχει πλάκα!
Συντελεστές της ταινίας Σκηνοθεσία: Stephen King Σενάριο:Michael Jackson, Stephen King Μουσική:Michael Jackson, Nicholas Pike Παραγωγή: Michael Jackson, David Nicksay Ειδικά οπτικά εφέ: Stan Kenton
Στους πέντε ρόλους πρωταγωνιστεί ο Michael Jackson. -Οικοδεσπότης -Δήμαρχος -Σκελετός-Χορευτής -Βρικόλακας-δαίμονας -Γίγαντας Βρικόλακας-δαίμονας (ένας ρόλος-παρωδία)
Διανομή:Kingdom Productions Κυκλοφόρησε 9 Μαΐου 1997 Διάρκεια: 39:31 Χώρα: ΗΠΑ
Με τον Stephen King στα γυρίσματα της ταινίας
ΟΙ ΡΟΛΟΙ: Ο Μάικλ παίζει τούς 5 βασικούς χαρακτήρες της ταινίας. Με το κατάλληλο μακιγιάζ και τα πρόσθετα τον βλέπουμε αγνώριστο στην κυριολεξία ως χοντρό Δήμαρχο της πόλης. Όταν ο χοντρός Δήμαρχος χορεύει οι κινήσεις του είναι άψογες (συμπεριλαμβανομένου και του Moonwalk), όσον αφορά το μοναδικό χορευτικό στυλ του Τζάκσον. ‘Οποιος δεν το ξέρει ούτε καν το υποψιάζεται ότι o χοντρός δήμαρχος με τα γκρίζα μαλιά και τα γυαλιά…. είναι ο ίδιος ο Τζάκσον!
Οικοδεσπότης
ΤΑ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙΑ Τα τραγούδια που ακούγονται και παρουσιάζονται άψογα στην ταινία είναι: -“2 Bad” (film version) από τον δίσκο HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I -“Is It Scary” (κινηματογραφική εκδοχή)* από τον δίσκο Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix -“Ghosts”* από τον δίσκο Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix
Τα “Ghosts” and “Is It Scary” …. were not featured in the first version of the film, because they were not completed in time. In the original version, the audio from these dance segments was a sampled beat from “2 Bad”. An unfinished version of “Ghosts” was used in the credits for the original version of the film, featuring an alternate bridge, different bass and sound effects, and an alternate ending.
Τα ειδικά οπτικά εφέ ήταν το ατού πολλών βίντεο κλιπ του Μάικλ. Τον γοήτευε η τεχνολογια στον κινηματογράφο και ότι καινούργιο κυκλοφορούσε το εφάρμοζε στην τέχνη του. Πάντα ήταν ένας πρωτοπόρος, ένας ψαγμένος καλλιτέχνης.
-Green Screen
Τι είναι η πράσινη/μπλε οθόνη
Είναι ένα οπτικό εφέ όπου το γύρισμα σε πράσινη οθόνη επιτρέπει την εύκολη εισαγωγή οπτικών εφέ και ψηφιακών σκηνών που χρησιμοποιείται πια ευρέως για επεξεργασία και σύνθεση σκηνών στην τηλεόραση και στον κινηματογράφο, και τώρα γίνεται και σε 3D πλέον. Στην φωτογραφία βλέπουμε έναν άνδρα να έχει γυρίσει μέσα στο σπίτι του με πράσινη οθόνη μία κινηματογραφική σκηνή ο οποίος μιμείται τον Ομπάμα και μετά την επεξεργασία εμφανίζεται στον Λευκό Οίκο.
Η ταινία Ghosts του Michael Jackson από το 1996 με ελληνικούς υπότιτλους. H ταινία αποτέλεσε την προσπάθεια του Michael να δημιουργήσει κάτι που να ξεπεράσει την επιτυχία του Thriller. Το αποτέλεσμα καλλιτεχνικά πιο άρτιο, είναι μία ταινία μικρού μήκους που κατατάσσεται και στη κατηγορία του βίντεο κλιπ. Κινηματογραφήθηκε και προβλήθηκε το 1996, ενώ κυκλοφόρησε σε περιορισμένα αντίτυπα μαζί με τη ταινία του Stephen King “THINNER”. Ένα χρόνο αργότερα κυκλοφόρησε παγκοσμίως σε βιντεοκασέτα και Video CD. Η ταινία προβλήθηκε εκτός διαγωνισμού στο φεστιβάλ των Καννών το 1997. Το 2002 τιμήθηκε από το βιβλίο Γκίνες ως το μεγαλύτερο βιντεοκλιπ στην ιστορία της μουσικής.
AN IMMERSION IN GHOSTS Posted on November 13, 2014 “When one person believes in something it’s a dream. When two persons share the same dream it’s a beginning of a new reality.” Michael Jackson
“I want to tell people not to judge a person by what you hear or even what you read…unless you hear it from the person himself.”
Michael Jackson
“Are you the ghost of jealousy?” In 1995, the media deemed Michael Jackson’s career over, saying he would never sell another record. Seemingly taking a quote directly from the false accuser who plotted to finish Michael and make millions of dollars in the process, once again the media got it all wrong. Record companies, who encourage performers to simply put out compilations and greatest hits albums, also got it all ghosts sevenwrong. Instead, Michael transfused the pain and anger and disillusionment into astounding new music. (Man in the Music) Michael Jackson’s History Album compiled 15 hits from his catalog…and then, included Disc II…15 releases never heard before…13 original compositions by the artist. To this day, it is the biggest selling double disc album of all time. On Disc II, the listener meets an Angry Michael Jackson, genius coming off every track, visual work taken to another level. So much for never selling another record.
1997 BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR is released in the UK, storming straight to number one. It becomes the biggest selling remix album of all time, once again proving critics all wrong. Work on the album took place all over the world, as Michael had been touring on his HISTORY WORLD TOUR.
GHOSTS premiers at the 50th Cannes Film Festival May 8, 1997.
“There is real pain and pathos in these new songs. In keeping with Michael’s darker mood the music has grown more angry and indignant, with beats clashing like metal sheets and synthesizer sounds hissing like pressurized gas, this is industrial funk. Creatively, Michael has entered a new realm.”
Neil Strauss New York Times 1997
Man in the Mirror describes GHOSTS as Michael’s assessing a world of fear, corruption and confusion, holding up a mirror to its grotesqueness, society might actually see itself for what it is…and change. Part of Michael’s genius was his ability not only to understand the history of the Gothic tradition, but also to reappropriate it in new and MY LOVEinteresting ways.
With increasing numbers, academia focuses on Michael Jackson’s legacy. Articles and books concentrate on the artistry, rather than the myth, authors offering their perceptions. However, the ultimate authority is the man.
MAKING OF GHOSTS
Michael Jackson
“We wanted to do a film that’s very scary, but it should be a roller coaster ride with peaks and valleys, all kind of emotions. You know, there’s some pathos in it…I insisted on it.
Well, here’s a guy, that I’m playing…he really doesn’t like to hurt anyone or offend anyone. But, they find him to be strange and eccentric and weird, the older people do, the grown-ups, because they’re kind of bigoted. But, when they start to challenge me, they make me territorial and I start to challenge them back. I do all these wonderful things that is like magic, cuz I’m really trying to scare this mayor, who is a creep. He’s really a creep and I don’t like him. I play this fat, grotesque, ridiculous mayor, and I say that because those kind of people who are stubborn, they just don’t see the beauty inside a person. (Stan Winston, “He’s right wing, he’s very establishment. He’s ‘Mr. If You’re Not Like Me, You’re Not With It’. And he’s the guy, I’m sorry, that none of us like.)
I said to Stan, I don’t want to do another scary short film. I wanted to present something that’s never been seen before. If its an effect, it should be something brand new, it should have meaning.
It’s special effect orientated and it must be the best Hollywood has to offer. I love pioneering. That’s what’s exciting to me, with a new idea, if we can present something that is fresh and innovative. That’s what I want to do. I don’t like repeating myself at all.
The art of dance is mainly interpreting through bodily movement the sounds in the accompaniment of a composition. One moves according to the sound. The body moves according to the sound and character of the instrument.
It’s just pretty much knowing what you want to do and having a will of iron.
Today’s cutting edge is tomorrow’s classic.
If the whole world says ‘NO’, you say ‘YES!’
I hope you enjoy it. I hope it’s inspiring to a lot of people, and I hope it scares you. I hope it makes you laugh and I hope it makes you cry. That’s all I want to achieve…just some real entertainment.”
Michael said that the idea for the short film…“started with the Addam’s Family, they wanted a theme song (IS IT SCARY) for their film and I didn’t want to do it.
So, eventually we got out of it…I ended up making the short film.” In the early 90’s, Michael wrote an early version with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, however, he wasn’t satisfied with the cut and continued to mold it and ‘let it speak to him’ the following years. Man in the Music The finished version not only adds some of the song’s most important lyrics, but also gives it the necessary atmosphere, drama and passion to allow the real pathos and pain of the lyrics to resonate.
“The history of American entertainment and Michael’s own place in that history, is never far from Michael’s mind.”
D. Yuan
“The film once again demonstrates Michael’s substantial ability as a conceptualist in all forms. In GHOSTS, he not only acted multiple parts (the five lead characters), he also co-wrote the screenplay, composed the music, choreographed and directed and performed the dances.”
MAN IN THE MIRROR
“It started out being 12 to 15 minutes long, but as we were shooting it grew in power and length.”
Stan Winston Director
MICHAEL WANTED SOMETHING THAT WOULD SHOCK THE WORLD.
GHOSTS and BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR take us right out of our comfort zones, stretching our minds and assaulting our senses…Michael’s Social Justice Activism at its finest.
“Hate never has dispelled hate…only love can do that.”
An IMMERSION in GHOSTS is an exploration into moral decay, presented with astounding composition and important lyrics…and choreography that surpasses our wildest imaginations. With it, Michael invented a new genre for popular music: Gothic Pop.
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Ghosts Μάικλ Τζάκσον
There's a ghost down in the hall There's a ghoul upon the bed There's something in the walls There's blood up on the stairs
And it's floating through the room And there's nothing I can see And I know that that's the truth Because now it's onto me
I don't understand it I don't understand it!
There's a thumping in the floor There's a creak behind the door There's a rocking in the chair But there's no one sitting there
There's a ghostly smell around But nobody to be found And a coffin inlay open Where a restless soul has fallen
I don't understand it Don't understand it
And who gave you the right to scare my family? And who gave you the right to shake my baby, she needs me And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
They put a knife in my back Shot an arrow in me! Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy The ghost of jealousy
There's a thumping in the floor There's a creak behind the door There's a rocking in the chair But nobody's sitting there
There's a ghostly smell around But nobody to be found And a coffin inlay open Where a restless soul has fallen
Don't understand it! Don't understand it! You're just a dog gone!
And who gave you the right to scare my family? And who gave you the right to scare my baby, she needs me Who gave you the right to shake my family tree? And who gave you the right to take intrusion to see me?
And who gave you the right to shake my family? And who gave you the right to hurt my baby, she needs me And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
They put a knife in my back, Shot an arrow in me! Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy A suckin' ghost of jealousy
And who gave you the right to shake my family? And who gave you the right to shake my baby, she needs me And who gave you the right to shake my family tree? And who gave you the right to take intrusion to see me?
And who gave you the right to hurt my family? And who gave you the right to hurt my baby, she needs me And who gave you the right to shake my family tree?
They put a knife in my back Shot an arrow in me! Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy The ghost of jealousy
Dog gone But it's try to find peace of mind Tell me are you the ghost of jealousy
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