Storyboard page for Scream music video

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A facsimile of a storyboard page from the development of the music video for the Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song "Scream." The page is titled [MJ & JJ: SCREAM / I. EXT. STARSHIP (CGI)] with [(18)] at top right and features two panel illustrations in black and white. First panel is labeled [J. (1)] above and [SHIP APPROACHES FROM DISTANCE - TILT DOWN / WITH IT....] below and depicts a spaceship moving across field from top left and bottom right with plant at bottom with arrow indicating movement direction toward bottom right. Second panel is labeled [J. (2)] above, [ROTATE] and [TILT] within arrows at both left and right, and [.....CONTINUE TILTING DOWN WITH THE / SHIP AS IT PASSES CLOSE BELOW - ROTATE / CAMERA.....] below and depicts a closeup of the spaceship with portholes visible and the planet behind. There are no marks on the back.

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