Storyboard page for Scream music video: Museum Object and Cultural History
Storyboard page for Scream music video: Date: 1995. Designed by: Tom Foden, British. Subject of: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009.
The object in the museum catalogue
A facsimile of a storyboard page from the development of the music video for the Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song "Scream." The page features a single panel illustration in black and white. Panel depicts stadium seating at left with high-back chairs facing large video screen at right. In front of chairs is a podium with video controls. Beneath video screen, at bottom right, is a large table with a single chair facing stadium seating at left. Handwriting underneath panel at bottom right reads ["SCREAM" MEDIA ROOM] and is part of the facsimile. Sheet is folded vertically through center. There are no marks on the back.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1995
- Designed by: Tom Foden, British
- Subject of: Michael Jackson, American, 1958 - 2009
- Subject of: Janet Jackson, American, born 1966
- Type: facsimiles
- Type: storyboards
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 16 9/16 in. (28 × 42 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Popular music
- Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Topic: Television
- Object number: 2021.28.5.29
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Tom Foden Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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