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 [(11)] at top right and features two panel illustrations in black and white. First panel is labeled [f (1)] above and [MOVE IN ON PORTHOLE OF SHIP AS THOUGH DOCKING WITH IT.....] below and depicts a spaceship at at center amid starscape with arrow labeled [MOVE IN] indicating movement toward series of portholes on side of ship. Second panel is labeled [f (2)] above and [..... PED DOWN AS WE MOVE IN UNTIL LEVEL WITH SHIP - CONTINUE PUSH IN.......] below and depicts an ever-closer ship with arrows at top left and right labeled [PED / DOWN] and arrow labeled [MOVE / IN] pointing to porthole at center. There are no marks on the back.

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