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Storyboard page for Scream music video

1995

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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Source catalog description

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 features a single panel illustration in black and white. Panel depicts a chair with prominent armrests faced away from viewer towards a framed piece of abstract art. Room's lighting is focused where walls meet at right angles, ceiling meets walls, and the line from chair to artwork. Handwriting underneath panel at bottom right reads [(illegible) 4-23-95 / JACKSON VIDEO SCREAM] and is part of the facsimile. Sheet is folded vertically through center. There are no marks on the back.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2021.28.5.25

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