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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' made music history as MTV's first world premiere video when the 13-minute epic was released on December 2, 1983. Directed by John Landis, who co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Jackson, 'Thriller' was budgeted at half a million dollars in production. It has sold 9 million units to date. In 2009, this landmark video was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, the first music video ever to receive this honor. With exclusive access to the set of 'Thriller', photographer Douglas Kirkland documented Jackson in all his glory. Michael Jackson: The Making of "Thriller": 4 Days/1983 is an exquisite tribute to the King of Pop. With a hologram cover of Jackson's remarkable transformation from pop star into dark zombie, the book features 200 never-before-seen photographs . We witness the grandeur and the glory of this production that has made Jackson one of the most beloved artists of our age. Compelling, intimate photos of the artist are accompanied by interviews and quotes from musicians and celebrities, including Sir Paul McCartney, Diddy, Beyonce, Steven Spielberg and many more.
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Douglas Kirkland has given us some of culture's most iconic images. He has perfected his craft over the past six decades, travelling to six continents and working as a special photographer on more than 160 motion picture sets, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sound of Music, Out of Africa, Moulin Rouge!, and The Great Gatsby. He has photographed Charlie Chaplin, Brigitte Bardot, John Wayne, Sean Connery, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, and Nicole Kidman, among hundreds of others. When not travelling to take photos, Kirkland lives in the Hollywood Hills with his beloved wife and business partner, Francoise. Kirkland's other titles include A Life in Pictures: The Douglas Kirkland Monograph, Coco Chanel: ThreeWeeks/1962, With Marilyn: An Evening/1961, and Freeze Frame: 5 Decades/400 Photographs.
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- PublisherG Editions LLC
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0991341996
- ISBN 13 9780991341993
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number2
- Number of pages196
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hundreds of never-before-seen photos documenting the making of the greatest video of all time are published in this ultimate tribute to the King of Pop. Fans and music lovers will gain access to exclusive, behind-the-scenes images of the artist, both in high performance mode and relaxing on the set. They'll watch Michael Jackson transform into the zombie and werewolf characters and see intimate photos of the public and private faces of the legendary musician at the height of his career. Here, Kirkland and journalist Nancy Griffin, a bestselling author in her own right, share their extraordinary experience on the set of "Thriller." The astonishing photos are accompanied by interviews and quotations from musicians and celebrities, including Sir Paul McCartney, Beyonce, Steven Spielberg, Diddy, Quincy Jones, Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys and many more-all of whom were influenced by the work of Michael Jackson and this groundbreaking video. Seller Inventory # SONG0991341996
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