I presented a slide show to the class on the topic of Michael Jackson's Thriller album celebrating its 25th anniversary. What is arguably the most substantial album anniversary in history in terms of market value I felt the topic and time was appropriate to present it. Also I knew more than enough information on the artist and the work that I knew I would be able to put forth a successful and convincing presentation.
The main goal for me was similar to the main marketing goal of MJJ Productions. It was to remind people of who Michael is. To steer clear of the maddens and focus on the genius. To focus on the work itself. By presenting images of him as he was at his highest moment, a height none have come close to since. I felt this was very successful. Also notably the information that I presented managed to sell the idea of the importance of the album and its anniversary as I was able to spar conversation on the body of work. I was able to sell an album that had been on sale for 25 years. That's a success.
The only notable flaw was the color scheme some suggested did not work, however I respectfully disagree and found it to work just fine. This presentation allowed me to manage and crunch a large amount of culture and information into a limited five slides. It taught me to sacrifice certain items in exchange for others. I needed to successfully start out at a time 25 years ago and bring it all twenty five years forward.
The part I was luckiest with was that the work and topic sold itself. The album is timeless and the greatest selling album of all time, 104 million units sold, so people were already familiar with it. Now it was just reminding them of its importance and significance in the music world today. A world that would be very different if it wasn't for Michael Jackson and this thrilling album.
So check out the show and if you enjoy it feel free to re-live the magic and the music that revolutionized the music industry like no other album and visit www.michaeljackson.com for historic music videos, songs and then buy the new album!
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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