Who is the practitioner (what is their name?) and when were they practicing?
The legacy video chosen is Michal Jackson’s music video for his song ‘Thriller’. The well-known ‘King of Pop’ was actively a part of the music industry between the years 1964 and 2009.
Link to music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOnqjkJTMaA
With the photo or video you are examining when was it produced (date)?
The music video of the song was released on December 2nd 1983.
How was the photo or video published? How was the photo or video authored?
The video was built off a $500,000 budget. What can be referred to as a short film due to its lengthy running time of 14 minutes, was written and directed by both Jackson himself and John Landis- an American screenwriter. The video consisted of many hours developing and applying prosthetics to Jackson’s face to create the beast character he was wanting to create.
How was the photo or video distributed?
The successful music video made its debut on MTV; an American pay television channel known for being hosted by television personalities and airing music videos.
Jackson then went on to winning 4 MTV awards. 100 Greatest Music Videos of all Time (1999), Best Overall Performance in a Video(1984) , Best Choreography (1984) and Viewer’s Choice (1984).
Horsfield, Kate. Busting the Tube: A Brief History of Video Art. Video Data Bank, School of Art Institute of Chicago, 2006, pp. 1–9, http://www.vdb.org/content/busting-tube-brief-history-video-art.