Tuesday, June 30, 2009

meeting Michael Jackson


I worked on a few of Michael Jackson's videos. Below are storyboards from "Childhood" - (they had me paint a few, which was rare).
The producer and i were recalling the very late-night meeting we had with MJ at Propaganda.
We were introduced close-up, but Michael held up papers to cover his face. I remember feeling like i wanted to reassure him that it was okay.

There were only 3 or 4 of us at the round table. Michael seemed nervous for a while, still covering his face. Eventually he relaxed and seemed comfortable.
After looking through my drawings he said in his high, quiet voice,
"These are magical."

The producer just sent me a sweet e-mail saying....
"My biggest takeaway from that night was how much he loved your illustrations....and how he wanted them to be published as a book. So....get cracking on your kids books and remember that the biggest kid in the world loved your artwork."

I had forgotten Michael had said that.

I've heard that he felt "Childhood" was his most personal video...
...it sure seems like it.

(here's a link to the video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yXG_lXKaRs )

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