SHOTLIST:

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Santa Maria, California - 27 February 2005

1. Wide shot of courthouse

2. Wide shot of camera, trucks and barricades set up near courthouse

3. Wide shot of satellite trucks parked outside courthouse

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FILE - Santa Maria, California - 25 February 2005

4. Michael Jackson stepping out of car

5. Wide shot of Jackson walking to courthouse, fans yelling "Michael, We love you"

6. Jackson accompanied by aides holding umbrellas, Jackson yells "I love you more" to fans

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Santa Maria, California - 27 February 2005

7. Wide shot of tarp being put up around courthouse fence

8. Various shots of worker putting up tarp around courthouse

9. Wide shot of courthouse complex with barricades lining the street

10. Wide pan of Big Red Tours bus sitting across from courthouse

11. Medium pan of bus operator standing on top of second deck

12. Medium shot of Big Red Tours bus

13. Close up of license plate that says "Lon Bus"

14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Phil Collins, Tour Bus Operator:

"This whole trial is definitely helping the area as far as Santa Maria, local businesses will be probably feeling the benefits of all the generated interest in this small town and it can only help us all. It''s kind of sad that we are doing it on the back of someone else''s misery but celebrities put themselves in these positions, its kind of the territory they are in."

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FILE - Santa Maria, California 25 February 2005

15. Jackson passing through metal detector

16. Lead prosecutor Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon arriving at court

STORYLINE:

Preparations were underway in Santa Maria, California on Sunday for the start of the Michael Jackson child molestation trial.

Prosecution and defence lawyers were to begin outlining their cases to the jury on Monday.

Television crews and city workers were busy in and around the courthouse.

Residents of Santa Maria were bracing themselves for months of media attention from around the world.

Some said they would appreciate the economic boost when hordes of reporters and Jackson fans pack hotels and restaurants, but others said they could live without all the commotion.

Michael Jackson is accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy, plying him with alcohol, and conspiring to hold him and his family captive.

Jury selection had been expected to last several weeks, but took only five court days, while the selection of the alternates could be completed as early as Sunday, allowing the trial to proceed.

The jury in Michael Jackson''s child molestation trial includes several fans of his music, four parents of young children, a woman whose grandson was convicted of a sexual offence, and a man who visited Jackson''s Neverland ranch as a child.

Drawn from the county where Jackson lives, the four men and eight women range in age from 20 to 79.

The jury seated on Wednesday was primarily white and Hispanic and did not appear to include any of the half-dozen blacks who were in the pool of more than 240 prospects.

Experts said the trial may boil down to the credibility of two people: Jackson and the accuser''s mother.

Both sides have compelling stories to tell.

Prosecutors were to depict a poor family whose stricken son wanted to meet his idol.

They will say that the dream became a nightmare of abuse and imprisonment at Jackson''s Neverland Ranch.

The defence was to describe Jackson as the target of a money-hungry mother, who coached her son to spin stories for profit.

Jackson''s defence will try to show that the boy''s mother has sued others in the past claiming abuse.

SHOTLIST:

APTN

Santa Maria, California - 1 February, 2005

1. Michael Jackson leaving Santa Monica courthouse with entourage

2. Jackson getting into SUV

3. Cars drive away

STORYLINE:

Michael Jackson took a break for lunch on Tuesday during a second day of jury selection in his child molestation trial and was greeted by a small group of fans.

Jackson, wearing a black suit with a gold and red stripe down the pants and an insignia on the left side of the jacket, had been in court listening to a judge questioning people about their willingness to serve on the jury.

He had been cheered by hundreds of fans on Monday, but by Tuesday the group had diminished to fewer than 100 people.

Another 300 prospective jurors were expected to be screened, followed by 150 more on Wednesday.

Judge Rodney Melville hopes to find 12 jurors and eight alternates from that pool, but the process could take at least a month.

Jackson fans and supporters have come from all across the world to support their idol and catch a glimpse of the pop superstar.

Jackson is accused of molesting a cancer patient - then age 13, now 15 - and plying him with alcohol at his home, the Neverland Ranch.

Jackson, 46, was indicted by a grand jury in 2004 on four counts of child molestation, four counts of administering an intoxicating agent, one count of attempted child molestation and one count of conspiracy to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion.

The pop singer pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.

NB: wrong slate on tape, story correct

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot of the Las Vegas strip

2. Pan of MGM Grand Hotel

3. Medium shot of street scene

4. VOXPOP (English): Tourists from Holland

"We don't think so, but you never know."

5. Moving shot of Las Vegas strip

6. Pan from trees to Green Valley Ranch Hotel

7. Medium shot of hotel windows

8. Close up of hotel sign

9. Various shots of media presence

10. Wide shot of Jackson supporters in car with billboards

11. Pan from sign to supporter

12. VOXPOP (English): Jackson supporter

"They haven't proven him guilty. He's innocent."

13. Medium shot of Jackson supporters

14. VOXPOP (English): Jackson supporter

"If you know Michael Jackson was ten years ago was allegedly accused of being a child molester, why the hell would you keep sending your kids to his house? And then this guy over here says, 'oh this guy is a sick puppy he shouldn't be doing that'. You're a sick puppy because you shouldn't have that type of biased opinion."

15. Moving shot of Las Vegas strip

FANS SUPPORT MICHAEL JACKSON

As the spectacle of Michael Jackson's arrest was beamed to viewers around the world, fans rallied to the pop icon's defense while his entertainment industry peers mostly kept a cautious silence.

After Jackson returned to Las Vegas following his booking Thursday on suspicion of child molestation, fans flocked to his caravan as it cruised along city streets.

Jackson followers planned rallies at his star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame and at his Neverland Ranch, as well as in London and New York.

The entertainment world largely withheld comment.

Many fans speculated the charges may be part of a vendetta pursued by Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon, who tried to build a child-molestation case against Jackson a decade ago.

The case collapsed after Jackson's accuser reportedly accepted a multi-million dollar civil settlement and refused to testify in a criminal case.