barbee0715;4131853 said:
^^That is a great commercial. How long before 'Black or White' did it come out or were they made kinda at the same time?
The filming of the LA Gear commercial (street version) took place
prior to the filming of his ‘Black or White’ music clip.
More specifically, at the time of that LA Gear commercial filming, there were also
plans for a new music clip that would have accompanied his greatest hits album (along with the LA Gear campaign). All these three projects were part of an agreement for a simultaneous release that never came to fruition.
During that LA Gear commercial filming, MJ was behind schedule with his greatest hits album & his new music clip. I mean that although he had finished the filming of that commercial, the other two parts of that agreement (album & music clip) were still up in the air.
This commercial officially aired on TV in July (1990). Several days later, & during the first half of August, it got also its theatrical release.
MJ & John Landis began working on the ‘Black or White’ music clip in 1991.