Video Analysis 2

The second video I am going to analysis is Bonie Tyle's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'

Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on 8 June 1951) is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".

In the opening 7 seconds, the scene is set with a wide angle shot of an old building, followed by a zoom in on the lite up window. As the first lyrics 'turn around' are sung, the vcamera slowly pans across to reveal the female singer heind a piece of material as she sings her first line 'every now and then'. At this point, the shots of Bonnie Tyler, she isn't singing, she is just in the shot looking out of the window looking mystierous. She isn't shown singing until 1 minute 22 seconds into the song. As the song builds up at 37 seconds, a male in a old school uniform, comes through the double doors, this is dramatic becasue it shows him in the dark, and as the lyrics 'bright eyes' is sung, he looks up and his eyes are lite up which carrys on the mysterious feel to the video. The whole video is shot in darkness with only light shining through the windows. the narrative doesn't match the lyrics, but the movement of the characters works with the bear of the movement, so when she isn't singing, there is mevement from the characters. for example, at 1 minute 33 seconds, she sings 'and I need you now tonight' this shot of her singing is follwed by a shot of two characters fencing in time to the music before she sings her next line.