Lea Michele music video analysis - Total Eclipse of the Heart
As a part of Glee, Michele has released several singles, including Total Eclipse of the Heart. The videos are featured on the actual program, but each have a story and often a performance, such as a dance. This video is mainly narrative, as it tells the story of how Michele's character is regretting betraying her boyfriend's trust, and also dealing with her feelings for another man. The video begins in a close up shot, with her singing to the Glee club. The camera pans to view all the characters, but cuts off into a scene with her boyfriend, played by Jonathan Groff. Then, we see her at Ballet rehearsal dancing with her boyfriend and other dancers, performing the song, but their facial expressions are a lot of what tells the story - Michele is seen looking upset and sorrowful, which gives the audience a chance to see her character looking more vulnerable than before, which would help them to be able to relate to her more. As her character can be quite annoying, audiences tend to be unsympathetic with her, but seeing her genuinely upset gives her a more human aspect. This also could be a ploy by the record label, Sony. If an audience dislikes a character, sometimes by association they dislike the actor that plays them too. Sony would want to steer away from that view and make Michele's character a more lovable, relatable character, so she would have more fans and therefore would make more money.