The music video uses lighting and props to tell the story of Will-i-am as a heartbreaker. Throughout the video, Will manipulates a glowing red heart prop and controls moving lights meant to represent stars, showing his power over love and destiny. There are also frequent close-ups of Will and featured artist Cheryl Cole singing, with flashing lights behind them. Towards the end, both artists come together to sing and dance as the lights and story reach their conclusion.

1. Heartbreaker-Will-i-am ft Cheryl Cole Presentation

5. The close ups allow the viewers to see the singers facial expressions which would link into the lyrics and how they put across the emotion during the lyrics, for example if someone was angry about something then the facial expression would add to this. There are frequent switches of close ups and medium close ups of each singer when it is their time to sing, both with the flashing lights behind them. This is a common feature in most if not all music videos. The close ups allow the singer to show the viewers their style and ‘’star persona’’ as well as showing their emotions during the song. Close ups are more commonly used for the purpose to show emotion linked in with the song, rather than for the singers own use. This is a very typical feature in the R’n’B music video genre as well as the usage of dancers and dancing in the video during Cheryl's solo part.

6. The moving lights are actually people dressed up in suits, which allow them to manoeuvre like a person, aka the singers. The moving stars which mimic will’s dancing is also a good link to having the stars to be represented as part of the person, again hinting back to the controlling the future and how your stars are read and planned out for you. Its almost as if it’s a mirror to will and how he dances. The ‘’stars’’ are also added to Cheryl's dancing, acting as back up dancers as well as their initial purpose to just link in with the heartbreaking theme. This is a good way in linking them to both Cheryl's dancing and herself and the whole heartbreaking issue in the song. During most hip hop/ R’n’B music videos there is a form of either single dancing or a whole group of back up dancers, which enhance the lead dancer/ and singer. I like this technique used particularly in this video as the dancers are seen to be as the stars too, which links in well with the whole song.

7. For the first time in the whole of the music video both singers are together properly. Towards the end of the music video, it concludes with both will and Cheryl dancing and singing. The lighting is still behind them, to continue the theme right towards the end where all the lights go. Close ups and single long shots are still used throughout the last minute of the song, less frequently than the double shots of both singers. This unites Cheryl and Will almost telling the viewers that the song is going to end soon, mainly because this is another common feature in most music videos. As the song, story of the song is solved or almost over, everything comes together. Cheryl, Will and the ‘’stars’’ are all brought together.