Money Trees- Kendrick Lamar

1. 1 CONTINUOS
DOLLY SHOT
UNTIL SHOT 5
STARTS AT ELS
SHOT TYPE
MONEY TREES- KENDRICK LAMAR

2. CUTS ACTION
1
The camera is low down tracking forwards (using a
crane). The artist (Kendrick Lamar) is standing in front of the
door of the mansion. He is wearing a smart suit, clearly
presenting affluence and sense of style. A huge mansion
and ground surrounds the artist, and he remains centre
frame throughout the dolly shot. High key lighting
throughout. The camera sweeps from behind the brush
towards the door.

3. CUTS ACTION
Shot remains tracking towards the artist. As the camera
gets closer, the artist is seen more clearly revealing his
confident facial expression and posture. Low contrast.

4. CUTS ACTION
The shot remains low however rises slightly, just below the
eye line of the artist. The shot tracks past the artist, as he
swings the door open.

5. CUTS ACTION
Camera remains tracking forwards, through the
long corridor of the mansion. The mansion is clearly
burgled, with broken vases and empty walls. Still high key
lighting however the light from the open door at the end of
the corridor is prominent in the frame.

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3
4
LS
LS
LS
Me and my
*** tryna get it,
ya bish (ya bish,
ya bish)
Hit this house lick
tell me is you
with it, ya bish (ya
bish, ya bish)
SHOT TYPE

7. CUTS ACTION
2
The camera tracks through the back door of the mansion,
which open onto a poor suburban street in America, camera
remains at the same slightly low height – not POV shot but
as if the camera is matched with someone's eyeline.
Camera stops tracking and stops when on the street
pavement
Blue 1980's car pulls into frame- references the origin of
hip-hop music, with the artist and his "posse in the vehicle.
The shot zooms forwards towards the artist in the front
seat. There are overhead electricity wires, other 1980s cars
and simple houses in the background.

8. CUTS ACTION
3
4
Cuts to an extremely high angled LS. The artist and "posse"
all look directly at the camera, and the artist mouths and
performs the lyrics. All are wearing sportwear, relaxed
and all portray a sense of confidence. There is an open bag
of money on the front seat and a few notes are blowing
away.
The camera zooms into the artist and the money

9. 5
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7
POV
MCU of
artist
ELS
LS
Home invasion
was persuasive
(was persuasive,
was persuasive)
From nine to five
I know its vacant,
ya bish (ya bish,
ya bish)
Dreams of living
life like rappers
do (like rappers
do, like rappers
do)
Back when
condom wrappers
wasn't cool (they
wasn't cool, they
wasn't cool)
I fucked Sherane
then went to tell
my bros (tell my
bros, tell my bros
Then Usher
Raymond "Let it
Burn" came on
("Let it Burn"
came on, "Let it
Burn" came on)
SHOT TYPE

10. CUTS ACTION
5
Camera slightly tilted up towards the artist,
providing a POV shot from the back seat of the car.
Artist turns back and mouths words at the camera. Camera
tilts down at the bag, embodying one of his "posse". MCU
of artist. Camera handheld
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7
Cuts to ELS of a road sloping down. The camera at a high
angle and remains still. As the car drives away, dollar notes
fly towards the camera. The notes eventually fill the frame
and covers camera. Transition idea- money flies off the
camera to reveal next shot

11. 8
9
The dollar fills
frame
MCU
.
MCU
Hot sauce all in
our Top Ramen,
ya bish (ya bish,
ya bish)
Parked the car
then we start
rhyming, ya bish
(ya bish, ya bish)
The only thing we
had to free our
mind (free our
mind, free our
mind)
Then freeze that
verse when we
see dollar signs
(dollar signs,
dollar signs)
SHOT TYPE

12. CUTS ACTION
8
Close up shot of artist in the centre-( wearing
sunglasses and black suit), clones of him stand behind him.
There is a green screen of falling dollar notes and the artist
performs staring intensely at the camera but also raps the
lyrics. The clones rap the lyrics in brackets. Low key lighting
9
Green screen background changes when lyrics
mention "dollar signs" and the background changes to
graffiti styled dollar signs.

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11
12
ECU
MEDIUM
CU
You looking like
an easy come up,
ya bish (ya bish,
ya bish)
A silver spoon I
know you come
from,
ya bish (ya bish,
ya bish)
SHOT TYPE

14. CUTS ACTION
10
Extreme close-up of artist's mouth . Zooms out to
a medium shot.
11
12
Low key hard lighting. Artist sat at a table with sport
clothes on. Woman with revealing clothes surround him-
highly sexualised. A blue toy car that reflects the car in prior
shots is on the right side of the table. Artist slides the car
across the table to the left. Camera zooms into toy car and
tracks with its movement

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14
LS
LS
LS
And that's
a lifestyle that
we never knew
(we never knew,
we never knew)
Go at a reverend
for the revenue
It go Halle Berry
or hallelujah
Pick your poison
tell me what you
do
SHOT TYPE

16. CUTS ACTION
Transition idea- toy car fades into real car and background
fades into poor suburban area.
13
High key lighting, long shot of the road at a
junction. Overhead cables, a sense of poverty with the
use of derelict houses in the background. Camera at
a slightly high angle. Car moves through the frame right to
left.

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16
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18
ELS
LS
LS-CU
or hallelujah
Pick your poison
tell me what
you do
SHOT TYPE

18. CUTS ACTION
15
Camera at high angle. Car drives away from camera down a
road with parallel sides of roads, one reflecting affluence
and the other reflecting poverty. Camera tilts to the sky and
swings back down to transition to next shot. High key
lighting. Very fast-paced transition and shots
rich mansions side of street
impoverished side of
street

19. CUTS ACTION
16
Transition to a long shot, camera at a low angle tilted
upwards towards artist. Artist performs, with hand gestures
and dancing in front of a street basketball court. High key
lighting. Camera swings down as a transition
17
18
Camera swings down from viewing at the sky. Artist is
now on the court crouched. Camera still at a low angle.
People are playing basketball in the background. Shot in
colour. Zooms in to artists face to produce a medium close
up.

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21
MCU
ECU
ECU Everybody gon'
respect the
shooter
SHOT TYPE

21. CUTS ACTION
19
Camera at a low angle MCU. One of the players releases the
ball into the air. The camera is from the back of the player.
Fast shot. Blue sky dominates shot,
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21
Cuts to ECU of artist eyes, stares directly into the camera,
expresses little emotion. fast shot
Cuts to ECU of artists mouth which pronounces the lyrics

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MS
LS
MEDIUM
But the one
in front of the
gun
lives forever
(the one in front
of the gun
forever)
SHOT TYPE

23. CUTS ACTION
22
The ball spins slowly around the rim 3 times. The camera is
at a low angle, the hoop is in the centre. mid shot. High
key lighting
23
Coloured image. Camera at an extreme low angle tilted up
toward the hoop. 2 players look up at the hoop. The ball
turns into floating dollar notes that fly down. Blue sky in the
background. Long shot

24. CUTS ACTION
24
Camera is at an extreme low angle. Dollar notes fly into
focus. High key lighting. Blue skies still dominate the
background. Fades to black