This scene of Drake's Started From The Bottom consists of a bird's eye view extreme long shot of Drake walking on a billboard. The camera slightly zooms in to emphasise on what Drake is actually doing also placing main interest on the billboard, being that it is also in the middle of the shot. It's definitely an aerial shot that moves from left to right whilst slightly rotating, due to being in the sky, I highly doubt it being a pan shot. Lighting and colour-wise: The lighting is coming from the back of the billboard, this is because it's what is normal, not to particularly show anything, the lighting is just there because that's where it always is. Colour is obviously based on Drake's OVO brand colour scheme: Black and Yellow. This is printed on the billboard to follow that sam tradition, stand out to the viewer and endorse his brand. Costume-wise Drake is wearing a white puffer coat to signify his whereabouts, his hometown of Toronto, also since the video was released in February it is to tell viewers that he's so rich he doesn't have to follow through with the typical hip-hop tradition of 'hustle all winter, ball all summer'.
Obviously as a viewer of 2013 looking at a video from 1994 I can instantly see the costume and car differences. The whole polo sports half zip windbreaker, snap back to the back, Timberland 6 inch boots and all white air forces you can see the era of the video shoot. Also due to Raekwon rapping at the time being he is in the middle and there is a medium long shot. Setting wise it's in New York City, either Brooklyn or Long Island, due to where the clan is from. Placing the video signifies this, alongside having their 'friends' amongst them on the shoot, going with the whole theme of the song 'The Good Old Days of New York'.
All the following pictures are taken from the last episode of Breaking Bad, Ozymandias. In this episode there is a scene which goes back in time to around the start of their meth cooking empire to show viewers another side of Jesse and Walter White, also as a slight recap and to show the transformation from being small time criminals to America's midwest drug lords.
Below a long shot of Walter White in his first Meth Cooking gear.
Below is an Extreme Long Shot of Walt & Jesse to further let the viewer take in the surroundings and bring back some Breaking Bad nostalgia,
Below is a crane shot of Walt which mainly incorporates his surroundings however Walt is present in the shot.
Below is an Aerial shot. Walt is in the shot however he may as well not be. Walter has just lost 70% of his money and zooming out on him creates a feel of lonesome and emphasises what has just happened.
Below is a medium close up of Walter, used to show disapproval of Jesse's actions. Walter is the only one standing which proves he is the authoritative figure of the two.
Below is a close up of Walter White highlighting his rather distraught facial expression to show his reaction to what just happened
Below is a big close up of Jesse showing his feeling, that has slumped him, to Walter telling Jesse he watched his lover die
Below is an extreme close up of Walter White
Below is a looking in space shot of Jesse
Below is a camera tracking shot of Jesse
Below is an over the shoulder shot of Walt & Jesse (Well kinda...)
Below is a two shot of Walter Jr and Skyler to collectively show their expressions
Below is an extreme close up of Walter White
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