white text over a black background which then fades into scene sitting at the table, this transition affectively sets the scene well, especially as this music video is based on the movie ‘paid in full’ and this transition from title to scene is something usually seen in movies.
tell the story of the movie through replication of some of the films scenes and elements of cinema are further encoded when the date & location are displayed at the bottom of the screen, this conveys to the audience that there is going to be a narrative.
ups where the camera pans across in slow motion. The color scheme is also different in this scene it consists of lighter colors compared to the previous scene. Cars and jewelry, being stereotypical of a generic music video, are here to show character