0:00-0:14 - Long Shot displaying Kendrick dressed in religious clothing inside a church and lighting shining down on him. This shows that he is of importance in this music video because the light shining down on him connotes that God sees him as powerful and important.
0:15-0:18 - Mid shot still showing Kendrick but this time he is a rapping and dancing to the beat of the non-diegetic music audio.
0:18-0:20 - High angle shot of Kendrick, this time dressed in a black sweater and jeans, shooting a money gun at the camera slowly zooms out to show that he is lying on a table of money with women dressed in lingerie working at the sides of the table. This connotes that Kendrick is very desirable and rich due to the amount of money he is lying down on.
0:21-0:24 - Quick Montage of High angle shots of each woman sorting money into a machine and one using money to fan herself while looking at the camera.
0:24-0:31 - Wide shots and Mid Shots of Kendrick this time dressed in religious clothing switches between high angle shots of Kendrick dressed in casual clothing lying on a table of money.
0:31-0:40 - Dolly Zoom Wide shot and Mid Shot of Kendrick sitting in a hair salon switches between close ups and mid shots of him rapping in the church.
0:40-0:52 - High Angle shots of Kendrick riding a bicycle down the street transition between more shots of Kendrick rapping in the church.
0:53-0:55 - Long shot of Kendrick in a church raising his head saying "My left stroke just went viral"
0:55-0:59 - Wide shot of Kendrick standing on top of a car hitting a golf ball with his club zooms out to show he is on a pass going under bridges in a suburban neighborhood.
0:59-1:13 - Canted High angle shot of Kendrick standing and rapping in a choir all dressed in black bobbing their heads. Camera slowly zooms out once Kendrick puts his head down and shows some of the choir raising their heads to rap the backing lyrics of the song while Kendrick, with his head down raps the rest of the lyrics.
1:13-1:23 Wide shot of Kendrick sitting at a table with other people recanting the Last Supper from the Bible. Slowly zooms out to show rest of people sitting at table. Guy decides to stand up but then Kendrick gestures him to sit down along with the lyrics of the song "Sit down, be humble". Switches back to mid shot of Kendrick sat in the main chair and other guy laughing while the camera shakes for a bit.
1:23-1:24 - Mid shot of Kendrick rapping in the church
1:24-1:30 - Switches back to a Medium shot of Kendrick and his friends back at the Last Supper turning round to look at the camera. Quickly transitions to Kendrick rapping in a choir. Then transitions to mid shot of Kendrick sat at the table while the camera shakes for a few seconds.
1:30-1:41 - Mid shot of Kendrick in a white hoodie with his hair on fire in front of other guys dressed on black t-shirts with burning rope rapped around their heads slowly zooms out to show other guys dressed in all black casual clothing with chains and snap backs sat behind Kendrick and the burning head people on a storage container with no ropes around their faces. Slow zoom also shows other burning head people bopping their heads to the beat while the people around them dance to the beat.
1:41-1:56 - Mid shot of Kendrick looking at a model dressed in a bikini rapping about his complaints about how they are photo shopped and modified to be perfect and that he wants to see pictures that are natural and haven't been retouched. At end of sequence, it switches to close up of Kendrick's face being split by two sides of the camera.
1:56-2:06 - Mid of shot Kendrick stood under a bridge with other people quickly transitions between different camera shots such as Medium Shots, Dirty Shots, High Angle shots and a Mid Shot. All these shots show different perspectives in the scene that he is and the different standing around him
2:06-2:16 - Mid shot of guy sat in the drivers seat of car bopping his head to the beat of the song quickly pans to the back of the car showing Kendrick Lamar making a sandwich. He then passes peanut over to other guys sat in a car.
2:16-2:22 - Wide shot showing Kendrick standing and rapping behind a window of a house with lasers pointing at him and police sirens flashing in the background.
2:22-2:37 - Close up of Kendrick dressed in white standing in a crowd of men dressed in black and white suits. Quickly transitions between Kendrick stood in the choir, in the living room of the house with lasers pointing at him and back to a Mid shot of Kendrick stood in the crowd of men dressed in suits. Repeats quick transitions between those shots and other shots previous in the music and then goes back to a Long shot of Kendrick stood in a group of men dressed in suits.
2:37-2:50 - More fast transitions between the shot of Kendrick stood under the bridge, in the all black choir, back to the group of suited men, high angle shot of Kendrick on a bicycle. Then transitions to the women in the salon turning around with each letter of HUMBLE on the back of their heads and switches to Kendrick playing golf on top of the car.
2:51-3:03- Quick transitions between shots of suited men slowly walking away, Kendrick stood at the Last Supper table with 'apostles', Kendrick dancing in the church, riding his bicycle and shooting his money gun. Once music ends and all the other suited men walk away, Kendrick walks down carpeted stairs of a religious building and walks up to the camera. Screen goes black.
0:31-0:40 - Dolly Zoom Wide shot and Mid Shot of Kendrick sitting in a hair salon switches between close ups and mid shots of him rapping in the church.
0:40-0:52 - High Angle shots of Kendrick riding a bicycle down the street transition between more shots of Kendrick rapping in the church.
0:53-0:55 - Long shot of Kendrick in a church raising his head saying "My left stroke just went viral"
0:55-0:59 - Wide shot of Kendrick standing on top of a car hitting a golf ball with his club zooms out to show he is on a pass going under bridges in a suburban neighborhood.
0:59-1:13 - Canted High angle shot of Kendrick standing and rapping in a choir all dressed in black bobbing their heads. Camera slowly zooms out once Kendrick puts his head down and shows some of the choir raising their heads to rap the backing lyrics of the song while Kendrick, with his head down raps the rest of the lyrics.
1:13-1:23 Wide shot of Kendrick sitting at a table with other people recanting the Last Supper from the Bible. Slowly zooms out to show rest of people sitting at table. Guy decides to stand up but then Kendrick gestures him to sit down along with the lyrics of the song "Sit down, be humble". Switches back to mid shot of Kendrick sat in the main chair and other guy laughing while the camera shakes for a bit.
1:23-1:24 - Mid shot of Kendrick rapping in the church
1:24-1:30 - Switches back to a Medium shot of Kendrick and his friends back at the Last Supper turning round to look at the camera. Quickly transitions to Kendrick rapping in a choir. Then transitions to mid shot of Kendrick sat at the table while the camera shakes for a few seconds.
1:30-1:41 - Mid shot of Kendrick in a white hoodie with his hair on fire in front of other guys dressed on black t-shirts with burning rope rapped around their heads slowly zooms out to show other guys dressed in all black casual clothing with chains and snap backs sat behind Kendrick and the burning head people on a storage container with no ropes around their faces. Slow zoom also shows other burning head people bopping their heads to the beat while the people around them dance to the beat.
1:41-1:56 - Mid shot of Kendrick looking at a model dressed in a bikini rapping about his complaints about how they are photo shopped and modified to be perfect and that he wants to see pictures that are natural and haven't been retouched. At end of sequence, it switches to close up of Kendrick's face being split by two sides of the camera.
1:56-2:06 - Mid of shot Kendrick stood under a bridge with other people quickly transitions between different camera shots such as Medium Shots, Dirty Shots, High Angle shots and a Mid Shot. All these shots show different perspectives in the scene that he is and the different standing around him
2:06-2:16 - Mid shot of guy sat in the drivers seat of car bopping his head to the beat of the song quickly pans to the back of the car showing Kendrick Lamar making a sandwich. He then passes peanut over to other guys sat in a car.
2:16-2:22 - Wide shot showing Kendrick standing and rapping behind a window of a house with lasers pointing at him and police sirens flashing in the background.
2:22-2:37 - Close up of Kendrick dressed in white standing in a crowd of men dressed in black and white suits. Quickly transitions between Kendrick stood in the choir, in the living room of the house with lasers pointing at him and back to a Mid shot of Kendrick stood in the crowd of men dressed in suits. Repeats quick transitions between those shots and other shots previous in the music and then goes back to a Long shot of Kendrick stood in a group of men dressed in suits.
2:37-2:50 - More fast transitions between the shot of Kendrick stood under the bridge, in the all black choir, back to the group of suited men, high angle shot of Kendrick on a bicycle. Then transitions to the women in the salon turning around with each letter of HUMBLE on the back of their heads and switches to Kendrick playing golf on top of the car.
2:51-3:03- Quick transitions between shots of suited men slowly walking away, Kendrick stood at the Last Supper table with 'apostles', Kendrick dancing in the church, riding his bicycle and shooting his money gun. Once music ends and all the other suited men walk away, Kendrick walks down carpeted stairs of a religious building and walks up to the camera. Screen goes black.
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