Intertextual reference

My intertextual reference is the use of the fish-eye lens in the first half of the video. This references the style of music video cinematography pioneered by Hype Williams which is the use of a fish-eye lens to get up close to the artist and distort the image due to the extreme wide angle capabilities of the lens. It therefore allows the camera to be close up yet still include the surroundings in the shot. The most well known videos produced by Hype Williams that include this style are "Woo-Hah" and "Gimme some more" by Busta Rhymes as well as songs by Wu Tang and Notorious B.I.G.

 Many other music video directors have since used and referenced this style in countless videos which led to it being a common trope of Hip Hop music videos today such as "HUMBLE" by Kendrick Lamar which is an award winning video.  This style of filming is also seen in the film "Jackass" and is very common in extreme sports videos since the 1990's which is also referenced by the skateboarding in my video.