He has heart, he has spirit, he has zeal…but most importantly, he has
the capital to scale his business. Banky W's directional skills is still
a work in progress.
In quick-fire succession, newest director in Nigeria, Banky W has dropped two music videos. First is the touching ‘Unborn Child’ with Lynxxx, and a love-themed visual for ‘Lowkey’.
Releasing
two music films is a good move. Both songs are from the past. They are
classic Banky W specials that did not possess visuals to tell the story
at the time of their release. But with his newfound skill, the singer is
revisiting his past, and releasing with impunity.
Banky
W seems to have found an outlet for his creativity. After concluding
his training at the New York Film Academy in 2014, he needed hands-on
experience to hone his skills, but he has found a way to experiment,
choosing himself as a test subject. Banky W has become his guinea pig.
In
‘Unborn Child’ music
film, Banky W played his hands at the concept of life after death. In
character as cop and a husband, (or boyfriend? It wasn’t made clear),
the EME boss was killed while on duty, leaving behind his colleague to
show support to his wife who was pregnant for him.
While
the directional quality and location of the set was picture-perfect,
the scripting was a bit off, with the few dialogues missing in basic
coherence. The scene that starts at 00.59 min, which showed his
conversation with Lynxxx didn’t have a convincing flow.
Also,
during the birth of his child at the , Banky W was in the waiting
lobby, without any indication of his spirit-form. One would think he
didn’t really die, and was there in person. Only the scene at 5:22 min
really gave the impression of his status. That was a flaw that marred a
good production.
“Lowkey”
is simpler and without a twisted storyline. It tells the story of a
covert love affair between a student, and his teacher, who was played by
the the beautiful and talented Tanzanian supermodel Millen Magese.
It
is every student’s wet dream to date their tutor, and Banky W’s concept
ticks the right boxes. But a flaw in this fairytale rears its head at
the 3:23 min mark, where Millen wakes up after a night’s rest with Banky
W wearing makeup. She had earlier made love in the shower, and moved to
the bed, cuddling with the singer. Then she wakes up with makeup.
Who on earth goes to sleep and rises all madeup? Banky’s lead character does.
These
little flaws give us insight into the budding director’s skills as a
filmmaker. He works hard at his craft, thinks up new ways to tell his
stories, and executes with flair and finesse. But the little errors
betray his effort and reveal that he is a work in progress.
Also,
the paucity of special effects in the videos needs to be addressed.
Banky W’s videos strike one as a modest replication of reality, but deep
down, our insides are screaming for something wow. We need more special
effects Sir. Please throw in some CGI or weird motion, anything that
blends in as an aesthetic asset would do just fine as a little something
extra.
Those little corrections aside, Banky W is
on the cusp of something great here. Three visuals from his time at the
New York Film Academy says a lot about his discipline and
entrepreneurial spirit. He has heart, he has spirit, he has zeal…but
most importantly, he has the capital to scale his business.
He is still a work in progress, this Banky, but he is on the right track.
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