TITLE : WONDER WOMAN

ARTIST: DAVIDO 

YEAR/DATE OF RELEASE: 7th December 2018

                       (ceiling illumination effect)
                                   "agogo video"

       (an image from "wonder woman" video)

                 (all round mirror effect)
 (image from the video "fake love")
       

(image from "wonder woman")

WHAT IS BAD OF THE VIDEO? 

   You would see two striking resemblance above there (top shot) ; a striking resemblance to his banging hit song in 2018 "agogo" (ceiling illumination effect) also to include include the video of "fake love" by Duncan mighty ft Wizkid (all round mirror effect)

   Here as well has "science fiction" been displayed on the background. This isn't needed.

WHAT IS GOOD OF THE VIDEO?           

Watching from the beginning, the introduction of the video, primarily displaying a theatre concept to the viewers and then how a woman develops from a child, having all the exuberance of this world. 

      The video features guest appearance of Bella Naija’s CEO, Uche Pedro, singer Omawumi, Kaffy the Dancer, House Of Tara boss; Tara, Davido’s babymamas; Sophia & Amanda and lastly his Assurance, Chioma aka Chefchi.

  In addition, all these successful women displayed sends a strong message to the viewers. 

MY VERDICT OF THE VIDEO? 

      Am going to have to go hard on this video because it's rushed as nothing of a new catchy effect wasn't displayed, too many similarities with previous effects on some musical videos. A lot could have been added that would have gone a long way.  So, I will give it  🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 over 10.

       

       Now let me know what you think 😉

TITLE: Epana
ARTIST: 9ice
DIRECTED BY: Naya
YEAR/DATE OF RELEAS:14th May 2019

WHAT IS BAD OF THE VIDEO? 

 Here, during the chorus after the second verse as the video plays along. We will notice a sharp darkness there (a silhouette). That should have have been prominent at the end of the video 

WHAT IS GOOD OF THE VIDEO? 

 The only thing I  like about the video is for the fact that 9ice's videos are evolving from video to video, like the one we have in "Basiri mii" and "so oko". Something different is always displayed which is worth watching. 

MY VERDICT OF THE VIDEO? 

 For the fact that the silhouette technic wasn't really manipulated well enough in the video, also the usage of a background makes the video too ordinary, more effect could have been used. I would give it 🌟 🌟 🌟 out of five.

TITLE : POKO
ARTIST :KIZZ DANIEL
DIRECTED BY: CLEARENCE PETERS
YEAR/DATE OF RELEASE : 26th of April 2019

WHAT IS GOOD OF THE VIDEO?
    The intro here was really good, it gave us series of shots on what to expect in the video. This is very creative as well.

 The climate change effect here is also good because while watching the video, started in the morning. This gave the video a focal point.

  Demonic earthly kind of effect or whatever this is had a great impact in the video. It corrupted the mind's of the characters, the artist, changed the climate of the video.

  My favorite part is here (medium shot) , the artist himself already possessed by his lover gave us the final clue to the video.

MY VERDICT OF THE VIDEO VIDEO
  The video is very narrative, better background, very creative too, most of the viewers would expect a club but it came through in another way. So I will give it 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟  out of 5.

TITLE : OJA
ARTIST : REMINISCE
DIRECTED BY : TG OMORI
YEAR/DATE OF RELEASE : 28/3/2019
SHOT : LAGOS

  WHAT IS BAD ABOUT THE VIDEO?
     This shot (full shot) here is great but the clips shown afterwards is not satisfying enough because they didn't maximize the objects we can find on am African beach well enough eg barbeque meat sellers, someone doing point and kill for a pepper soup and so on.

  Before here (low shot), let's ask ourselves, where did he come from? The sky or a spirit..... Lol. Just kidding. He should have been on a Benz car here, going on a highway then they can start from here. Imagine that...... However, great shot though and nice concept too.

  WHAT IS GOOD OF THE VIDEO?

       I really really like this concept because as we continue to watch the video we all know the origin of where the money he was spraying came from. Thumbs up

    I also like this overview here of the whole place, really local, original, making the video very connecting. This is what really attracted me to the video, the location.

       I also like this concept here, Reminisce, the big boss himself covering his kudi, no time! From here, there should have been a rewind effect where it goes back to where he was in a car and then to where he brought his car from (his house) and that would have been really dope.

MY VERDICT OF THE VIDEO
  The camera really got the angles to start up with, the costumes of the artist, together with his people were on point, the location was also good but the problem of the video was just about not maximizing the location well enough and also the car as I said said it earlier not used. So out of five, I will give this video 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟  out of five.

TITTLE : SHOW DEM
ARTIST : FT ZLATAN IBILE
DIRECTED: BY OMORI
YEAR/DATE RELEASED : 16th, April 2019

WHAT IS BAD OF THE VIDEO?
  The introduction here isn't good enough because the camera is starting off on a very wrong angle. It should have started from the bottom (showing all the flashy wear he is putting on ideally).
   In addition, from the beginning point of the video (with a medium shot). More like a brief clip of the artist himself, getting prepared in his house would have made the video more engaging.

  The camera here isn't zoomed in enough as I expected (zooming in on the Rolex watch).

  Same thing here. However, if it was zoomed in enough (his diamond teeth) it would have brought more meaning to the video. 

  The camera didn't really pick much of the vixens in their expensive wears. Although here, the camera showing one but not enough, if it had zoomed in on her for instance would have gone a long way. 

    WHAT IS GOOD OF THE VIDEO? 

   The catchy effect of a picture been taking Is thumbs up here, I like that. 

   Also the clip here is creative (the artist showing off in a car).

MY VERDICT OF THE VIDEO:

  The camera didn't really pick some vital things that should have been picked. The camera didn't showcase the expensive things (dangling golden earrings for instance) of the vixens. On this note, I will give the video 

🌟 🌟 out five.

MY #BETTER WAY SHOT VIDEO

TITLE: Chase by DJ Jimmy Jatt ft Burnaboy
DIRECTED: Mattmax
SHOT: in Lagos
DATE RELEASED:19th July
YEAR RELEASED: 2017

  Came across this video and I decided to share my #better ways to it. A whole lot of inspiration came to me. What I expected from the video is just completely different, there could have been more, added to it. The song is going to just need about three locations eg Lagos, Ghana and Jamaica. Here are my set up to it

In Lagos:
1.WEATHER: night
2.SHOT: crane shots are just like having a train moving with a camera being attached to it, this will be used on all angles in the video
3.MEDIUM SHOTS: sometimes in slow motion (in and out)
4.DRONES: will also be used to show the entire location, sometimes in slow motion
5.Burnaboy will be eyes of the camera seeing what is going on (unlike him being revealed in the actual video)

  The same kind of shot settings I listed above will be used for the other two countries. The video is going to show how much of a rockstar Burna boy is to the entire continent. However, the Jamaican shot must be an event from the evening till the night unlike the weather settings previously used (night)  for Nigeria and Ghana

   However, there are other settings that will be added to this video but the shot enlisted are the main settings for this video.
 
   Watch the video, see the complete difference (which includes how it could have been better) and share your thoughts here

TITTLE: POVERTY
ARTIST: OLAMIDE
DIRECTED: UNLIMITED L. A
SHOT: IN LAGOS

 The introduction of the papers,great idea because I believe it signifies poverty burning and stuff but not enough for the introduction. Instead of that I feel they should have made it look like a dream then in that dream, the person sees Olamide and his wolee, jumping, dancing, singing and disappearing as we all are seeing it from the video. Hence, that there would clearly soak us (the viewers) in.

                            (in Olamide's "poverty die")

             (in Kendrick Lamar's "humble")

 When you place this view side by side, you will notice from the angle of the top view here, this shot here has its origin from the American rapper "Kendrick Lamar" in his song "humble". Another video that has this striking resemblance is the video of Skibi's "sensima".

 Yes! The video is over here but looking at the top left there, Is that another wintchi behind these (medium shot) two wolee? That changed the dynamics of the video here though.

 Maybe a coincidence or not, there is more to this costume by Baddosneh here, yes it has green in the middle but it sort of brings the feeling of this voodoo wears the "aje" as we call them in Yoruba films wear. However just saying.

 In addition to the totality of this video, there should have been alagba (elderly servants of God), that would have added more deaper meaning instead of looking a bit too simple in thoughts.
 So what do you think of my critic, is it good or could there have been more?