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Don McGregor, who directs under the professional name Banks Films, is a Jamaican music video director whose work spans dancehall and reggae visuals. In a January 2024 DancehallMag interview he warned that unregulated, self-directed productions and shrinking budgets were eroding standards that once governed the craft, arguing that a video's visual quality can make or break a song's reach.

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Music Video Director Banks Speaks On Challenges In Dancehall, Reggae

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Dancehall's music video directors turned VHS-era stage footage into a global visual language, and rarely got their names remembered for it.

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