The Star(s)

For my video there are two routes that I could follow, creating a band as the star or creating a persona as the star. As I am unsure I have explored both routes to try and help me decide.

STAR

SINGLE PERSON

NAME: Erik Betel 

              - a hint to the location where the piece was filmed as well as having biblical connotations

Amos 7:13

21st Century King James Version 

'But prophesy not again any more at Bethel; for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is the king’s court.'

BAND

POSSIBLE NAMES:

Survivors
Fidelis
name with biblical connections

Another alternative route would be to name the group as an entity e.g. Cliff Richard and the Shadows. This gives a more retro feel to the band but it allows me to create a separate persona for the front man. 

What is certain is that I wish to evoke a certain style in my piece of work. In Christian Rock music there are no set stereotypes when styling as it would compromise the music and culture of acceptance, but that doesn't mean I cannot work to a particular look.

Top Row

David Crowder Band and Casting Crowns

Middle Row

Matt Redman

Bottom Row

Disciple and Building 429

Here are some chart topping christian billboard artists and from them we can see that there are no rules on styling, but that there are some recurring themes.  One theme that recurs seems to be some form of jacket be it leather or wool. You can read this two ways the jacket being used to give a modern feel such as in Building 429's case  or to convey formality as in Disciple's and Casting Crowns case. Matt Redman wears a jacket too but he appears to wear it casually almost giving him the look of an outsider whilst maintaining formality. 

There is wide variance in clothing , accessories and hairstyles with the David Crowder Band proving that looks do not matter as the whole band look like a group of misfits not a million selling band. David the frontman, leader and pastor in the band has what can only be called a 'wafro' coupled with a beard the size of Noah's ark. I don't want to be that extreme but this band is a great case for showing that there are really no limits to the look of Christian Artists.

I am more likely to go down the route of looking like normal guys taken of the street with the band leader the only character who really stands out given the fact that he will probably be the lead character in the narrative. My influence for the look of the artist will be the soulful rapper come singer Chris Rene, who became famous on the first series of the US X Factor having come second after auditioning 70 days after coming out of rehab for a life crushing drug habit. His style blends the jacket of formality and obscurity with street style like hoodies and tattoos. Obviously tattoos will be hard to replicate and don't really add to the meaning of the story so it is not necessary for the star to have them.