Friday 10 October 2014

Analysing the Star Image of The Perfect Fall

Sleeping With Sirens

One band similar to Pierce the Veil in their star image is Sleeping with Sirens: 


Sleeping with Sirens are an American Post-Hardcore band from Orlando, Florida. They are currently not signed to a label and have release 3 full length albums and an acoustic EP. Furthermore, Sleeping with Sirens recently lost one of their members (Jesse Lawson) as his wife had a baby and he wanted to quit the band in order to be with his family.



They are similar to Pierce the Veil in their genre and Pierce the Veil and Sleeping with Sirens are often associated with each other due to the success of 'King For a Day', a Pierce the Veil song which features Kellin Quinn of Sleeping with Sirens. Moreover, they are currently doing a World Tour with Pierce the Veil.



In relation to their star image, Pierce the Veil and Sleeping with Sirens are very similar. For example, to compare the lead singers (Vic Fuentes and Kellin Quinn), they both have the same dress sense as well as hairstyle. Moreover, they're both wearing their caps backwards. This is typical of the Post-Hardcore genre. 
We attempted to recreate this dress sense for Perfect Fall for them to fit correctly into the genre and appeal to the target audience. We did this by dressing them in band merch and luckily some of them have longer hair than others. This style is typical of the Post-Hardcore genre.




Furthermore, the band members of both Sleeping with Sirens and Pierce the Veil have tattoos and piercings/ear stretchers. This is also typical of the Post-Hardcore genre and it makes them appealing to their target audience, who are likely to want piercings and tattoos due to the association of them with the genre of the music.



Moreover, much like Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens write and perform their own music, suggesting that they're an organic act. This can be seen in some of their band photos whereby they have their instruments with them. This further implies that they're an organic act. 
To recreate this, we took photos of Perfect Fall with their instruments.





Of Mice & Men

Of Mice & Men are an American Metalcore band from Costa Mesa, California. Of Mice & Men and Pierce the Veil are very similar despite the fact that they're a different genre. They have also toured together on the "This Is A Family Tour" along with Attack! Attack!, In Fear and Faith, and Emmure.



Although Of Mice & Men are of the genre metalcore, and Pierce the Veil are of the genre Post-Hardcore, the two bands are quite similar. For example, Of Mice & Men use an element of the Post-Hardcore genre in their music and Pierce the Veil use elements of metalcore in their music.


In relation to star image, it can be seen that the image of Of Mice & Men is typical of the genre. Piercings/ear stretchers, tattoos and long flippy 'emo hair'. This is also is also seen in the star image of Pierce the Veil. Moreover, it's also common for bands of this genre to wear band merch to associate themselves with other bands. For example, in the photo of Of Mice & Men below, the lead singer, Austin Carlile, is wearing a slipknot shirt. Moreover, Alan Ashby is wearing a Pink Floyd shirt. We attempted to recreate this with Perfect Fall. Luckily, members of Perfect fall already dressed like this and some members have piercings and the flippy 'emo hair'. This makes Perfect Fall desirable to their target audience. Moreover, Tristan is wearing a Crown the Empire shirt, Serge is wearing an Asking Alexandria shirt and Rodrigo is wearing a Thy Art is Murder shirt.




Moreover, we wanted to style one member of Perfect Fall as the 'bad boy' or rebel of the band. We decided Rodrigo would be best as his attitude already match what we wanted. Therefore we took photos of him smoking and asked him to wear a tank top to show his arms off. This makes him appealing to the target audience. Furthermore, we actually styled Rodrigo after Alan Ashby as well as Mike Fuentes of Pierce the Veil. This reflects the genres of both Of Mice & Men, Pierce the Veil and Perfect Fall.




Lastly, Of Mice & Men, Pierce the Veil and Perfect Fall are organic acts. This is seen through the fact that they all write and preform their own music. They show this by playing their own instruments rather than getting someone else to perform for them. This is seen in the following photos.




Of Mice & Men and Pierce the Veil also both show a funny and quirky side in order to appeal to their target audience as well as fit into the genre. We therefore wanted to show the quirky side of Perfect Fall in order to appeal to their target audience.




Of Mice & Men

Of Mice & Men are an American Metalcore band from Costa Mesa, California. Of Mice & Men and Pierce the Veil are very similar despite the fact that they're a different genre. They have also toured together on the "This Is A Family Tour" along with Attack! Attack!, In Fear and Faith, and Emmure.



Although Of Mice & Men are of the genre metalcore, and Pierce the Veil are of the genre Post-Hardcore, the two bands are quite similar. For example, Of Mice & Men use an element of the Post-Hardcore genre in their music and Pierce the Veil use elements of metalcore in their music.


In relation to star image, it can be seen that the image of Of Mice & Men is typical of the genre. Piercings/ear stretchers, tattoos and long flippy 'emo hair'. This is also is also seen in the star image of Pierce the Veil. Moreover, it's also common for bands of this genre to wear band merch to associate themselves with other bands. For example, in the photo of Of Mice & Men below, the lead singer, Austin Carlile, is wearing a slipknot shirt. Moreover, Alan Ashby is wearing a Pink Floyd shirt. We attempted to recreate this with Perfect Fall. Luckily, members of Perfect fall already dressed like this and some members have piercings and the flippy 'emo hair'. This makes Perfect Fall desirable to their target audience. Moreover, Tristan is wearing a Crown the Empire shirt, Serge is wearing an Asking Alexandria shirt and Rodrigo is wearing a Thy Art is Murder shirt.




Moreover, we wanted to style one member of Perfect Fall as the 'bad boy' or rebel of the band. We decided Rodrigo would be best as his attitude already match what we wanted. Therefore we took photos of him smoking and asked him to wear a tank top to show his arms off. This makes him appealing to the target audience. Furthermore, we actually styled Rodrigo after Alan Ashby as well as Mike Fuentes of Pierce the Veil. This reflects the genres of both Of Mice & Men, Pierce the Veil and Perfect Fall.




Lastly, Of Mice & Men, Pierce the Veil and Perfect Fall are organic acts. This is seen through the fact that they all write and preform their own music. They show this by playing their own instruments rather than getting someone else to perform for them. This is seen in the following photos.




Of Mice & Men and Pierce the Veil also both show a funny and quirky side in order to appeal to their target audience as well as fit into the genre. We therefore wanted to show the quirky side of Perfect Fall in order to appeal to their target audience.




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