Mise en scene

Scott Pilgrim vs the World

This is a still image of the opening title sequence from Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim Vs the World. The first thing that is very obviously caught by our eye is the name of the protagonist "Scott Pilgrim" in big, white, bright text. The font used looks electric which makes it look as if the text is sound coming from the band's guitars. The text arches over the band as if a welcome sign which appeals to the audience as an anchor.

In the foreground, we see a female and a male sitting down watching the band, who are in the background, playing their music. The way the room is un-naturally elongated creates an interesting illusion as if the two people are watching the font and NOT the band, this is because the font is IN FRONT of the band. This creates a sense that they are watching a movie and the band in the background is just playing the soundtrack.

The people are blurred and also because of the elongation of the room, it's hard to see the band. The only thing we can clearly see is the title sequence, so it suggests to the audience that it is the most important thing in the scene at the moment, as our eyes are drawn immediately and only to the title.

Avengers

The costumes used by the characters and actors help to reinforce to the audience the fact that they are all superheroes and that the movie is a Marvel superhero comic based movie. Each costume is unique to each individual based on their comic counterpart. The location of the scene displays the carnage and destruction of New York city with fires and destroyed cars everywhere. This helped to create sense of planetary invasion that our heroes were fighting against. There is a very grand scene where the team takes out the biggest alien ship, there is an overture in the soundtrack and a circular pan shot shows how they all stand together to fight against the surrounding enemies, which creates an over all heroic feeling. The scene also uses iconic one liners such as "Hulk Smash" to relate to it's audience.

Ace Ventura

This scene is very contrasting to the other movies as it is a comedy. Jim Carrey's character Ace Ventura wears a costume of very floral and bright coloured clothes to show off his eccentric personality. The actor uses over the top facial expressions to create comedic value and express general humour of simple things such as climbing down a ladder. He also references, or rather mimicks, popular fiction such as Star Trek to make the audience laugh and by creating jokes that everyone understands. The camera uses a low angle shot to show the vastness of the tank, and the so the camera is placed closer to the floor, which Jim Carrey uses to his advantage to get close to the camera and create some more humour.

The Pianist

The genre for this movie is completely different than the other two as it is mostly focused on drama and history. The storyline is generally very dark and grim because the movie revolves around the horrors of the war and how the Jewish people were mistreated by the Nazis in the second world war. This is reflected through the use of the setting and location as the over all background colours are very dark and grey. Another way this is reflected through the usage of the colours in costume for the different characters. However despite having dark coloured clothing, the characters still have some bright colours in their clothes which could suggest how they still have their humanity despite the atrocities committed by the Nazis.