Task 2 - Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd - Tim Burton.

Narrative:

• We get a feeling the film is about death due to all the blood.
• In the begining of the film we see mince meat and pies being made.
• Also a red , white and blue pole on the building telling us it's a barber's
• The begining shows lots of chimney's and cobbled houses telling us it's set a long time ago.
• No major company advertised - shows the film is funded by the director and is not advertised by a big company which means a company wouldn't advertise for it or the director is self reliant.
• what is the significance of the pies? the blood? the barbers?
• the dingy shop looks creepy
• the lack of people in the begining sequence is almost scary and makes the audience wonder who owns the house.
• Organ music used to create a atmosphere of fear
  

Mise En Scene:

• thunder, lightening, rain, clouds, chimney's, smoke, barber shop, dirty windows, a chair, blood, trap door, cog's, minced meat, fire, pies, oven rats.
• The lighting is extremely dim and gloomy to show the film is set in the past where they had no street lights etc. Also the film is a Tim burton film and he always using really dark gloomy settings. The lightening in the begining brings some light to the sky but overall the lighting is very dark and dim to give it a creepy feel.
  
  

Camera Shot's and Angle's:

• Dolly - slowly moves across the landscape capturing the sky then slowly moving down towards roof of a barbers.
• Close ups - of all the different shots and objects in the film.
• Long shot - looking down on the chair but it somehow gives it a powerful look.
• Point of view shot - the whole opening sequence is like it is being filmed from a p.o.v shot as your following everything around and it's filmed all in one shot.
• Racking Focus - It goes from the background then moves backwards to show the houses and street.
• Low angle - to capture the weather and make a atmosphere.
• Crane Shot - of chair to highlight it and show it is a important part of the film.

Movement:

• Slow shots of the beginning of the film to make it seem more spooky and create tension and suspense for the audience. The camera follows objects which take over each other e.g blood, meat, rat etc. which our eyes follow.
• A rat is used to show dirtiness and fith.
• The main concept seems to be the blood. A theme of blood trickling down through the darkness of the industrial london. It is a visual journey of dread and eeriness.