Analysis of a film opening

The genre of Sweeny Todd is a musical/thriller, we can tell its a thriller by the sound of music throughout the opening it is quite dramatic and intense giving the audience that feel of what is about too happen, the music carrys on to be quite eery throughout the opening which gives it the thriller feel. Once the title of the film appears on screen the music becomes faster which makes you think about Sweeny Todd and how he murders people. The use of the opening of the film shows the journey the victims go through after Sweeny Todd has killed them. 




The lighting is very gloomy as we can see from the image, it uses colour to contrast what the film is going to be about and like. The use of the colour red on the screen symbolises death and blood and relates the films character.    The scene starts off with the camera tracking over the tops of houses showing where the film is set, it contiunes to follow where sweeny todd works in the butchers and the journey the victims go through to be made into pies. The camera shows the main parts of the setting at the begginnig then throughtout the film you see these, like the barbers chair and the underground of the butchers.

The opening titles end by going into calmer music and showing the shot of a boat coming up the river in London, the two characters start to sing which shows the genre of the musical side of the film. The music contrasts between the start at the opening and the beginning of the film as the music tone has changed and doesnt seem too much of a thriller anymore. The lighting is still very dull as it shows London to be quite miserable and dull. 

The titles are all white except from the title Sweeny Todd which shows he is the evil one and has power over everyone else, the rest of the titles are white to show the innocence of the rest of the people in the film, the title Sweeny Todd is bold and stands out more on the screen than the rest of the titles and the colour red shows how he is a murderer.