Sweeney Todd - The demon barber of Fleet Street :D

Directed by Tim Burton
Produced by Richard D. Zanuck
Walter F. Parkes
Laurie MacDonald
John Logan
Written by Christopher Bond (story)
Stephen Sondheim (lyrics)
Hugh Wheeler (play)
John Logan (script)
Starring Johnny Depp
Helena Bonham Carter
Alan Rickman
Timothy Spall
Jamie Campbell Bower
Ed Sanders
Jayne Wisener
Laura Michelle Kelly
and
Sacha Baron Cohen
Music by Stephen Sondheim
Jonathan Tunick (underscore)
Cinematography Dariusz Wolski
Editing by Chris Lebenzon
Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures(USA)
Warner Bros. (Non-USA)
Release date(s) December 21, 2007 (US)
January 25, 2008 (UK)
Running time 117 min.
Country United States/ United Kingdom
Language English
Budget $50 million




My favourite clip shown above. The fast following camera that traces Sweeney and focuses on him at all times is a clever effect. The camera movement is also linked with the tempo of the music to give the dramatic effect. Sweeneys clothing is brighter, more vivid, so showing that this i a dull community. This can especially be seen when the camera pans out at the end of this scene.

Depp is a legend :)



Another awesome scene, in which we can see the contrast between the rival barbers clothing and hair sheet, compared to Sweeney's. The focus on the rival barber is a clever technique at drawing the attention of the audience and introducing the first of Sweeney's victims in the film.

Notes teken during film.

beautiful start with effects to create running blood don ornaments in Sweeney's barber shop - use of saturated colours with the vivid reds show harshness of blood, as well as the darkness of the killer

very dark when sweeney is around. dark on the boat and in the outskirts of london

clevber use of camera in the shots of london in first person fast tour like fashion

very colourful flashbacks warm tones

additional light when he holds his knives for the first time

light world shown around his daughter, to show she is still bright and gleaming

musical parts, panning camera togive impression of a musical.

Disasterous ending shown very darkly, very vivid reds in the blood

No light, even in the end