Sweeney Todd

The film, Sweeney Todd directed by Tim Burton is set in the Victorian period and is a horror film with  the sub-genre of Gothic. As it includes these aspects that we are keen to use in our own opening it makes for a brilliant film to watch, inspire, research, analyse and contribute to our planning and ideas.

The Trailer 

This picture conveys to the audience that he is a dark character in the sense that he is dressed in all black and his make up makes him look pale and more menacing. This costume and make up are simplistic but give the gothic impression.

  This makes a horrifying image to the audience as the mirror is shattered and reflects him. It impacts the audience by implying he's mind is shattered and unhinged, therefore making the film scare and intimidate its audience.

The women shows compassion and care for the boy. Her costume includes lace, flowers and the colour black which is gothic. The characters red hair also conveys the gothic theme and adds to the audience impact.

 The costume and make up within this image shows a gothic aspect, they are both wearing dark colours in there costume and there make up is pale on there face but dark around there eyes, outlining there eyes and creating a sense of horror within the characters.

This image shows he contrasts all the other men in this particular victorian period. They are all wearing coats and hats and are very plain and neat. His outfit is more bold, dark and gothic as well as his hair which shows the audience that he is not like the rest of the men and shows as a warning.

This shot shows a difference in characters the man on the right is eccentric, brightly coloured and very flamboyant by the use of his costume which includes ruffles, bright colours and gold. However the other character is dark, reversed and gothic and this is shown by this plain costume and the dark make up around his eyes that show the intimidating glare that he is giving off.

This image contradicst the others because it is brighter lighting, set and location. The costume is also brighter this gives a sense of change however the make up and hair are still set in the gothic theme showing that the darkness is within them.

The lighting in this picture is brighter than in others as to highlight certain features, for example his pale complexion but darkened eyes to make his eyes stand out strong but also his big black hair and smile highlight the menacing aspects of the character.