scene analysis from the movie Sweeney Todd by Tim burton

1. Scene Analysis Over History-
Murder Mystery Movies
Third Movie: Sweeney Todd
(Tim Burton)

2. The convention of this movie is about a Evil Judge Turpin who lusts for the
beautiful wife of a London barber and transports him to Australia for a crime
he did not commit. Returning after 15 years and calling himself Sweeney
Todd, the now-mad man vows revenge, applying his razor to unlucky
customers and shuttling the bodies down to Mrs. Lovett , who uses them in
her meat-pie shop. Though many fall to his blade, he will not be satisfied
until he slits Turpin's throat.
This movie has a combination of genres: Murder Mystery, Horror, Musical,
Thriller and Drama.
This movie was based on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler.
This was filmed at Pinewood studios. Due to the movie having a morbid tone
some studios were nervous to invest in the movie. It was not until Warner
Bros, DreamWorks and Paramount had signed up for the project that the
film's $50 million budget was covered.

3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbVflUL4xIw
The convention of this scene is the flashback of the actors past about his wife and
what events pasted to make him the way he is in the present.
The first distinction we can make is that the movies genre is horror. This is shown by
the use of dark lighting (technical code technique) and the black clothes the 2
character are wearing. This is very common now, due to the combinations of genre
movies, mostly being very dark having a horror movie undertones.
In the beginning we shot reverse shot is applied between the two main characters, to
show us , as the audience the setting of the scene. As well as a close up on the male
character, to emphasis his facial expressions. This also used for the flashback for the
drunk women.
An establishing shot is shown at the start of the flashback of the characters story line.
However, this has very bright colors applied and warm colors for the dressing of the
character in question. This is showing the emotions of the character (symbolic code
technique used) being clam and happy. As this is lost once, near the end of the
flashback, as it fades out; going back to the 2 characters sitting opposite each other
talking.