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Sweeney Todd

By Hannah Burgess, Katie Charman

and Lauren Hill.

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How is the genre of horror

created? The dark lighting and running

blood are icons of horror.

The running paint of theprofile shots shows how the

room is neglected and thiscreates an eerie sense addingto the feel of horror.

The use of jump cuts andsudden movement of closing

doors shocks the viewer andadds to the horror genre ofbeing scared and on edgewhilst watching.

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sua y, w at o t e open ng t t e

sequences show? How is narrative

enigma shown?

The opening sequence follows a trail of blood

travelling through clogs and machines. It then

cuts to the title and then shows meat being

processed and pies being baked. It then cuts

back to blood flowing into a drain and outthrough the gutters.

This allows narrative enigma because the

audience is unaware of the significance of

the pies and how this would usually

contribute to a horror and therefore makes

the whole film that bit more chilling.

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What is the effect of the

music? The music starts off quiet and fast paced

and as the camera pans across to the

barbers, more instruments are added

which shows that the audience are coming

closer to a place of interest.

A high pitched sound is added to thesoundtrack as blood comes into the frame.

When the meat is being turned into pies

the music becomes much faster pace and

this reflects how something bad has

happened.

The music increases the tension and

suspense as it is reflective of what is

happening in the opening title sequence.

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How has typography been used?

The red writing for the wordse Sweeney Toddf reflect how he

is the guilty character.

The use of the red writing signify

blood and therefore add to the

horror genre of murder and gore.

The white writing is all in capitals

and this makes it clear to see and

could perhaps signify ghosts or loss

of life.

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What information is provided in

the opening sequence? The main actors/actressd ,

Producers,

Editors,

Directors, Title,

Catch Phrase,

Costume Designer,

Director of Photography,

Music & Lyrics.

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How has the opening sequence

been edited? The continuity of the blood flow shows how

continuity editing has been used.

The clip ends with a fade to black.

Special effects have been used, especially on

the blood moving through the pipes as this

would be unable to create naturally.

As the music pace gets quicker, so does

whatd s happening on screen, there are more

jump cuts, such as the door suddenly shutting

and making a bang.