Film opening 2 minutes analysis of Sweeney Todd:

Sweeny Todd is a film about the life story of Benjamin Barker who plays Sweeney Todd.
The Genre for this film is horror/ drama, which I believe is made very clear from the opening of the film.

The mis en scene is dark and creepy, with props which stand out such as splattered blood, a dramatic set up of the chair in the middle of the room, lighting and thunder is exaggerated and all of these are stereo typical examples of horror films. I believe by following stereo types it helps the audience to gather a feeling of what the rest of the film is going to be like which is important in terms of attracting the right audience. So, from the props and mis en scene I am going to look at how I can include some of these into my own film, maybe looking at what type of street the main person is on, what she is wearing or what the kidnapper is wearing maybe for example.
The dark atmosphere is great as it all links in with the footage as well as the soundtrack played in the background. Following the conventions of horror films, again showing the audience that it may be gory.

The film starts with the DreamWorks logo, which is well known and may already make a first impression on the audience who is about to watch the film. It is important to include logos or clips of production companies for example as I am looking to follow conventions of existing films closely.  
Soon after the logo, it is followed by loomy, creepy music which seems to be played on a organ or a similar instrument. Soon after the music seems to be mainly high stringed notes with drums and sometimes trumpets when a title appears or an action is about to be taken during the film. This is a good technique used to show that something bad is about to happen, also the sounds tend to increase in speed which is also tension building and can be another technique that I use for my own film.
The fonts that are used during the film are very gothic and serif, giving it a more serious styled look, also suggesting to the audience that maybe a serious action is about to take place. Little hints like this during the film is also something that I would like to try and include to keep the audience engaged with what they are watching and hoping they would want to watch more.

The titles throughout the film opening are all red and white, normally on a black or dark background which suggests danger (red) and something genially bad. This is a hint to the audience that something bad is going to happen, usually associated with blood and again is just making it more clear to the audience also what type of film genre it is.