Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd

I have chosen Tim Burton's film title sequences because they are dark and gloomy which is the effect that my group want to put into our title sequence. Our film isn't happy so we will be using dark, dull setting and colours to create the mood for the audience.

Both title sequences take us on a journey, in Sweeney Todd the audience follow the journey of a blood drip and in Edward Scissor hand we follow a journey through a factory. At the start of Sweeney Todd we go through a window which is inviting us into the film also in Edward Scissor hands it takes us through a door. The title sequences look as though they are mainly animated. The main colours are grays,blues and blacks but in Sweeney Todd there is bright red blood trailing through a type of factory mechanism. The red blood draws the eyes away from the titles of the names.In Edward Scissor hands the titles are in the center of the shot so therefor the audience will be looking at them. They are also quite large and white which will contrast against the black and blue making them stand out more.In Sweeney Todd the music starts off with an organ piano and then it stops and the sound is quieter and calmer but still a bit creepy. The music is just from instruments there isn't any singing or a narrator.It's the same in Edward Sicssorhands, there is just an orchestra playing instruments.I noticed at the end of both title sequences it goes for animation to real life, in Sweeney Todd the blood goes from the pies, down a drain and into some water which is real. And in Edward Scissor hands it goes from a house on a hill to an old lady standing at a window who is real.






Key elements of a Tim Burton Title sequence:

• Black,blue,gray colour
• Takes us on a journey
• creepy, gloomy
• factory
• Blood drip
• pies, cookies
• rain,snow