Camera Shots

Tim Burton uses camera shots to emphasis and reflect parts of Sweeney Todd life. For instance this can be seen where he uses shots such as a close up of Sweeney's chair and the extreme close up of the blood on the cogs of the chair, to show the main symbol of his revenge. Also the close up of the Victorian silhouette pictures of Sweeney Todd and his wife which emphasises the reason behind his revenge.
 
The close up shot of the blood on the chair is extremely important because it both foreshadows the fact that Sweeney will use it to kill his victims, also in a way, it is a symbol of how blood-thirsty Todd will become as the film progresses. This foreshadowing helps to connect the whole film together as when the viewer goes to watch the film again they realise that in fact that in the opening the director doesn't just use random images because they are actually depicting the plot of the film.

The close up of the Victorian silhouette pictures of Sweeney Todd and his wife helps the viewer to focus on the relationship of the two characters and to show why Todd did the things he did. The fact that they are drawn in blood helps to illustrate the destruction of the both characters from Sweeney's revenge. This also helps to emphasis the feelings of viewer towards Sweeney as they find out that he is not entirely to blame for his madness and accidentally killing his wife. This provides the viewer with a psychological problem as they understand why Todd did those things but he is condemned for it. The close up of Sweeney and his wife together at the opening further implies that everything was perfect until the judge came, this is symbolised with the pictures being painted in blood.