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Moving Picture released this VFX breakdown for Sweeney Todd. Tim Burton has directed the movie version of Sweeney Todd; The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This on-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim s musical horror set in Victorian London tells the grim tale of a revengeful barber (Johnny Depp) who barbarically murders his clients before using their meat/flesh to fill his wife s bakery shop pies. The movie is produced and distributed by DreamWorks, Paramount and Warner Bros Pictures. MPC provided all visual effects, totalling some 362 shots. Work included large scale set extension, digital environment work and some 3d animation. Burton s vision for the project was to re-create the Dickensian feel and atmosphere of the grimy London of the Victorian era, which Production Designer, Dante Ferretti complemented by sourcing much reference of relevant architecture and buildings of the era. Taking Dante s example photo reference and supplementing this with specific texture and close up det