Napoleon Dynamite

From the title sequence we can see the film will probably be very light hearted and comedic as the titles are not what is usually seen on a film. This is suggested by the logo being written in various sauces on the plate. 

The background music begins and a wallet is brought into frame, with a ‘UFO Abduction Insurance’ card on it, giving the first insight to the leading character. This also gives information on the first actor in the film, Jon Heder.

 

The various backgrounds of these shots gives an impression of when the film is get – 70s/80s.

 

The main shot type used throughout the sequence is a medium close up birds eye.. This shot is used to draw the reader’s attention to both the objects and titles. Having it be so close also prevents the viewer being distracted by objects outside of the frame.