Napoleon Dynamite: Opening Sequence

General Information:
Genre: comedy
Directed by: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Box Office Takings: $46,118,097
Distributer: Fox Searchlight Pictures or Paramount Pictures (outside USA)

Watch the opening sequence/credit here http://www.spike.com/video-clips/7g5t7r/opening-title

Analysis
The opening sequence for Napoleon Dynamite is really different to most opening sequences I've seen for films. All the credits are shown through writing on plates of food, student cards, chapsticks and other items which makes it intstnly quircky and differnt to other opening sequences I've ever seen. This also subtly tells you things about the characters and setting in a more individul and less obvious way so as to keep the audience still gripped which I really like.

At first, the clip starts off silent and then then there is te gradual sounds of birds tweeting and air and then finally the song comes in. The song isn't contemporary or something modern teenagers tend to listen to which makes the film instantly quircky ( although it is a White Stripes song) - along with the unusual credits. The idea of putting credits on chapstick and library book marks and other things is also good as the film has a slight ammateur feel with the hands coming in and out with the bits of information. This helps add to the teen element that teenagers could produce something like this. What is key I think about this openeing sequence is it immediatly tells the audience what kind of a film it is going to be and sets the tone which I feel is imporant and what an opening sequence should do.

Credit Sequence

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3. Casting by
4. Music by
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7. Directory of Photography
8. Executive producer
9. Produced by
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Influence on Science Boys
Kirsty came up with the idea of writitng our opening credits on science work sheets, in science text books and on sceince notes which ones of our clumsy characters will drop across the floor; this is similar to Napoleon Dynamaite but applies more to our film. I love our idea and how it has been inspired by the opening credits of Napoleone dynmaite and I think it will set a good tone of what 'Science Boys' is about and add a slight comical edge with our character dropping all the sheets and books. However, the music in Napoloen dynamite suites it as a film but for 'Science Boys' we were looking at using more contempary music which is slightly less quircky; we were looking at some indie songs which they use on TV shows such as The Inbetweeners to make the film for a British audience as it will be set in a British school. However, from watching the opening sequence of Napoleoen Dynamite we know we want our opening credit to be differnt and an element on their own in our openeing sequence.