Tuesday 9 March 2010

Film titles and credits - Napoleon Dynamite - Mathew Garrett


In this opening credit sequence there is no moving image before the credits. The credits are the moving image. Int his sequence the writing has been hidden, but is also supposed to be obvious.
Titles
The first credit is brought on screen on a dining plate. The writing has been written in what looks like tomato sauce. This could suggest that the film has a theme of food throughout but it is not definite. The first three are all written in some sort of sauce. After these three we start seeing the credits written, and hidden in everyday things such as U.F.O Abduction Insurance cards, and Student I.D. Rather than showing a name and then who he/she plays, the main character is only shown via a picture on the Student I.D card. After the main character other actors names appear, also written in sauce on on plates of food. These foods could be significant to each character or could mean something about each character and also could represent something shown/said in the film. The last name, Diedrich Bader, is shown on a silver star which could represent something about him in the film. After the actors names the crew's credits become apparent and there are hidden in normal things."Casting By Jory Weitz" which had been written in a Library return card. Jeremy Coon, the producer, has had his name printed on a sweet box that looks normal and doesn't look out of the ordinary. The credits are very graphical in this sequence. The last Credit, is written on a burger in what looks like mayonnaise and the moving images stop as soon as the burger bun gets smacked down on top of the writing. It fades to black and the film begins. The main title itself isn't revealed until 5 minutes into the film, during moving image. The tile is revealed as a name written on a school desk.
Music
The music doesn't start in the film until the production names disappear and the actors names begin to show. The Music in the credits is calm and relaxed which suggests the mood of the film will be the same. The Foley in this sequence is mainly birds twittering in the background.

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