1. Richard Stockley
Napoleon Dynamite Opening Sequence
Mise en Scene Sound
C: There are no people actually shown in this Dialogue: None
opening sequence apart from the face of the
protagonist
L: High key, the high key light gives a natural look Voice: None
A: Stereotypical teenage nerd, Frizzy hair, glasses
and buck teeth Diagetic: Plates being put down and the sound of birds
M: None singing and pencils/paper being moved
P: Food and other random objects e.g. Chapstick,
Wallet, SCI-FI books, UFO licence, tin foil shruiken Non Diagetic: Music playing in the background
etc. Just typical objects a “unpopular” teenager in
high school would have
S: The setting changes at every shot be we are only
seeing the floor or top of the object shown
Camera Editing
Angles: High up, looking down. The objects are Pace: Slow paced, shots change nearly every 5 seconds
positioned into the middle of the camera which shows
as if they are looking at the objects with their own eyes.
Effects: none
Movement: none
Cutting: none
Shots: POV which makes the audience feel as if they are
in the scene as they are looking straight onto the Transitions: none
objects