1. Napoleon Dynamite Analysis
Seconds Camera Shots Audio Dialogue/Text Shown on
Screen
0-5 A plate is put on screen with You can hear the plate Fox Searchlight Pictures is
chicken nuggets on it and being placed down on written on the plate with
then removed after 5 the red carpet. ketchup.
seconds.
5 - 15 Background is changed to a You can hear the plate ‘and Paramount Pictures
white fur, another plate is being placed down on Present’ is written on the
placed down with a wrap the fur. plate with mustard.
and rice on and then
removed after 5 seconds.
15 - 20 Background changes to a Birds chirping in the in association with Mtv
pale blue carpet, a plate is background. Films” is written on the plate
placed down with hard with mayonnaise.
boiled eggs around the edge
of the plate.
20 - 38 The background changes to Songs begins. Staring Jon Heder’ is on the
a red carpet, a hand first card. ‘As Napoleon
appears with a wallet, the Dynamite’ is on the next
hand then opens the wallet one.
and pulls out a business
card. After 4 seconds he
throws the card and then
pulls put another one from
the wallet.
38 - 45 The background changes to Song plays in the Jon Gries’ is written on the
a green carpet, a plate is background steak with mayonnaise
placed down on it with a
steak on it.
45 - 53 The background changes to Song plays in the Aaron Ruell’ is written on
a orange carpet, a plate is background the plate with a green
placed down with nachos on paste.
it.
53 - 1.00 A silver tray is placed on a Song plays in the ‘Efren Ramire’ is written on
green mat, the tray has a background the corn dog with mustard.
corn dog, peas and peaches
on it
1.00 - 1.08 The background changes to Song plays in the ‘Tina Majorino’ is written on
a yellow carpet, a brown background the sandwich with a red
bag with a peanut butter and paste.
jelly sandwich is placed
down on it with a banana on
the side.

2. Napoleon Dynamite Analysis
1.08 - 1.16 The background changes, a Song plays in the ‘with Diedrich Bader’ written
hand appears with a silver background on the cut-out star
foil star the star is then
turned over, after a few
seconds the star is thrown.
1.16 - 1.36 The background changes to Song plays in the ‘casting by Joy Weitz’ is on
a floral wallpaper, with two background the first slip and ‘music by
books placed on top of each John Swihart’ is on the
other, a hand reaches in other slip.
opens a book and takes out
a slip and holds in focus
with the camera and then
puts it back in the book after
a couple of seconds and
pushes it away. It then does
the same with the other
book .
1.36 - 1.43 The background changes to song plays in the ‘edited by Jeremy Coon’ is
a brown carpet, a sweet box background embedded on the sweet
is shown for a few seconds box.
and then is flicked out of
camera shot.
1.43 - 1.54 With the same background, song plays in the ‘production by Cory
the hand comes into shot, background Lorenzen’ is embedded on
holding a chapstick it then the chapstick
focuses on the chapstick for
a few seconds and then the
lid is taken off and taken out
of shot.
1.54 - 2.02 The background changes to song plays in the ‘director of photography
a blue carpet, a piece of background Munn Powell’ is written on
paper with a drawing is then the piece of paper.
placed into frame and after
a few seconds is taken out.
2.02 - 2.10 The background changes to song plays in the ‘executive producer Joy
a orange carpet, a piece of background Weitz’ is written on the
paper is then put into frame piece of paper.
with a drawing on it and
after a few seconds is taken
out.

3. Napoleon Dynamite Analysis
2.10 - 2.18 The background changes to song plays in the ‘produced by jeremy coon,
a multi-coloured carpet, a background chris wyatt and sean covel’
piece of paper is placed is stuck to the piece of
down with three toy cars paper on a sticker.
tucked in it and after a few
seconds is taken out.
2.18 - 2.30 The background changes song plays in the ‘written by’ is written on the
and a hand places a background rubber, ‘ jared hess’ is
protractor rubber and three written on the first pencil,
pencils down, the hand then ‘and’ is written on the
rolls over each pencil. After second pencil and ‘jerusha
a few seconds the hess’ is written on the third
equipment is pushed out of pencil.
shot.
2.30 - 2.40 The background changes to songs stops when the ‘directed by’ is written in
a blue carpet where a hand shot fades out. mayonnaise on the burger
reaches in and places down and ‘jared hess’ is written
a plate with a burger and a with ketchup on the chips.
few chips on it, after a few
seconds the hand grabs the
bun and places it on top of
the burger, the shot then
fades out.