The Big Match We have been studying and analyzing the big match which was between England and Chile. The match was played in February of 1998 and was leading up to the world cup. It was played in Wembely, which is known as the heart of English football. I, while analyzing the Big Match have focused on commentary as well as some technical aspects of the game. In the first fifteen seconds of the title sequence, the words ‘Big Match’ were repeatedly shown. These words stood out because of their font and colors, which were red and blue. When a viewer views the title sequence s/he is ment to feel as though, “This is it, the biggest most important match ever.” Behind this logo was a football. This football was changing its shape to a heart, and then back again to a football over and over again. This to me to symbolizes that football is life. This also symbolizes passion as well as the effort the players put in to the game. Another symbol that came up in the first fifteen seconds of the title sequence was an eye. The ‘pupil’ of this eye was changing from a football to key players of the English side such as: Owen, Shearer, Ince, Beckham and Glen Haddle. This implies that the audience are watching or looking over these key players, who are at the centre of attention. The music in the first part of the opening sequence is fast and has a good beat. This music is related to the heart symbolization due to the fact that the heart beats with the music. The crowd in the title sequence was shown as black and white, to emphasize them as the supporters not as the heroes, who were is color. In the last thirty-five seconds of the title sequence, the music changed completely to the Jerusalem tune stirring. This joins in with the imagery on the screen, which at that time was all about England’s victory. During the last thirty-five seconds, St.