Research: Part 3 - Red Dwarf

Red Dwarf Opening Title:

The opening to Red dwarf is something that almost everyone will remember with its constant onslaught of the shows funniest moments and accompanied by that ever so catchy song.

The show itself appears as a very cheap intro as it just uses old clips put together, however it’s the content and how its put together that makes it effective, the first shot is of the characters ship which is established as the main base where the characters all interact, because of this establishing shot the audience can immediately understand exactly where the action is taking place, the clips used themselves are of the best slapstick moments from the show.

Similar to the other opening sequences I have looked at, this one uses and insanely catchy theme tune, it’s not only makes the opening feel homely, but in certain senses the song is relevant to the song but the key point is that it makes the show feel friendly and welcoming, something that makes you want to come back regardless of quality of content (which is great considering that the show itself is a masterpiece of the gods in my opinion).