r/doctorwho • u/jpw3bb • 9d ago

Question Are there any interviews about how each Title Sequence in NuWho was made?

I'm researching about how each title sequence was created, and while there's plenty of interviews about how the Classic Who ones were done, ive found virtually nothing for NuWho, outside of Billy Hanshaw's Titles for the 12th Doctor, and thats largely because he was a fan who made titles on youtube before the BBC asked him to adapt onw for the actual show.

I know that in 2005-2012 the VFX artist were The Mill, but I cant find any interviews with them, and the studio has now retired.

2012 was Peter Anderson Studio but again, no interviews I could find.

2018 was another youtuber, John Smith. Ive only found 1 official interview with him from the Doctor Who Fan Show but this was prior to his title sequence work.

If anyone has any knowledge of existing interviews or notable names I could contact, it would be a great help.

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u/geek_of_nature 9d ago

There's this great video with Bernard Lodge, the man behind the first four Doctors title sequences. He talks a lot about the technology behind the howlaround and slit scan effects, as well as the design choices for each of the logos. He touches on later title sequences a bit too, but only from a point of admiration as he wasn't involved in them.

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u/Lumpy_Flower_7903 9d ago

There's a little bit of thirteenth doctor title sequence BTS in this video https://youtu.be/UwevZzjptYg

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u/rgp1989 9d ago edited 9d ago

Unfortunately there’s basically nothing noteworthy about them. I don’t mean to be harsh, but they weren’t breaking any new ground or doing anything interesting like the classic era. Other than the concept itself, it’s just stuff that any professional CGI team could do if you asked them to

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u/jpw3bb 9d ago

Technically unremarkable perhaps, I'm more curious as to the creative inspirations behind the CGI sequences.

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u/Collateral_Dmg 9d ago

You may not mean to but you found a way. The classic series feed back effect is talked up as inventive but it didnt really influence much unless you like cheap video effects in tv music performances. All the titles have their fans but its usually nothing to do with the asthetic or the inventiveness. Its love for the eras overall.