Influenced by the work of Sid Sutton, I worked on my own personalized version of the 1980-1986 ‘Doctor Who’ title sequence for use in the introduction of my own showreel. This was completed using adobe premiere.
Month: December 2014
Peter Howell & Sid Sutton: ‘Synthesizing Starfields’ & ‘The Star Man’
These two documentaries represent a brief analysis and reflection upon the works of Peter Howell (BBC Radiophonic Workshop) and Sid Sutton (Graphic Designer) on ‘Doctor Who’.
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BBC Radiophonic Workshop – ‘The Alchemists of Sound’
This insightful documentary looks at the history of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and the evolving processes involved with creating radiophonic music. It features many in-depth interviews, technique analyses, and reflection upon the the curious niche that was ‘radiophonics’.
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Brief Typography Analysis – ‘Doctor Who’ Title Sequence fonts over the years
I decided to take a brief look at the various fonts used over different periods of the show. This should be useful if I am to capture the feel of the classic series in a modern-day ad campaign.
1963-1967
My Project: ‘Doctor Who’ and the concept of self-limitation
Aware of the amount of time and effort I’ll have to invest in my project, I have decided to focus on an area that interested me the most. As a long standing vintage film and TV enthusiast, I decided to focus on an area still very much relevant to a modern day audience which I could act upon. I felt creating a piece based around the classic series of doctor who amidst the thriving success of the current series would be highly relevant and full of potential. (particularly when I felt the shows quality of late was under somewhat of a decline) Continue reading
