The document summarizes and compares the opening title sequences of several British television programs, including the soap operas EastEnders and Coronation Street and the sitcom The Inbetweeners. It notes that the EastEnders theme is well-known and depicts the River Thames and London. Coronation Street's theme is dreary and gradually reveals its Manchester setting. The Inbetweeners trailer uses snippets to engage audiences and introduce the four main characters.

1. The Eastenders theme tune starts off with drums and then the melody joins in. This is a
well known theme tune all Britain. The music is quite depressing. By this, you know that
the soap can go either way. As it is, upbeat but depressing at the same time. By the
camera focussing on the River Thames and the Millennium Dome it shows to the
audience that the soap is going to be based in London.
The final title shows us what the soap is called. It is clear that it is called
“Eastenders” . It also shows us what channel the programme is on, which is the
BBC. It is a simple layout and the theme is the same throughout. It is based upon
the Thames. As the soap is called Eastenders the audience automatically know
that the soap is in the east end of London.
The Coronation Street theme tune starts off quite dreary. Its quite a
screechy sound throughout the title. The camera shows several images of
Manchester itself and then gradually starts to show images of where the
soap is based itself. The audience may not initially realise that the soap is
based in Manchester straight away.
The final title shows us what the soap is called. It is clear that it is called
“Coronation Street” as it is clearly stated. The camera also shows the light
bouncing off the roofs of the street. This shows the terrace houses and
what type of street it is.

2. I then decided to look at adverts and trailers for sitcoms. I looked at The Inbetweeners because I feel that their trailers work well and
get the audience wanting to know more.
The trailer shows several narratives from several different shows to show to the audience what the show is all about. They are snippets
about the shows. Its trying to get the audience involved.
I have took several shots from the show itself to show the different narratives that are involved to make an Inbetweeners trailer.
The final title shows us what the show is called. It is clear that
it is called “The Inbetweeners” . The start titles also show the
audience what time the show is on and what channel it will be
aired on. This is helpful to the audience and makes them want
to watch it even more.
On this particular end of the trailer it shows the 4 main
characters which the show is about. They try to make the
audience remember them.
The title is simple. It is in a white font which doesn’t take up
the whole page and is surrounded by a purple background. The
symbol for the channel is clear as the audience will know what
is is.