Countdown Opening Titles | 2012

The latest Countdown titles permitted on KZbin per copyright restrictions.
These opening titles - the show's tenth overall - were introduced at the beginning of Series 66, at which time Nick Hewer took over from Jeff Stelling as presenter. They remained as they were for just a year, before being modified slightly at the start of 2013.
This design apparently takes on a space theme, beginning with a revolving globe at the left of the shot that is made up of hundreds of letter and number tiles. A couple of seconds in, the globe explodes while a light flare - perhaps emulating an asteroid - circles around and collides with it. The light flare disappears from the shot, and the next ten seconds involve the abundance of separated tiles flying around the screen. The light flare suddenly returns, following its circular path, this time sucking all of the tiles in with it. This produces the layers of the Countdown clock, which then fades into the shot while counting down the thirty-second time limit. Following this, the camera slowly pans around the bottom of the clock for seven seconds, before swiftly moving to portray the whole face. The clock rotates, while the lineup of letter tiles spelling 'COUNTDOWN' appear and flip over to sit on top of the centre of the face. The sequence concludes with a flash of light behind the clock, and the titles fade into the shot of the studio.
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[@LiamfoxOFFICIAL06]

B E S T I N T R O E V E R

[@caydrew8699]

Welcome back, Adam! I wonder when they'll get new titles ey?

[@Km100_]

fun fact: the song is remixed from the Calendar Countdown 45-second song (aka a pilot of the show)

[@lukemccorkell6533]

Yes The Pilot Show

[@zeeboss2762]

FINALLY YOU UPLOADED

[@lukemccorkell6533]

Watch This Awsome Magic Trick As The Letters And Numbers Of Countdown Make THE!! COUNTDOWN!!! CLOCK!!!

[@zolantus]

Where did you find one without the audience applauding?

[@Wizardaron]

You can find the clean theme in the video game for Wii or whatever

[@lukemccorkell6533]

What Are You Talking About?

[@zolantus]

@@lukemccorkell6533 read it again

[@lukemccorkell6533]

Crazy

[@johannas1663]

I came here after the announcement of the cancellation of the French version...

[@MichaelGlaist26]

This Titles for Nick Hewer, Anne Robinson & Colin Murray

[@jaidenmcmichael8115]

Can you upload more countdown clock videos?

[@AdamBeachDesign]

I’m supposed to be redoing them all at some point, but things are getting in the way.

[@jaidenmcmichael8115]

@@AdamBeachDesign ahhh ok thank you Adam

[@JayGeeBee07]

This is actually the earliest version of the titles aswell

[@lukemccorkell6533]

Hello Colin Murray

[@bobbywatson368]

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[@OtakuLogan2017]

How the heck has this intro lasted 10 years!?

[@purpleprince4738]

its a bop

[@Waitimplayerone]

@@purpleprince4738yessir

[@Cowman9791]

These are cool titles, but I think they need new ones soon, they've had these for over a decade now

[@ChloekabanOfficial]

@Brandin I hope they make something related to their 40-year anniversary.

[@Wizardaron]

@JaceJenius2 lmao that's an amazing idea

[@renaegarbutt5467]

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