Intro Components

After the prologue and opening theme, the opening credits used the same sequences of shots over and over thruout the 3 seasons, unless the episode was a cliffhanger. In general, our heros enterd the Batcave via the Batpoles, raced to the Batmobile, left the Batcave, and ended up in front of Police Headquarters.

These shots were simply edited together into different sequences

This is a list of all the individual shots used, many of which are just shorter or longer versions of the same shot. Similar identifiers denote continuations or modifications to a shot. Modifications include changing the shot length or camera position.

Shot 1l: Batcave (long intro)
Camera position is about even with Batmobile and approx 10 feet above the floor.
  • Batmobile turning into position, 135 degrees to go
  • Panning left into shot 1s
    • Shot 1m: Batcave (medium intro)
  • Batmobile turning into position, 90 degrees to go
  • Panning left into shot 1s
    • Shot 1s: Batcave (short intro)
  • Batmobile turning onto position on right
  • Batpoles on left
  • Batman & Robin enter sliding down the Batpoles
  • They each open their door to the Batmobile
    • Shot 1x: Batcave (extremely short intro)
  • Batman & Robin are jumping off the Batpole pillows
  • They each open their door to the Batmobile
    • Shot 1d: Batcave (closer intro), season 2
    Camera position is about halfway between the Batpoles and Batmobile.
    This intro is a reshooting -- the Batpole padding is different and the Batcave is layed out differently.
  • Batman & Robin enter sliding down the Batpoles
  • Camera follows duo to Batmobile
  • They each open their door to the Batmobile
    • Shot 1e: Batcave (movie intro)
    Camera further back but same set as 1d.
  • Batman & Robin enter sliding down the Batpoles
  • Camera follows duo to Batmobile
  • They each open their door to the Batmobile
    • Shot 1f: Batcave (closer intro), without Robin, Season 1
    Camera position is about halfway between the Batpoles and Batmobile.
  • Batman enters sliding down the Batpoles
  • Camera follows him into Batmobile
  • Batmobile enters the exit tunnel
    • Shot 2a: Batmobile, CU on duo as they settle in.
  • Robin: "Atomic Batteries to power. Turbines to speed."
    • Shot 2b: CU on duo
  • Continuation of 2a
  • Batman: "Roger. Ready to move out."
    • Shot 2c: CU on duo
  • Continuation of 2b
  • Batman & Robin are ready to roll, sometimes they actually do
    • Shot 2d: Crotch-shot as they buckle seatbelts
    Shot 3a: Batmobile engine fires
    swirling flames, license plate 2F-3567 Gotham 1966
    This shot is used during season 1, and the flames increase somewhere around midseason
    Shot 3b: Batmobile engine fires
    fire belching out of turbine housing. Starts in season 2.
    Shot 3c: Batmobile engine fires
    further back than 3a, small blue license plate BAT-1 Gotham City -- something obscures the characters "AT"
    Extended (ext) version includes Batmobile moving forward.
    Shot 3d: Batmobile engine fires
  • Right rear of Batmobile, Robin's head in passenger seat.
  • Camera swings to back of Batmobile.
  • Fire belches out of turbine housing.
    Shot 4a: Batmobile enters the exit tunnel
    Towards right tail of Batmobile as it enters the tunnel to Batcave exit
    Chemistry beakers in foreground
    Shot 4b: Batmobile enters the exit tunnel
    Closer, right rear of shot 4a
    First season shot, no flame coming from the turbo housing.
    Shot 4c: Batmobile enters the exit tunnel
    Similar to 4a
    A huge flame shooting out of the turbo housing.
    Unidentified equipment between camera and Batmobile.
    Shot 4d: Batmobile enters the exit tunnel
    Continuation of shot 1d.
    A huge flame shooting out of the turbo housing.
    No equipment between camera and Batmobile
    Shot 4e: Batmobile enters the exit tunnel
    Close shot, follows Batmobile into tunnel
    No flame coming from the turbo housing.
    Shot 5a: Batmobile leaves the Batcave
    from within the exit tunnel back towards Batcave as Batmobile passes
    Shot 5b: Batmobile leaves the Batcave
    From inside Batmobile as it leaves the Batcave
  • Cave door opens.
  • Barrier drops in the extended (ext) version
    • Shot 5c: Batmobile leaves the Batcave
    Outside Batcave
  • Batcave door opens
  • Batmobile zooms out
    • Shot 6a: From road
    Shortened (sh) version starts after the barrier is dropped
  • Barrier drops
  • Batmobile enters road
  • Camera follows Batmobile
  • End with CU on sign: Gotham City 14 miles
    • Shot 6b: From road
    camera positioned closer and to right of shot 6a
  • Barrier drops
  • Batmobile enters road
  • Camera follows Batmobile
  • Batmobile passes kicking up a lot of dust
    • Shot 6b1: From road
    similar to 6b camera positioned further from the cave opening
    Shot 6c: From road
    Same as 6b
    Robin is not in the Batmobile as it passes
    Shot 6d: Further to right, shot directly into the Batcave
  • Batmobile leaves cave
  • Enters road, camera follows
    • Shot 6e: View down road
  • Batmobile enters from left
  • Camera follows, stopping on "Gotham City" sign
    • Shot 7a: Batmobile on its way
    Rural road with mountain in background
  • Batmobile enters from left
  • Camera follows as Batmobile passes to right, ignoring double yellow line
  • Batmobile continues down the road
    • Shot 7b: Winding rural road from above
    Shot 7c: Arial tracking shot
  • Close on Batmobile as it travels on the winding road
    • Shot 7d: Arial tracking shot
  • Closing in on Batmobile from above
  • Follow Batmobile
    • Shot 7d1: Arial tracking shot
  • Closing in on Batmobile from above to an extreme closeup
    • Shot 7e: Arial tracking shot
    Continuation of shot 7d
  • Follow Batmobile from above
  • Camera pulls away
    • Shot 7e1: Road level
  • Batmobile approaches on rural road, and passes to the left
    • Shot 7f: Above city street as Batmobile approaches
    Shot 7g: Street level
  • Batmobile enters shot from right to left
    • Shot 7h: Front of Batmobile
  • as duo are driving thru the city
    • Shot 7i: Arial tracking shot
  • over a semi-residential street
    • Shot 7j: In front of Batmobile
  • following the camera as duo are driving down an outskirts residential road
    • Shot 7k: Street level
  • As Batmobile approaches with downtown in the background
    • Shot 7m: In front of Batmobile
  • as Batman is driving down the winding road without Robin
    • Shot 8l: Batmobile arrives (long sequence)
    Across from Police station
  • Police car parked
  • Car passes left to right
  • Two Policemen on steps
  • Various people enter scene throughout
  • into shot 8m
    • Shot 8m: Batmobile arrives (medium sequence)
  • Batmobile enters, stops in back of Police car
  • into shot 8s
    • Shot 8s: Batmobile arrives (short sequence)
  • Batmobile stopped in back of Police car
  • Batman and Robin exit Batmobile, Robin jumping over door
  • Duo races up steps and enter building behind Policeman
    • Shot 9: GOTHAM CITY Police Headquarters sign
    Shot 10: Alley behind Police HQ
  • Batmobile enters, stops by steps
  • Batman and Robin exit Batmobile, Robin jumping over door
  • Duo races up steps and enter building
    • Shot 11: Commissioner Gordon's office
  • Commissioner Gordon & Sergent O'Hara enter