The Art of the Title Sequence

Dec 25, 2007

The Kingdom

DETAILS
  • USA | Germany
  • 2007
  • Color
  • 2.35:1
  • English


CREDITS

Creative Directors: Jarik Van Sluijs, Julio Ferrario
Producer: Pamela Green
Assistant Director: Stephan Burle
Storyboards: Stephan Burle
2D Animator: Stephan Burle
3D Animator: Gary Hebert, Clint Chang, Greg Reynard
Compositor: Gary Hebert
Editor: Jarik Van Sluijs
Researchers: Daniela Roth, Pamela Green
Production Company (titles): Pic Agency

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  • http://kevinlehane.com Kevin Lehane

    One of the best ever.

  • TomBiker

    Yeah! I agree one of the best title ever. Great movie!

  • jayg

    Totally agree with the above comments. A brilliant factual history lesson of the Middle East in 3 minutes (or so). A clever mix of media and editing and transition from one scene to the next. I’ve watched it several times to remind myself of the the recent history of the Middle East.

  • Matt

    I caught this film last night for the first time, but missed the start (sacrilege) have to agree though, great title sequence. I enjoyed it anyhow. (Edited to remove spoiler material – Ian)

  • http://www.leahraeder.com/ Leah

    Love this sequence. Reminds me a lot of the motion graphics sequences used in recent Call of Duty games.

  • brian valentine

    i kinda dug this title sequence, but it prepared me for a different film. i thought The Kingdom was pretty typical Berg with his harsh, sexy, saturated style. i guess i felt the fact-based title sequence didn’t bond to the action movie content very well.

  • Optical

    Exactly, the tone of the excellent title sequence makes one expect a ‘Syriana’-style political thriller. There is some of this in the film but just on the surface. Interesting movie, in its’ own genre, anyway.

  • chaodai

    i couldn’t help but notice a similarity between the kingdom opening titles and this viral video, i wonder if it influenced the designers:

  • Andrew

    very nice aesthetic for the movie, not to mention the 9/11 reference which is even now a little edgy, but probably unavoidable given the nature of the film.

  • Ben

    There are very few opening credit sequences as effective as this one.

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