The Kingdom was the main inspiration for the way I want my opening credits as I like the idea of the sweeping camera showing the credits along a timeline with a voice over explaining the event leading up to the events in The Kingdom between Saudi Arabia and the United States. The timeline has opaque shapes and symbols related to the film like tanks, oil wells and jets etc. I also like the idea of new reels relative to the events in The Kingdom and how the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was set up, giving a brief history explaining what lead up to The Kingdom. In the Kingdom, the camera angles and movements are interesting, and a few examples especially which got my attention was a shot through the curtains of a house, slightly distorting the two people talking inside, which made you feel weird and know that they were talking about something bad before the conversation properly starts. There’s also a scene in a car which shows people talking and in one case it shows Special Agent Ronald Fluery from behind with him turning to look at the passenger talking to him. These camera angles mixed with the lighting effects helped as the darkness is made to seem like safety rather than light like in most films. I like this idea and would like to try it in the opening, making the main character seem safer in shady areas of jungle. The storyline also inspired me as it shows conflict from a different point of view, The Kingdom in the point of view of four Special Agents from the FBI investigating a bombing.
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