Gongman Opening Scene

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The opening scene was introduced with a muscular, bare-torso man slowly striking a huge gong with a deep resonant sound, twice. During the sequence, the text ‘The J. Arthur Rank Organisation presents’ appeared over the gong.

The ‘Gongman’ was actually an opening trademark for the Rank Organisation, the largest production and distribution house in the history of British cinema.

After about 10 seconds, the camera blacks out and the introduction was followed with an established shot of an opening credits sequence which is set against the backdrop of large building somewhat look like a castle. Meanwhile, outside the building, one can see a few cars, buses, lorries and bicycle passing on the road. The scene was seemed like taken in the morning
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While the prison bell was ringing, one can see a woman officer holding a lot of big cell key walking down from the stair. She went to the front of the cells, unlocks three of it and one after another of the prisoners came out. They followed the officer to the other office room to check their lists and collect their own belonging that they had on them when they went in. While they were talking, Stella Jarvis told the other two that she was getting married and her boyfriend was waiting for her outside the prison. After they were done with changing their clothes, they were brought to the front to meet the man officer who was in charge with the prison last door. As they were waiting for the moment of released, Monica suggested that they should get together later that evening for a fine dinner. Then, right at 8 o’clock in the morning, the prison bell has rung and it signals the end of their incarceration. The man officer was finally opening the last door while introducing London as the biggest city in the world. Once he opens it, one can hear the noise and the bustle of the city. Monica was the first one who went outside and followed by the other two. The weather during that time was most probably winter because of the smoke coming out from Monica’s mouth and her expression was quite sad and disappointed that she had no one waiting for her but she can see Stella’s boyfriend was already there patiently waiting at the end of the prison gate. As soon as Stella saw her men, she ran to him, giving him hug and kisses. She then walked away without introducing her future husband to Monica and Mrs Quilliam. Unfortunately, nobody has come to meet Monica or Mrs Quilliam and they can be seen walking on Holloway Road passing under the Railway Bridge. While Monica was adapting pretty well to the noise and the traffic after months in the prison world, Mrs Quilliam on the other hand, was a bit

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