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The gun barrel image sequence typically begins with a white dot blinking across the screen, from left to right. On reaching the right edge of the frame, the dot opens up to reveal a gun barrel's inner rifling. With a point of view of an off-screen assassin, the camera follows James Bond as he walks from right to left against a white background. Aware of being observed, he stops at the centre of the screen, quickly turns to the camera and shoots towards it. A red wash, representing the gunman's spilling blood, runs down the screen. The gun barrel dissolves to a white dot which moves from across the screen and settles in the corner. The circle then expands to fill the screen, revealing the first scene of the film proper.
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