A young girl dressed in an oversized lab coat, eyes wide and earnest, is standing at a heavy-duty, industrial worktable in a home basement turned science lab. The subbasement is awash in a soft, ambient, greenish-blue light emanating from the multitude of chemicals and test tubes strewn haphazardly across the table. In the background, out-of-focus posters of complex medical terms (replacing ‘lymphosarcomas’ and ‘resorptions’) reveal her self-study. The camera begins at a bird’s-eye angle, slowly panning down and shifting its perspective to a medium shot, showcasing the girl’s determination against the enormity of her self-assigned task.
In this frame, the balance is slightly off-set, leaning more weight onto the right side where the table and its endless barrage of chemical equipment and colored liquids extend beyond the camera’s field of view. Space is depicted indirectly with the tight framing symbolizing the encapsulation of dreams within the basement’s walls. Contrastingly, the ceiling-less shot overhead allows for a feeling of infinite possibilities.
This shot displays the girl’s innocuousness coupled with a pioneering spirit standing firm against the seemingly insurmountable, symbolizing the essence of genuine curiosity and unsatiated passion for scientific discoveries.