A darkly lit alley appears on the screen, rain pouring down hard on the arrays of garbage cans. The camera pans, revealing a makeshift laboratory setup: a flickering lamp lights up a table covered with different types of contraptions – test tubes, burners — while in the background, large industrial scrubbers hum loudly. The color scheme is dreary – greys, blacks, and dull yellows. The camera moves closer to focus on the main character, a chemist, working diligently, wearing a pair of foggy safety goggles that subcool under the lamp’s light. His placement is central but the unsettling depth of the alley behind creates a feel of peculiar isolation. The sharp perspective of the rain-soaked alley against his driven face builds anticipation.