A single computer with advanced firewalls sits on a desk in the middle of a dark, cluttered room full of technological screwinesses – wires hanging from the ceiling, piles of old circuit boards scattered around. Muted blues and grays serve as the primary colors of the scene with only the flickering firewalls creating a mild glow, offering depth and dramatic transformation of shadows in the room, hinting at the chaos beneath the stillness.
The camera is placed at a low angle, the computer screen seen in a close up while the rest of the room is in a blurred focus. The clutter is kept deliberately out of direct sight. A slow, suspenseful panning movement reveals more of the room’s messy state, showing the imbalance and irregularity of the environment, it’s a palpable feeling of isolation and secrecy, a reflection of the invidiousnesses of its occupant’s intentions.
The tight framing of the room and the lack of open space contrasts strikingly with the boundless world of the internet hinted at in the glowing screen.