Scouting for locations - Numbers

I have been unsuccessful in finding an appropriate abandoned building to film the opening, since the two buildings available were under construction during the day - and night time would be too challenging to film due to light constraints.

Due to this I have decided to film in an alley only, leading to a door in which the next scene will occur. By reducing the lighting for the interior scene, I can make it seem like the two areas are linked.

Exterior:

This is a shot with a decent amount of open sky, this could be used for the opening and I could recreate the storyboarded scene, using a zoom in on the sky.

This area is also a rather secluded path, making it a good place to shoot since I wont be disturbed or inconvenience anyone else.

The foliage adds to it a bit too, making the area seem very abandoned/rarely used (as it is).





The alleyways are quite narrow which can further add to the mood set throughout the piece, if shot with less light then the alleys could appear more intimidating or again link to the idea of the area being abandoned or rarely used.




The script clearly indicates that Number 2 is heading for a door, it doesn't specify how he opens it and unfortunately the door shown here has no opening mechanism.
Potentially I could simply film the actor in question pressing their hand against the door before cutting to the next shot.

The next shot would be a low angle shot of Number 2 entering the room and this could be shot in the interior location.


All these shots were taken in Durham City centre.

Interior:

The room I have picked for the interrogation to occur in is a small classroom, there is a lot of school equipment however this can be placed off screen and potentially some of the furniture could be used for the scene.

We would need a table and a chair for the interrogation scene and for lighting someone could stand on a chair outside of the shot while holding a light.The light from the door's window could be an issue but I'm thinking that simply placing something over it.

I could also place a phone on the radiator in order to record better quality audio, granted it would have to be hidden but in the dark it might be pausible to ensure it isn't hidden without it being covered.