Research for Interrogation Scene

I hope to include an interrogation scene in this film opening, as I feel that this will capture the audience's attention and cause them to want to know more about the characters in the scene. Interrogation scenes vary from the scenarios in which they take place. A standard interrogation could take place in a room similar to this one:

Interrogation scenarios which take place in rooms like this one are often police interrogations, investigating things such as drug dealing or kidnappings. There is often one interrogator, an officer or detective, and one interrogatee, the criminal or suspect. Sometimes there are other people in the room, for example a scribe who takes down what is said during the interrogation, to allow any evidence to be analysed later. There may also be a guard or second detective, to protect the interrogator from the suspect, if they are thought to be dangerous.

In some situations, there is also an observation mirror, in which other police officers can watch the interrogation through a window, however in the interrogation room, there is simply a mirror.

The lighting of interrogation scenes can be really bright, allowing the audience to see everything, also creating an intimidating feel to the scene, as if there's nothing to hide. An example of this is in "The Dark Knight", which is lit brightly.

However, some more unusual interrogation scenes have the interrogator/s in shadow, and the suspect/interrogatee in clear light. This creates a feeling of inferiority on the suspect, as well as a sense of threat.

These interrogation scenarios are usually associated with more secret business, for example espionage or governmental crimes. An example of this sort of lighting in a secretive interrogation is in the Pixar Short "Jack-Jack Attack", when a character who has experienced a secret hidden from the public is interrogated to find out just how much she knows.

The opening setting for my film will portray a totalitarian state, in which there are enemies who are fighting against the dictatorship. I will use shadows to create a feeling of inferiority towards the suspected terrorist, as this will tell to the audience of the nature of the interrogation; that this is not a standard police interrogation and there is a greater meaning to the scenario.