Jacksepticeye turned me into a slut for good lighting in media. I’ve always adored lighting in the real world, growing up in a place deemed “The Natural State” will do that when you find those moments of quiet and beauty, and it never really clicked how important it is in video games and other media to make it feel real and add proper atmosphere until I saw how enamored Jack was by good lighting in games.
As most recent example, Resident Evil: Requiem: an absolutely fantastic, stunning game (both looks wise and story wise). The red lighting in the dark damp underground. The sterile white lights in the ARK labs. The muted white in the Rhodes Hill center in the wings and treatment areas mixed with the warms lights in the rooms built for meetings and lounging. The moonlight, the fire, the damn flashlights. The dry sunlight in the ruins of Raccoon City, how dry and dead it feels in the place it all began. The RPD still having that blue tint while being dry and lifeless, hopeless almost.
When lighting feels like a character, the story will always have a great impact.
And my interpretation may not be everyone else’s and that’s okay! I just wanted to share my thoughts and give credit to the man that showed me how important good lighting can be 🫶🏼🫶🏼
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