Life is strange Season 1 Episode 4 starts with an amazing scene where the two characters, Chloe and Max, wanders around the beach during the golden hour. This specific scene is one of my second inspiration (first being Journey) in creating the desert and sunset atmosphere. My folio project ‘The Cube’ take place in a golden hour-like desert where everything is orange and yellow. The game heavily uses the concept of the golden hour to the game and it became their signature lighting and mood of the whole franchise.
I wanted to create the same feeling to when I first time I experience Life is Strange’s golden hour lighting, the feeling of warmth, calming, and mysterious. Since ‘The Cube’ is also about two characters who duels with each other, my intention was to use the golden hour lighting to blend together with a duel scene; a calm before the storm.
Life is Strange season 1 episode 4 Beach scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv1_Ny3JbMo
