What about fire in different environments, like zero-g? Does the size and shape of a fire change on planets or moons with less gravity, or in space on a ship with no gravity at all?
Mike SnowdonVFX Director
Well, all our particles are built to work. We've basically got gravity scale on our effects, haven't we?
Michal PiatekSenior VFX Artist
Gravity is not something that really defines the shape of fire. If you look at the physical properties of fire itself, gravity does not...
Mike SnowdonVFX Director
I think there'll be people disagreeing with you in the chat.
Michal PiatekSenior VFX Artist
What I mean is there's more to it. There's pressure, there's the source and stuff like that.
Mike SnowdonVFX Director
I think it ties in a bit with what you were asking before, Jared, about the balance between completely realistic and pure Hollywood. I know that there'll be people saying, well, why have you got a fireball in space? Because it's not technically possible. We straddle the line between Hollywood and real life.
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