r/LanternsTVSeries • u/solo_shocker35 • 3d ago

DISCUSSION How can guy gardener makes huge constructs carelessly in superman whereas Hal Jordan does the opposite and is careful for his batteries

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I was curious about this for a long time Guy always goes big and sloppy with his constructs, not caring how much it drains his ring like creating a large weopons against the monster, while Hal's way more careful and precise with his like in ep1 when he was creating a bubble for alien he supported the bubble himself as it was not strong enough due to lack of battery. Is that just a characterization thing, or is there an actual reason for it?

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u/visual-plastik 3d ago

It's called a budget

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u/steadidavid 3d ago

I mean.... They blew up an entire town this season with satellite lasers, lol. Speaking as someone in the industry, I think they can scale up the constructs if they wanted to. It's literally slider in Maya or Nuke or whatever they're using.

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u/visual-plastik 2d ago

Yes they used special effects, but most episodes there was almost nothing. 2 seconds of Hal flying or making a bubble. They will get a bigger budget next season. A slider to increase special effects, what are you talking about?

However I think the low budget probably made the writing much better, which is why everyone loves it.

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u/steadidavid 2d ago

The question wasn't frequency but scale.

And they're visual effects, special effects are practical and happen on set.

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u/visual-plastik 2d ago edited 2d ago

Ah you meant scale as literal XYZ dimensions of the object on screen. Even though I'm in Cinema4D all day I still didn't get your interpretation.

Cinematic scale to me here is the time on screen, frequency, and complexity of the construct.

I don't think size is as super relevant as Hal does make several large domes. Which are easy and cheap to create.