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Mr Mech
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"Why is CGI so expensive?"


          

Aren't you just paying for more man hours as oppose to hiring thousands of extras, building elaborate sets or going to exotic locations? I don't understand where all the money goes.

Mech

  
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Why is CGI so expensive? [View all] , Mr Mech, Sat Sep-23-06 06:14 AM
 
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Well, my take on it is this:
Sep 23rd 2006
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i think the cost to hire a CGI company to do the work
Sep 23rd 2006
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RE: Why is CGI so expensive?
Sep 23rd 2006
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Isn't the expensive equipment already purchased?
Sep 23rd 2006
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i've wondered the same thing
Sep 23rd 2006
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well ILM isn't exactly using the same shit they've been using
Sep 23rd 2006
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Well, actually...
Sep 23rd 2006
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now you know comprutas become obsolete within six months...lol
Sep 23rd 2006
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read post #3 - even if you take out costs of equipment, the work is stil...
Sep 24th 2006
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read post #3 - even if you take out costs of equipment, the work is stil...
Sep 24th 2006
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I need some context. Are you looking for some CGI for a project?
Sep 23rd 2006
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well im no expert, but id imagine
Sep 23rd 2006
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The real question should be why CGI looks so whack now
Sep 23rd 2006
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RE: The real question should be why CGI looks so whack now
Sep 23rd 2006
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      RE: The real question should be why CGI looks so whack now
Sep 24th 2006
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if you woulda listened to the Favreau interview, you'd know
Sep 23rd 2006
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actually, that's the exact reason I'm asking...
Sep 23rd 2006
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      It depends upon the specific effect in question.
Sep 23rd 2006
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      Is was more like a general thing he was saying...
Sep 24th 2006
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      Ha, I figured as much after I posted that.
Sep 24th 2006
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           plus, with in camera effects, a lot of the stuff is handeled in pre-prod...
Sep 24th 2006
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it's a highly-specialized service...
Sep 23rd 2006
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pixels got electrons to feed! shit ain't cheap. /nm/
Sep 23rd 2006
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lol...this is funny stuff...
Sep 24th 2006
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What I wanna know is...
Sep 24th 2006
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RE: What I wanna know is...
Sep 24th 2006
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but there are so many things you can do with CGI
Sep 24th 2006
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      I'm all for CGI... done sparingly and/or tastefully.
Sep 25th 2006
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I bet you don't even notice most CGI
Sep 24th 2006
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      That I can believe
Sep 25th 2006
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i figured it's because you need to hire artists to do every detail
Sep 24th 2006
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Think about this: Why did Mortal Kombat Annihilation look so wack? n/m
Sep 24th 2006
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on the real: research, faster render farms, new software and puppets. /n...
Sep 24th 2006
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lmao @ puppets.
Sep 24th 2006
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      you know them ILM/BlueSky/Pixar got puppets!
Sep 24th 2006
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puppets and models >>> any CGI I've ever seen
Sep 24th 2006
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