I always hear that for large amounts of CGI in movies and TV shows it costs a lot of money. What is costing so much money?

Question

I always hear that for large amounts of CGI in movies and TV shows it costs a lot of money. What is costing so much money?

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Answer 1

The CG doesn’t just fall out of the sky. There are dozens of people working every day for months/years to produce that work for a show or movie, and they require compensation.