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?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Basically, you have to pay the salaries of all the artists creating the computer graphics, people who have gotten special training and know how to use those programs, spending months working on the film.