GabrielLoschrod OP t1_iy4gojj wrote on November 28, 2022 at 6:03 PM

Reply to comment by kenrnfjj in Would a movie without CGI work nowadays? by GabrielLoschrod

I did a research and according to what I read Practical Effects are cheaper but harder to do, while CGI is easier but more expensive

malapropter t1_iy4ha9q wrote on November 28, 2022 at 6:07 PM

That's not how money works.

LoveEffective1349 t1_iy4vyvn wrote on November 28, 2022 at 7:45 PM

yes it is. VFX are not cheap. there is a few things they can do that nothing else can...but there's a bunch of stuff that you can do cheaper and quicker "on the day"

neoblackdragon t1_iy5dgnq wrote on November 28, 2022 at 9:38 PM

I think OP's conclusion from the research is too simplistic. It totally depends on what you are trying to accomplish.

Expense for CGI is too broad. You have to look at why it's expensive.

CGI could be the easier and cheaper route over practical or the opposite depending on what you are trying to accomplish and who is working on it.