Studios are wanting more for their money than ever before. They want free money even. Visual effects are no stranger to this. Because of this lots of people ask why visual effects cost so much? I'll tell you why.

You crew up again.

Let me explain. After pre-production and production the images have been captured and all seems done. Champagne and wrap parties. Not so fast. The movie making process is just getting started. In some cases there are whole worlds to create. This reminds me something Glen Campbell said in a visual effects cinematography class I took while at UCLA. He talked about TRON, and how Disney Execs were shitting there pants when they saw a rough cut of film. This rough cut was before all the roto was done and all the neat effects added to the film. They were looking at actors against black felt. It was just the edit.

This was a change in the way movies where made. Before everything was captured in the camera. You did some editing and sound design, added a sound track. Most if not all was done "On the day. " not weeks months down line.

Now here is the most important part of this. Those Disney execs they are not stupid for not know what was happening. They just didn't know. Your not stupid if you have never been taught fractions and you think 1/6 is bigger than 1/5. You just don't have the right information.

Producers and directors not having the right information is our fault not theirs.