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Re:Over-reliance on CGI in movies by zardo on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @12:43PM (#30181016)
>But saving money isn't the main reason we don't have practical effects. Saving time is the main reason we don't have practical effects.

And not just time in general. The CGI could take more time to produce than the practical effects, but it's in post. The practical effects have to be ready for the shot.

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Re:Over-reliance on CGI in movies by gaius_baltar on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @01:18PM (#30181581)
That's even more: it can be done in parallel, through the entire production, as interaction of the actual physical prop on the set is not a memory barrier for the rest of production.
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