Costs of manufactured articles importantly depend on the cost of raw materials as well as labour.
Film is a very expensive medium.
The fundamental driver in computer security, in all of the computer industry, is economics. That requires a lot of re-education for us security geeks.
Film is the cheapest part of the movie making process. The expense is the 100-man crew and the financing and everything.
What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up.
Coming from the industry and maintaining contacts with producers and directors, I am very well aware that costs associated with movie production are a major factor in determining where films get made.
The cost of energy is directly related to the cost of hiring workers and running a business.
Hockey is probably one of the most expensive sports. You have to have a place to play. You have to have the proper equipment. You have to have the transportation to get there.