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Cardshark92 wrote: Kyuubi10 wrote:

I am really curious to know how Volume 3 would have gone if it was followed to the letter as Monty wanted. For example seeing how Jaune would cause Pyrrha's death etc...

I really wish Shane would release at least a written version of how Volume 3 was meant to go, with the help of Sheena. Me too, but problem is Shane was a main animator, while Miles and Kerry were the writers. He is more or less the last person who would know what "Monty wanted" as far as the story goes.

Here is the link to something I found that shows several glaring holes in Shane's story. I personally think the truth is somewhere between the contents of the letter and this post, but you're all mature men/women, so you must make your own choice.

http://roosterteeth.com/post/51264449 [WARNING] Opinions coming ahead!!

TL;DR at the bottom.

After reading that post it feels that Shane was misunderstood even more! While I agree completely that we shouldn't judge without knowing both sides of a story, it's also true we should try to understand the original meaning of what Shane wrote before quickly dismissing his letter.

The fact is...I can deeply relate to what he wrote. He isn't complaining about parts of the original story being dropped, that was just a small additional detail to prove his point that Monty's "improvements" were being forgotten and undone.

1. RT is a business, and will do business things...that is acceptable. But that is not what he is complaining about.

2. The true complain is the upholding of tradition over improvement... What he is truly claiming is that Monty was a INNOVATOR, who did things in a better way, but that corporate wanted things to be done in the traditional way, because they couldn't comprehend how and why Monty's way was better. We see this all the time and everywhere. And as someone who despises useless tradition I can relate to his letter, and I feel the pain he feels.

He is complaining that Sheena, who was closest of all to Monty (Closer than any of the writers), wasn't given a voice or opinion about the direction of the show (Corporate wise this is a sensible decision, but from a creative and non traditional perspective it was an awful decision).

Monty was an animator, and so was Shane. Monty created the story from an animation perspective, and thus discussed the parts of the storyline which would showcase awesome animation (not just for storyline's sake, but also as a form of displaying cool animation techniques). But the writers (In this case Miles and Kerry) can only think of the story, without regards of the animators. Treating animators as cattle to be controlled, rather than an important part of the creative team (As Monty, probably, originally meant it to be).

The focus of RWBY is in the animation, not just storyline... Which is why the comment by "The_Evil_Dice" in this link (http://roosterteeth.com/forum/rwby/topic/3213361?page=16) which said: "Monty lived and breathed for his action melee animation, so cutting it out in HIS show and claiming it wouldn't have added anything to the story anyway is ridiculous. ", brings forth the true argument Shane is attempting to point out.

It was never about the storyline, what gets left behind and/or what never makes it to the show is not the point. But the show is meant to be a showcase to animation in general. It's what made me interested in the show....Trailer 1 (Red Trailer), it had no storyline, no beginning no end...it was just a fight scene, with an awesome soundtrack. It's what made me love the show. And cutting out fight scenes from a show which is meant as a showcase to animation, just because it made no sense in the overall storyline is like lifting a middle finger to Monty.

This is why Monty's workflow was important, that is why Poser was important. That is why Shane is upset. Because the traditional, corporate friendly way of doing things takes away from the shows original purpose.

[TL;DR]

1) Shane is not complaining about parts of the storyline not making into the show, he is complaining about the stifling of innovation in favour for a more traditional way of doing things.

2) Monty was an animator, who was creating a show to showcase awesome fighting animation, not just for a storyline. Thus animators were meant to be part of the creative process, not just as tools to bring a storyline to life.

Instead the very opposite is true, the storyline was meant to display cool new animation skills, thus the story would be changed to incorporate cool animation, not the animation be changed to incorporate a cool plot point.

3) While the writers probably know more about the storyline, Shane who worked daily with Monty on the animation, would know more about the true importance that animation and animators had on the show's direction.