Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-27404492-20170511131216/@comment-26018514-20170530033657

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote:

@73: ....Wait, why do they need flashbacks? They are useful, but I see no reason they are "required". Nor a reason to leave "constructive filler" out (besides budget).

Even if they kept forcing themselves to keep RWBY Volumes at Movie-like lengths, I still don't see what you're trying to say there.

-They can include filler, and just leave it out if/when that Volume goes to theaters.

-The limited screentime doesn't demand that they use flashbacks, even less if the purpose is to explore side characters or build the world. If anything, the limited screentime is an incentive to not use them because every minute counts, thus if they do use one, it's got to be worth it. You are getting what I'm saying backwards... the flashbacks are not needed if they were open to slowing down and actually dedicating time to characters when they have time to develop... but they don't, they appear to be Story boarding the entire season as a movie FIRST.

Then after that they try to make sure the episode has what it needs, despite already loading them with being xy OR z as the MOVIE demands... which means they aren't allowing for non-essential filler in the first two/thirds of their process... at that point they just don't have time to insert filler, the're too busy with edits and co-ordinating everything.