Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25247233-20160513080632/@comment-27997419-20160518122146

SomeoneYouUsedToKnow wrote:

Does it really count as an assumption when it is literally what and how Shane talks about in his letter, especially once he starts talking about Vol.3? Hell, read the letter again, especially the parts about Vol.3 and the changes to the plans, alongside his reaction to them.

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But the interesting thing is not that however. Shane's letter implied that at some point in Vol.3, RT was less checking Monty's plan to see if an idea would work, and more just plain ignoring it. As if instantly assuming they were all crazy and bad ideas. Which, combined with the lack of input from Sheena, meant that most of what they were doing was more and more different from what Monty had planned.

Assuming that last part was right, then it makes more sense for Shane to have been that mad. On the other hand, he's just an animator, and was hardly, if ever, present during the discussions between the writers, so maybe that's just what he thought. In all honesty, when I read it I didn't see the plot as being his main complaint (Which is why I was a bit annoyed when people just kept talking about the plot changes, when his main complaint was the fact he wasn't allowed to work the way he was comfortable working)...I just saw it as added details to fuel the fire of controversy.

He only used the plot as examples of the result of that change in workflow. And how the plot suffered due to it.

Obviously you can also look at it with the eyes that RT just completely did away with Monty's way of doing things, and Monty's priorities and Monty's vision for the show. As you described, they were not consulting with Monty's wife, they did away with his workflow, and the closest people to Monty (The team Monty wanted) were taken away to do other projects. And some even fired.

If you look at JJ's snapchat, it even mentions "I was unhappy with what was being done, and how people were being treated".

Kathleen retweeted and said it was all true.

So what Shane wrote, despite biased, carries some weight of truth behind it. Just to what extent?

But I would like to stress again that Shane's biggest complaint was not the plot, but was the entire workflow and the focus on the importance of the animation. (This is made obvious in his letter)

Plot complaints were second in importance.

The way I see it is that the writers are using the animation to simply create the scenes as agreed in the storyboards, where as Monty and Shane used to put more thought into how to use the animation on a more personal level...how to make the characters truly seem unique and individual. Adding that depth of character, both in fight scenes and in other scenes.

But then again...I might be wrong XD But until RT makes it's official statement, or someone with insider knowledge says Shane is wrong, this is my current assumption.