A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Born:
June 22, 1981
Died:
February 1, 2015
Monty Oum was the creator and lead animator on the show RWBY. He was born on June 22, 1981. He dropped out of high school around 2002 and started creating fan videos. In 2007, he used model from Halo 2 and Super Smash Bros. Melee to have a Spartan (Halo) and Samus Aran (Metriod) fight in the "ultimate showdown". Afterwards, he worked at Midway Games as a combat designer and then worked at Namco Games as a combat designer and animator for Afro Samurai. In 2009, he met Burnie Burns at a SDCC International panel. A year later at PAX East 2010, he was announced to be working at Rooster Teeth. He started to animate in Season 8 of the show that started Rooster Teeth, Red v Blue. After working hours on end on RvB, Burnie Burns and Matt Hullum decided to give him his own project. This project would later be known as RWBY. Monty brought on Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross to write the animated series. RWBY premiered in 2012. On January 22, 2015, Monty was rushed to the hospital due to a severe allergic reaction. The doctors operated on him and Monty fell into a coma for 10 days. He passed away at 4:24 P.M on February 1, 2015.
Animation:
2011 Red Vs. Blue: Season 9
2012 Red vs. Blue: Season 10
Animation Director:
2010 Red vs. Blue: Revelation
2011 Red Vs. Blue: Season 9
2012 Red vs. Blue: Season 10
Animation Supervisor:
2010 Red vs. Blue: Revelation
2011 Red Vs. Blue: Season 9
2012 Red vs. Blue: Season 10
Director:
2007 Dead Fantasy
2010 Red vs. Blue: Revelation
2011 Red Vs. Blue: Season 9
2012 Red vs. Blue: Season 10
Fight Choreographer:
2007 Dead Fantasy
2010 Red vs. Blue: Revelation
2011 Red Vs. Blue: Season 9
2012 Red vs. Blue: Season 10
Original Series Creator:
2007 Dead Fantasy
2010 Red vs. Blue: Revelation
2011 Red Vs. Blue: Season 9
2012 Red vs. Blue: Season 10
2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One
2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two
Visual Effects:
2007 Dead Fantasy
2010 Red vs. Blue: Revelation
2010 Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
2011 Red Vs. Blue: Season 9
2011 Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
2012 Red vs. Blue: Season 10
2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One
2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two
Writer:
2007 Dead Fantasy
2010 Red vs. Blue: Revelation
2010 Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Two
2011 Red Vs. Blue: Season 9
2011 Rooster Teeth Shorts: Volume Three
2012 Red vs. Blue: Season 10
2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One
2023 Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two
Animation:
2013 RWBY
Camera Operator:
2011 RT Life
2013 RWBY
Creator:
2007 Dead Fantasy
2011 RT Life
2013 RWBY
2016 RWBY Chibi
Director:
2007 Dead Fantasy
2011 RT Life
2013 RWBY
2016 RWBY Chibi
Writer:
2007 Dead Fantasy
2011 RT Life
2013 RWBY
2016 RWBY Chibi
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