In 2012, he created, directed and was lead animator for RWBY. After a stint at Namco Bandai Games, where he worked on the vidgame Afro Samurai, Oum joined Internet production house Rooster Teeth as character animator and choreographer. That led to a job as a combat designer at Midway Games. Oum began his animation career by creating Haloid, a showdown between characters from the video games franchises Halo and Metroid. On, where Oum had been been a member for 11 years, sharing his art concepts for characters such as the recent post he left here, dozens of people left RIP comments in his memory, mentioning how much his work had affected them. And I’ll keep going too.” and the painfully prescient “RT montyoum: Reminder that we should cherish those close to us and not wait til they’re gone to appreciate them.”
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News of his death spread quickly across the online-video world and social media, spawning a series of tributes and memorials on YouTube and elsewhere. On Twitter, many reposted some of his previous posts, including: “RT montyoum: Guys… Life… it’s pretty awesome. He also was a big presence on social media, with 146,000 followers on Twitter, 12,000 on Vine and 117,000 on Facebook. Oum created and directed the award-winning web series RWBY and was lead animator in Seasons 8 through 10 of Rooster Teeth’s durable online-video series Red Vs. Related Fullscreen Buys Online Video Pioneer Rooster Teeth Austin-based Rooster Teeth said in a blog post that Oum had suffered a severe allergic reaction during a routine medical procedure last month that left him in a coma. If you know Monty like we do, then you know he would certainly be doing that if he were able to.Monty Oum, director of animation for online-video pioneer Rooster Teeth and creator of the hit online series RWBY, died Sunday. Use your imagination to make the world a better place in any way that you can.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, we ask that you simply do something creative. You made an incredible difference during a difficult time and we cannot thank you enough.Īs for honoring Monty, we will do that in our own way. Your generosity during the hours after the public statement on Friday will help his family deal with the costs of his care and his passing. We were so proud to be a part of his life and we will miss him greatly. Monty is survived by his wife Sheena, his father Mony, his brothers Woody, Sey, Chivy and Neat, and his sisters Thea and Theary, as well as a countless number of fans and friends. During his time in the hospital he was well cared for and never in pain at any time. Although he fought bravely, his body was not able to recover. Ten days ago Monty suffered a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure that left him in a coma. “Our friend, inspiration and co-worker Monty Oum passed away yesterday afternoon at 4:34 PM surrounded by people who loved him very much. The blog post on Rooster Teeth’s homepage reads: Thank you for your support & love during this difficult time We will not be releasing any videos today.
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