CRWBY: Behind the Episode

“Have you ever wondered how RWBY is made? Each week, CRWBY: Behind the Episode will give you a peek at the magic, highlight the animation process, and introduce you to the animators, engineers, producers, and artists who work tirelessly to bring the World of Remnant to life.”

— Show Description

CRWBY: Behind the Episode is a behind-the-scenes look at how certain aspects of RWBY are made, each week it is released for FIRST members alongside the main episode. It started during Volume 5, and the season finale was also available on YouTube. The second season, covering Volume 6, stopped being FIRST exclusive, being available for regular users and uploaded on YouTube.

Episode	Focus	Release Date	Link
1 - The Start	N/A	October 14, 2017	1
2 - Anima Skies Fight	Visual Effects/VFX	October 21, 2017	2
3 - Another Face In The Crowd	Large Crowd Animation	October 28, 2017	3
4- Setting the Scene	Environmental Modeling	November 4, 2017	4
5 - All of the Lights	Lighting	November 11, 2017	5
6 - Skin and Bones	Character Modelling and Rigging	November 18, 2017	6
7 - The Perfect Shot	Layout	November 25, 2017	7
8 - The Complete Package	Compositing	December 2, 2017	8
9 - Can You Hear Me Now	Audio	December 9, 2017	9
10 - The One Two Punch	Fight Animations	December 16, 2017	10
11 - Drawing Inspiration	Concept Art	December 30, 2017	11
12 - The Pen and the Sword	Storyboarding and Editing	January 6, 2018	12
13 - No Technical Difficulties	Tech Team	January 13, 2018	13
14 - Fanfare	The Fans	January 20, 2018	14

Episode	Focus	Release Date	Link
1 - Among the Crowds	Crowd Animation	November 1, 2018	1
2 - The Magic of Character Creation	Creation of Jinn	November 8, 2018	2
3 - Art of the Gods	Creation of the Gods	November 15, 2018	3
4- A Touch of Evil	Villain Animation	November 22, 2018	4
5 - See, Think, Do	Fight Animation	November 29, 2018	5
6 - Apathy Follows	Creation of the Apathy	December 6, 2018	6
7 - The Wonderful World of Merch	Products	December 13, 2018	7
8 - Building Argus	Environment Creation	December 20, 2018	8
9 - Suit Up!	Motion Capture	January 3, 2019	9
10 - Render Wrangling	Rendering	January 10, 2019	10
11 - Hey, Look at This! Script to Storyboard	Storyboarding and Camera	January 17, 2019	11
12 - The Other 50%	Audio	January 24, 2019	12