Dante Tumminello

Adjunct Professor at Columbia College Chicago

I teach a range of classes covering Traditional Animation and Pre-Production. These included hand-drawn, digital,, and rigged 2D animation using Harmony and Flash/Animate; Stop-Motion animation and fabrication techniques for puppets and sets; and storyboarding.

Producer / 2D Animator / Storyboard Artist at Seymour Animation

Produced a promotional short for Bill Gates' book Source Code; negotiated budgets and schedules with the client based on artistic, technical, and delivery needs; assisted in hiring teams and organizing legal and financial paperwork; created storyboards from the script using hand-drawn and character rig methods; collaborated with the director to refine storyboards, animations, and designs.

2D Animator / Storyboard Artist at University of Minnesota

Reclaim project: Cultural education video game focusing on Ojibwe Culture and Language (gim-ojibwe.org / reclaim). Created storyboards from the script and hand-drawn animation; collaborated with directors and producers to achieve artistic goals and maintain cultural sensitivity; added FX animation and background characters; finished in-betweens, color, and line.

Director / Storyboard Artist at Brazen Animation

Directed an animated series about a family of chinchillas; oversaw multiple episodes and teams, delegating, reviewing, and maintaining a unified vision; provided design, storyboard, and animation examples as references for teams; collaborated with the show runner, writers, and producers to achieve storytelling and artistic goals; designed additional backgrounds and characters as needed.

2D Animator / Storyboard Artist at Seymour Animation

Miracle of Life: An offbeat NBC pilot about a freshly-born man and his adoptive family. Created storyboards and animation using hand-drawn and character rig methods; collaborated with the director and producers to refine storyboards, animations, and camera moves; revised noted storyboards and animation of submitted work; assisted other team members with fixes as needed.

Storyboard Artist at Bento Box Entertainment

Central Park (Apple): An animated musical sitcom about a family living in Central Park. Created and revised storyboards based on the original and subsequent script versions; collaborated with the director, supervising director, and producers; provided additional background and character designs as references for design teams.

Storyboard Artist at Shadow Machine

Tuca and Bertie (Adult Swim): Story of two 30-year-old bird women living in the same apartment building. Created and revised storyboards based on progressively updated script versions; collaborated with the director and supervising director to refine storyboards; designed additional backgrounds and characters as needed; included keyframe animation for specific FX, acting, and action sequences; added gags.

Sequence Director at Shadow Machine

Greatest Party Story Ever (MTV): The funniest, craziest stories brought to life through live storytelling and animation. Created and revised storyboards from original interview dialogue; collaborated with the supervising director and showrunner to refine the sequence; designed backgrounds and characters; included keyframe animation for specific FX, acting, and action sequences.