Frank Summers

Frank Summers

I like to make drawings move.

Senior 2D Animator / Teacher / 21 yrs

New York, United States

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Senior Rough Animator

Rise of the teenage mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)

Senior 2D Animator

Little Einsteins (2005)
Work History

  • Animator

    Warner Bros. Entertainment

    August 2020 - Present

    Serving as a 2D Harmony animator on DC Super Hero Girls.

  • Senior Rough Animator

    Flying Bark Productions

    May 2018 - December 2022
    Remote

    Serves as a Senior Rough Animation on "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" for Nickelodeon, and as a Senior Rough Animator on "Monkie Kid" for Lego on a freelance basis.

  • Adjunct Instructor

    School of Visual Arts

    January 2017 - August 2021
    New York, NY

    I created and am teaching "Intro To Toon Boom" to Undergrad. The course focuses on the basics of Harmony and its UI, traditional animation paperless work flow, and rigging characters using both the Timeline and the Node View for puppet animation. Storyboard Pro is also introduced, and how it can work with Harmony to bring animation productions to life.

  • Senior Animator

    Sockeye Media LLC

    January 2012 - August 2020

    Storyboards, animation, and compositing for Sockeye's popular Youtube channel, Mother Goose Club. Animation was done originally in Flash with all comping and editing in After Effects, however all animation and comping is currently produced in ToonBoom's Storyboard Pro and Harmony.

  • Harmony Rigging Consultant

    100 Chickens

    February 2018 - August 2018
    NYC

    I created early, developmental Harmony rigs for "Clifford The Big Red Dog" (2019), and did exploratory design possibilities and character attitudes for Emily Elizabeth and Clifford.

  • Animator

    Nickelodeon

    January 2017 - November 2017
    Greater New York City Area

    Did a bunch of freelance for them over the past few years. Mainly providing Flash animation for their "Do Not Touch" buttons on their website. Another lifetime ago, I was there on a pilot that never saw the light of day.

  • Nickelodeon

    ? - November 2017

  • Independent Contractor - Animator

    Toon Boom Animation

    August 2017 - September 2017

    I helped build a a series of instructional videos centered on Paperless Traditional Animation in Toon Boom Harmony. I animated a demo scene which was used as sample material for the tutorials, and followed a supplied curriculum written by Toon Boom.

  • Harmony Animator

    HouseSpecial

    August 2015 - September 2015
    from home

    Did some freelance on the side for House Special/Laika House for Allstate. Job included character rigging and animation in Toon Boom Harmony. I got a kick out of the character designs, and working with the people at House Special was top notch. Fun job!

  • Harmony Animator

    HouseSpecial

    ? - September 2015
    New York City, NY

    Provided both puppeted and traditional animation in Harmony.

  • animator

    Center City Film & Video

    March 2013 - July 2013

    I came on board as a Flash animator for the second season of The Chica Show.

  • Animation

    Digitas Health

    March 2013 - April 2013

    I was the animator and board artist for the Sklice internet spots. Animation was done in Harmony with editing done in After Effects.. It was a small job, but still a great experience nonetheless.

  • Animator

    Pat-Man Studios LLC

    July 2012 - August 2012
    NYC

    Storyboard revision, 2D Flash animation, and AE comp work on Cheerios Kid spot. Great project and fun people to work for!

  • Flash Animator

    Titmouse

    May 2012 - June 2012
    New York City, NY

    Flash animation on a pilot for MTV

  • animator

    Ghostbot, Inc.

    December 2011 - January 2012
    from home

    Did some small character animation for a smartphone game. Great people to work for!

  • animator

    Titmouse

    October 2011 - January 2012
    NYC

    Worked on a pilot for MTV that never saw the light of day. It was fun.

  • Flash Animator

    Curious Pictures

    September 2011 - November 2011

    Went back to Curious to work on a one-off for Sci-fi's "Eureka" in which the live action characters turn into animation for a Christmas special. There were numerous animated segments in different mediums, but I was in the section where they turned in "cartoons".

  • animator

    Renegade Animation

    June 2011 - August 2011
    from home

    I've done freelance for Renegade shorts, "Little Angles" and "Noah Comprende". Love their character design, and are great to work with!

  • Flash Animator

    Sesame Workshop

    June 2011 - July 2011

    This was a small job consisting of editing Flash files to teach English to Japanese children. It was more akin to motion graphics than character animation.

  • animator

    Hornet Inc.

    May 2009 - April 2011

    Worked on a bunch of the British Gas spots, the opening to "Bunraku", lent a hand for the end credits of "Youth in Revolt", and the "Confused.com" spots.

  • 2d character animator

    Hornet Inc.

    ? - April 2011
    New York City, NY

    I handled character design in Photoshop, and rigging in After Effects for "British Gas", as well as Flash character animation for numerous spots.

  • Flash Animator

    Soup2Nuts Animation Studio

    December 2010 - January 2011

    I did a small amount of freelance animation on episode 412 for "Word Girl".

  • 2D character animator

    Curious Pictures

    ? - April 2010
    New York City, NY

    Senior Character Animator on "Little Einsteins"

  • animator

    World Wide Biggies

    January 2006 - April 2008

    Worked on an animated special for the "Naked Bros Band" as well as a bunch of other odds and ends.

  • Senior Animator

    Curious Pictures

    2004 - 2007

    Was one of two senior animators in the drawn department for Little Einsteins. While there, I also did a number of freelance jobs for Volkswagen, McDonalds, Burger King, and AOL.

  • Flash Animator

    WM Animation

    May 2006 - August 2006
    NYC

    Started working with Rob and Dave on a spot called "The Great Taste Debate", but over the years I've done more jobs for them for Cartoon Network and Sesame Street.

  • animator

    Animation Collective

    2003 - 2004

    Yeah I worked here. Did a bunch of stuff on paper which was fun, before I made the leap into all digital production.

  • Adjunct Professor

    School of Visual Arts

    ? - Present
    New York City, NY

    Wrote and teach "Intro To Toon Boom" which covers both Harmony and Storyboard Pro for Undergrad and Continuing Education.

  • 2D Animator

    Sockeye Media

    ? - Present
    New York City, NY

    Write, storyboard, animate and composite musical videos.

  • Senior Rough Animator

    Flying Bark Productions

    ? - Present
    New York City, NY

    Handled rough 2D chracter animation for "Rise of the TMNT" and for a yet-unannounced series.

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Education

  • BFA Animation in animation, film, editing

    University of The Arts

    1997 - 2000