Thomas Grummt

Thomas Grummt

moving things around for a living...

Supervising Animator / Animator / 8 yrs

Glendale, CA

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Animator

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)

Lead Animator

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)

Animator

Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021)

Animator

The Croods 2 (2020)

Animator

Abominable (2019)

Supervising Animator

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

Animator

The Boss Baby (2017)

Animator

B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations

Animator

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Lead Animator

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Animator

The Croods (2013)

Animator

Puss in Boots (2011)

Animator

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Previz Animator (Staircase Sequence)

Jerry Cotton (2010)

Animator

City of War: The Story of John Rabe (2009)

Animator

Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill (2008)

Animator

John Rabe (2009)

Animator

U-900 (2008)

Animator

Lissi und der wilde Kaiser (2007)

Creature Animator

Krabat (2008)

Textures

No Room for Gerold (2006)

I've been animating at DreamWorks for 12 years, currently I'm the the custom animation supervisor. Recent projects as an animator included Puss In Boots - The Last Wish, Ruby Gillman - Teenage Kraken, and The Croods - A New Age. I supervised the character Lightfury on How To Train Your Dragon 3, and was the lead animator for the Cloudjumper dragon on How To Train Your Dragon 2. I also mentor students and teach animation online. Before coming to the US I was a freelance animator in Germany for about 5 years, working on animated features, VFX, commercials and shorts. I also taught animation workshops and Maya classes.

I was nominated for an Annie Award for 'best character animation in a feature production' for How To Train Your Dragon 2, and was featured in Variety's '10 Animators To Watch' in 2015.
Work History

  • Supervising Animator

    DreamWorks Animation

    October 2010 - Present

    acting, performance and physical animation for feature animated movies

    worked on Kung Fu Panda 2, The Croods, Puss in Boots, How To Train Your Dragon 2

  • Animation lectures and workshops

    Freelance Instructor

    October 2007 - October 2010

    regular courses at macromedia university and workshops / lectures at stuttgart media university

  • Previz Animator for Jerry Cotton

    ARRI Film & TV

    March 2009 - March 2009

    previz for a vfx sequence, including sets, camera work and characters

  • Animator on John Rabe

    Hofmann & Voges Entertainment

    June 2008 - November 2008

    animated all of the CG airplanes for VFX sequences

  • Creature Animation for Krabat

    Claussen Wöbke Putz Filmproduktion

    November 2007 - April 2008

    animated CG ravens for VFX sequences

  • Animator

    ScanlineVFX

    December 2005 - July 2007

    character animation for Lissi and the wild Emperor, full CG feature

  • Texture Artist

    Studio Film Bilder

    October 2005 - November 2005

  • Animator

    Studio 88

    April 2004 - December 2004

    did repeated freelance work after internship

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Education

  • Advanced studies in character animation

    Animation Mentor

    January 2009 - June 2010

  • Graduate Engineer

    Stuttgart Media University

    March 2001 - May 2005

  • Internship (for Stuttgart Media University degree)

    Studio 88

    February 2003 - February 2004