Four vivid panels: a hooded figure with red eyes and horns, musicians performing Death Metal with eyes glowing, a snarling dog with chains, and the word DEATHMETAL in fiery letters. The palette is red, black, and beige. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Giant Ant & Playdate Embrace the Darkness in “Death Metal”

Straddling the fine line between parody and homage, the motion design crew at Giant Ant team with Vancouver audio house Playdate and composer Adam Potts for a manic trip into the chaos and catharsis of death metal. [Watch]

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Gusto “Sleepy Planet” Brand Film by Giant Ant

From the team at Giant Ant in Vancouver: “The first of two spots with our newest, bestest pals at Gusto. The brief was to show how teams of all sizes use Gusto’s [cloud-based payroll, benefits, and HR management] support as they do incredible things. [Watch]

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Wonderlust and Playdate Audio Refresh “Happy Birthday” for Lyft

Creative director Ryan Rumbolt at Wonderlust in Halifax, NS: “The talented team at Performance Art invited us to create a series of animated gifs celebrating Lyft driver milestones and one very special happy birthday video.” [Watch]

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Giant Ant and Kristin Bell for TED Countdown

Giant Ant created these five environmental explainers about the urgency of combating climate change for TED in just four weeks, with a compelling VO from actress/producer Kristen Bell anchoring the message. [Watch]