Giant Ant Levels Up at FITC Toronto 2016
The 15th edition of the venerable FITC Toronto creative technology event opened April 17 with this title sequence by Vancouver’s Giant Ant. Leveraging the conference theme “Level Up,” the 2D, 3D, and cel-animated romp traces a fun revisionist history of video games packed with sly nods and clever transitions. [Watch]
Giant Ant Builds a Spaceship with Slack
Vancouver narrative masters Giant Ant mix traditional animation and 3D in this updated take on 1930’s cartoons for Slack powered by the song “Count Your Blessings And Smile” written by legendary English actor, singer-songwriter George Formby and re-recorded by Toronto’s Danny Simmons. [Watch]
Yule Log 2.015: That Burning Holiday Desire
At 9:30pm on Christmas eve 1966, New York TV station WPIX debuted a three-hour program comprised of a single 17-second, 16 millimeter looped clip of the Gracie Mansion fireplace with carols as a soundtrack. Then… [Watch]
Giant Ant “Kick Plastic” for Costa Sunglasses
Vancouver’s master storytellers Giant Ant take on the challenge to “communicate an environmentalist message to a right-leaning audience” in this warm and welcoming clip for Costa Sunglasses and their #Kickplastic campaign. [Watch]
Giant Ant Asks “What if?”
Master-storytellers Giant Ant and fellow Vancouverites Taiji Brand Group elevate the profile of a Canadian government rural development initiative with this engaging explainer clip packed with intriguing details painted in a welcoming palette. [Watch]