We should evaluate the icon animations in the context of the other control motion work
being implemented. The cross fade on the white play/pause background may be too quick for the animations to be noticeable. +helene to weigh in.  

Yes, play/pause should be the one to be animated for its high visibility, usability and unique centered position. In the larger context, it'd be fine this were the only animated icon in the player. If we had to choose a single icon to have animation, this would be the one.

Helene, let's chat through specifics. Current transitions are looking like this (attached). While I like the animated icons, I'm concerned that they'll fade out too quickly to be meaningfully animated.

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Spoke to Amy and there is indeed no need for an animated play / pause icon with this current interaction model. 

The pause/play animation was needed in an interaction where a tap in the content area brought up the controls, but the video kept playing. Whereas here, tapping on the content area pauses the video in addition to bringing up the player controls.

Closing as WontFix since we decided not to do this