https://www.gabrielvirataalves.com/work daily 1.0 2026-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528571392724-618JYF8QV9MFLG02I28O/ShariaShowdown_screenshot.png Work - Sharia Showdown Dateline gets a rare glimpse into life under sharia law in Indonesia - on patrol with police in Aceh as they hand out harsh punishments to anyone breaking Islamic law. Producer: Patrick Abboud Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Broadcast on Dateline Australia on October, 2014 Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on November, 2014 Views as of June, 2018: 1,291,651 views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528552611459-TYUFGQJKRCDNRUZAXH0N/Screen+Shot+2018-06-09+at+2.41.32+pm.png Work - Inside Providence Their leader is a convicted rapist and some followers are his spiritual brides. The Feed reveals the Australian operation of the secretive south Korean church - Providence. Producer: Joel Tozer Cinematography: Daniel Hartley-Allen Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Broadcast on The Feed, Viceland on April, 2014 Views as of June, 2018: 42, 914 views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528484323411-LROFKI554L9FLV06W6S8/Screen+Shot+2018-06-08+at+7.57.57+pm.png Work - Oil Wars The Feed's Andy Park looks at the history of oil and why the world is addicted to using and finding it. ”Oil Wars” was an entirely graphic short feature, highlighting the battle of oil over thousands of years. My role was to lead the motion design for the feature, using historical references and visuals as collage to present the timeline of the world’s addiction to oil. Producer & Presenter: Andy Park Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on March, 2014 Views as of June, 2018: 462 views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528679343528-ZHNPT1E19HEM8FQHM06B/Screen+Shot+2018-06-11+at+2.08.41+am.png Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528555600842-VBEB3HB9XDIM47LBWIXW/ILuvUBut_screenshot.png Work - Episode 1: I Luv U But ... I'm gay and I have to get married Writer/Director: Fadia Abboud Writer: Peter Polites Producer: Meghan McMurchy DOP: Carolyn Constantine Opening Title Design: Gabriel Virata Editor: Amin Palangi, Katrina Barker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528481601417-CCOCG80AZ01EYFN00XGS/Screen+Shot+2018-06-08+at+6.37.15+pm.png Work - Creative Concept For the video, I wanted the audience attending the conference to be excited for the reveal by first going backwards and showing how far we've evolved to come to this day: Alphabet > The Gutenberg press > Typewriter > Microsoft Word > NEXT.AX! The video displayed a chronological timeline of text and text generation over history, using type as a key design element to narrate the different periods. The audio also assisted in setting the tone for the video, the track cut to be dynamic and energetic as it was important to set a sense of excitement and motivation prior to the presentation. The video also unveiled the brand new logo design & visual identity as developed by TJP Agency. Creative Direction, Motion Design, Script & Edit: Gabriel Virata Audio: Joao Filipe Costa Alves NEXT.AX Visual Identity: TJP Agency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539036802959-YDEJ00P928297O99KRIF/dogslickingcanetoads_thumb.jpg Work - Are dogs getting high in Australia? 102 cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 as a way to get rid of cane beetles. It turned out they loved the climate and started breeding rapidly. There are now more than 1.5 billion of them across the country with a large concentration in tropical states like Queensland. As a way of protecting themselves, Cane toads secrete a toxin that when consumed by dogs can make them act like they're on drugs. I flew to Queensland to look into this seemingly absurd but serious situation that occurs more often than you think! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539262138048-NB9NYH22H2DAN0A25BQ5/Screen+Shot+2018-10-11+at+1.47.48+pm.png Work - Beauty By Bella ‘Beauty by Bella’ is a feature investigating the claims of ‘Mineral Makeup’ in the beauty industry. The feature is a beauty blogger parody that was broadcast on The Checkout, ABC in March, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539272220005-6NASF6R0ZRQHLSM2L74B/Catalina-Business-Cards.jpg Work - Iconic rebrand for an icon Sydney’s iconic harbour restaurant, Catalina, celebrated 20 years of operation in 2015. To mark this momentous anniversary, I collaborated with the restaurant on a rebrand that captured it’s positioning as Sydney’s stellar fine dining establishment and cement it with a brand legacy that could hold for another 20 years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1541951316137-0LJNMUWR9G9S8EUZFNW7/msg_shot.png Work - Creative Direction As the feature traced the history of MSG and it’s misconceptions over the decades, we developed a visual style that aided this journey by employing era-specific graphics to help illustrate each historical period. Producer: Kirsten Drysdale Motion Design: Gabriel Virata, Ryan Kermond Design: Missy Dempsey Director: Steve Kirby Editor: Hayley Dennison Views as of June, 2018: 11,288 views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528739393180-7VYOQKVN0QOEC1TXI5MQ/bla_bla_car_hero_image.jpg Work - BlaBlaCar BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading long-distance carpooling platform – with 60 million users worldwide. In 2018, the French unicorn unveiled a global rebrand designed to better reflect the company’s expanding scale, maturity and confidence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1562088571303-836UGTAIJZSE7AM3H70A/Maccas+30+Days_v6_02019.jpg Work - 30 Days, 30 Deals I worked with Crater Studio to produce this video for McDonalds recapping their ‘30 Days, 30 Deals’ campaign in Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1577731633978-XYHPUCC10AZOWFOPLOGP/image-asset.jpeg Work - art'otel x New Years 2020 I collaborated with art’otel to design 6 social posts for their Instagram page. The images were scheduled to go live immediately after the Christmas season, counting down each day until New Year’s Day 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1569997902868-GDQ3O5A3VQQ0FM7T1OF4/bet365+melb+cup_thumb_00000_00000.jpg Work - Bet 365 - Prince of Arran - Melbourne Cup 2019 Australia I worked with Crater Studio to deliver some parallax motion graphics for this online spot for Bet 365 ahead of the 2019 Melbourne Cup. Client: Bet365 Director: Simon Morehead, Crater Editor: Louis Brandt Graphics: Gabriel Virata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1568476752921-05BWLOBMFIJUQGHCETX4/RTM_Thumbnail_00026.jpg Work - Battle of the Bands 2019 Working with Crater Studio, I developed the motion design for this video for Restore The Music UK. Restore The Music is a UK charity which seeks to reinstate access to music for every child in primary and secondary schools across London. Using Restore The Music UK’s logo, I worked on animating their logo and developing a motion system for the titles throughout the video. The video was produced for their Battle of the Bands 2019. Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Director: Simon Morehead, Crater Editor: Louis Brandt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1523363776918-4K15SLYMUK1SUS82UWWO/Screen+Shot+2018-04-10+at+10.34.56+pm.png Work - Men's Shed Movement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528566375935-VTR943NR9PFMKFTOZ8L2/Screen+Shot+2018-06-09+at+6.44.08+pm.png Work - Murrumu's The Man Murrumu used to be an Aussie, but he's fed up with this government and thrown in the towel. He's says Black Australian's fill our hospitals, prisons and dole queues. This social system is not working for his people, so he's gone back to what some of us know as "Queensland" to live by the age old Law of the Yidindji Lands. Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on October, 2014 Views as of January, 2020: 2,666 views https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1536160747058-HERLM2TPI2UXIM52CP36/tent_share-image_A.jpg Work The Tent Partnership for Refugees was founded by Hamdi Ulukaya. As founder and CEO of Chobani, and an active donor to humanitarian organizations, Hamdi launched Tent to mobilise the private sector to improve the lives & livelihoods of more than 20 million men, women & children forcibly displaced from their home countries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539269880176-I1MKAJN53JHUV4YGCZMK/Phubbing01.jpg Work - Phubbing We're all guilty of it. You're sitting around talking to friends and you pull out your phone to check your emails, or reply to texts only to realise that you don't know what happened in the conversation. Phubbing is a mashup of the words phone and snubbing and many online are using it to describe people using their phones and ignoring others around them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1527009007563-6JLWM2MWYG5TERX3Y4IB/Screen+Shot+2015-07-17+at+1.27.59+pm.png Work - Lost Miners: The tragic toll of FIFO work Every day, thousands of Australians fly in and out of remote mining sites to work in one of the country’s most profitable industries. With high wages and companies covering the cost of flights, accommodation and food, it’s a job that for many is a too good job to turn down. But there’s a dark side to FIFO work, and it is costing lives. My role on this documentary was to lead the motion design throughout the feature - displaying information to assist with the storytelling & statistics used to highlight points to viewers. Producer: Lanneke Hargreaves & Joel Tozer Cinematographer & Editor: Daniel Hartley-Allen Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Featured on The Feed, VICELAND in April, 2015 Views as of January,2020: 16,421 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528483898634-XY2Z3J6IEYPFF5VEDRMN/Screen+Shot+2018-06-08+at+7.49.59+pm.png Work - Ice Towns The rise of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, is devastating regional Victoria, Australia. Ice is highly addictive, it's relatively cheap and a lot of it is produced right here in Australia. It is a drug that is most often associated with bigger cities but unbeknown to many, is rapidly infiltrating smaller towns such as Horsham and Shepparton and destroying many families and communities. My role on the documentary was to lead the motion design and graphic treatment throughout, displaying vital information to support the story & figures to highlight important points to viewers. The creative concept behind the motion design was to mimic the hallucinatory effects of the drug within the graphics to keep within the dark tone of the documentary. By using a glitch / duplicated effect to bring on the information throughout, the idea was to make the graphics work seamlessly with the footage, rather than have the graphics feel separate to the final edit. Producer: Joel Tozer & Lanneke Hargreaves Cinematographer & Editor: Daniel Hartley-Allen Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Views as of June, 2018: 903,780 * Feature * Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on September, 2014 * Nomination * Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report, Logie Awards 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528571587691-IBDLTLNRDRIBP22OU3SU/TCL3_Slides-background-Logo-Only.jpg Work The Umpteenth Inaugural Chaser Lecture was held on November, 2017 at the University of Sydney, Australia and hosted by the team behind The Chaser. The Chaser have spent over a decade parodying and satirising the media and are renowned in Australia for skimming the line on politics, comedy and satire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1526738721273-78EOF1Z2HYLIBNSU7L5L/image-asset.jpeg Work - BlaBlaCar - German 2016 TV Spot - Andrea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539099124276-G5N84DRKT0QIBFKVHJXK/Facebook_FP_thumbheader.jpg Work - Global Creative With BlaBlaCar’s rapid expansion into 22 markets worldwide, it was important to produce online video creative that would be engaging & effective but also easily scalable for a global market. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1553175959740-PZFSGQBX0A6KLVUBDAL3/Dateline_Christchurch+GFX_02073.jpg Work - SBS Dateline: Christchurch Mourns As Christchurch mourns the loss of 50 lives in the brutal mosque shootings, Dateline meets the families of the close knit Islamic community to hear their harrowing stories. I worked on the intro motion design sequence to start the piece. It was imperative here not to give any attention to the monster behind the attacks and to report the events that occurred without including any of the propaganda he was trying to obtain from this event. Design: Gabriel Virata Producers: Patrick Abboud & Calliste Weitenberg Broadcast as a special feature on Dateline SBS on Tuesday, 19th March 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539035119523-NK5TG0EOKOPRE1Q2D35I/03_Pacshot.jpg Work - Mardi Gras Movies with Patrick Abboud - Opening Titles In lead up to the 40th Mardi Gras Parade in Sydney, I worked on the branding and opening title design for ‘Mardi Gras Movies with Patrick Abboud’ as broadcast on VICELAND. Mardi Gras Movies with Patrick Abboud featured interviews to accompany a selection of outstanding queer movies that were broadcast weekly - Holding The Man, Carol, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Brokeback Mountain, Beginners, La Cage aux Folles, Laurence Anyways and My Beautiful Launderette. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1560617268641-YKIJE007Z68XXRXIOV5N/AXCD_Social+Media+Ad_V01_00077.jpg Work - AXCD 19 I worked on putting together this video to advertise the AXCD 2019 conference in Berlin, Germany. The video was launched as a paid social ad on Facebook with activation purposes with intent to drive ticket sales. Art Direction: Gabriel Virata & TJP Agency Edit & Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Audio: João Alves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1560626196519-I96IMG68KW3JOIP2UEYH/image-asset.jpeg Work - Glee - Launch Spot - 60 Second Promo Producer: Rob Goddard Motion Design: Gabriel Virata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1592480530788-YT39VOU9WDPEPCP9ZN0E/image-asset.jpeg Work - Opening Titles The Opening Titles start with a little nod to our current global crisis, displaying a Covid-19 cell spinning into view. As it spins, it sprouts hundreds of spikes which each spurs the growth of a little house. We zoom in on one of these houses, and go right through its window to meet each of the main presenters handling a loaf of bread, each in their own ridiculous situations and relevant to their segment theme. We zoom out of the domestic situations to finally reveal the show logo, set with the TV show’s catchy & upbeat jingle. Writer: Chris Taylor Theme song: Eddie Perfect Producer: Chloe Angelo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1595600669393-AUUPS8Y6SCUZ8QGK8NWD/image-asset.png Work - Brand Manifesto - Launch I worked with London based Wink Communications to create the motion graphics for their Brand Manifesto video, which the agency used for their launch. The idea was to create a high-impact, engaging video that provided the agency with a marketing asset that could easily explain what they did, and with Covid-19, could be turned around quickly without a requiring a shoot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528759657778-HMMMJ8YEXRA9X543VGI7/Screen+Shot+2018-06-12+at+12.24.17+am.png Work - Creative Idea We show in an exaggerated and funny way, a far going positive outcome of ridesharing. Structurally, the story is built as a consequence of positive turn out of situations - “The butterfly effect.“ Creative Direction: Pascual Diaz, Monika Holod, Maya Gallego-Spiers Creative Manager: Gabriel Virata Animation: Fred & Eric London https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528478866692-WQ9VOW2YKMXU1GR2NTGI/Screen+Shot+2018-06-08+at+6.27.21+pm.png Work - BlaBlaCar - VaVaCances TVC Creative Direction: M&C Saatchi GAD Paris, Pascual Diaz, Monika Holod Animation: Fred & Eric London Creative Campaign Manager: Gabriel Virata Motion Design: Pascual Diaz Logo Design: Charlene Charles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1602414227815-X5AC60CV539FKL941OF3/image-asset.jpeg Work I worked with TJP Agency to develop a brand marketing video for FYT - Find Your Tribe, an app that offers personality tests in order to match the right people for the best teamwork. Creative Direction: Gabriel Virata & Andreas Brücker at TJP Agency Motion Design, Edit: Gabriel Virata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1602866093264-B093M4HYKLW8FMU188SF/image-asset.jpeg Work It started out as the holiday of a lifetime and quickly turned into a ship in lockdown, searching for a port in a COVID-19 storm. Dateline charts the story of the MV Greg Mortimer cruise ship that left Argentina three days after coronavirus was declared a pandemic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1603284521720-4TV2Z7CGH4TF6C18W7HT/image-asset.jpeg Work I worked with GoodChatTV to create this video for Save Your Super. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1528479118020-51OB5CWJMBF9OODDETWP/Screen+Shot+2018-06-08+at+6.31.35+pm.png Work - BlaBlaCar - How It Works Explainer Video - English (Global) BlaBlaCar “How It Works” explainer video was an important asset used with the growing expansion of BlaBlaCar in 22 countries by 2016. The video was developed as an introductory tool to new users unfamiliar with BlaBlaCar - explaining the service and how it works in a simple and easy-to-follow tone. My role as creative manager was to manage the video production - from script, storyboard, design, motion & final edit. Once completed, I also managed the global roll out of the video across 22 countries which included: working with product teams for video application across all desktop websites, working with local marketing teams to manage the transcreation & voiceover recording process as well as managing a team of freelancers to adapt and scale the video to 22 countries. Over 5 months, the How it Works video was delivered and live in every BlaBlaCar market and additionally used as a marketing tool on online social media channels. Creative Campaign Manager: Gabriel Virata Creative Direction & Motion Design Lead: Pascual Diaz Motion Design: Ilya Kozhukhov, Karim Hanini Graphic Design: Natalia Kalaska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1611251493160-C012IPXMOX6K19O44JUS/image-asset.jpeg Work - Opening Video - AXCD 2020 Berlin Opening Video to launch the AXCD 2020 Conference in Berlin. This video was presented at the opening of the 2020 virtual event, before CEO Saim Alkan's keynote presentation. Creative Direction & Script: Andreas at TJP Agency Creative Direction, Design & Edit: Gabriel Virata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1617375559089-HA09Y0QBWVZA80IM6ZB2/MDMA+header+v02.gif Work As part of ACON’s Pivot Point program, I worked with Missy Dempsey to animate 4x Harm Reduction videos. The videos aimed to help educate those in the queer community, particularly those likely to use GHB or MDMA during Pride. The videos were designed to be engaging, bold and educational - with useful information on how to stay safe and reduce their risks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1617379408612-E5WMQYSCN3Y0ESIMN5IX/TJPA+3Y_Final+opt.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1617725999950-ND6QQYB2TRS314WV69YU/ElizabethArden_Presentation_HQ_00000.jpg Work Working with Une Intuition, I created these internal brand videos for Elizabeth Arden HQ in Paris. The videos were presented by the Elizabeth Arden team to retail partners to showcase their product range for 2020/21. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1612403488041-EI2SQTWD4GNMF254B6N4/UneIntuition_Logo+Animation+precomp+brown.gif Work Une Intuition is a French consulting and creation agency specialised in brand experience. They work with some of the leading brands in the beauty and retail industry. They approached me to work on delivering 3 awesome brand videos for them - Brand Manifesto, Who We Are & Empowered Story. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1631806350307-P3PVJMLYWAND9WQXTCAD/image-asset.jpeg Work - Break A Leg - Art Works Part of the “To Coin A Phrase” segment I worked on designing & animating for ABC Australia’s TV Show Art Works. Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Alves Writer: Zoe Norton Lodge Producer: Richard Martin Editor: Simon Greenfield Voiceover: Penny Greenhalgh Show Look & Art Direction: Gary Yeung https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1612403801277-GSUXWONYJCYUMKUGXXB1/08_Confirmation+Hand+Screen.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1633621277318-R7LBIPTO6HRGI4MUPJWE/image-asset.jpeg Work I worked with 60 Minutes Australia to create the graphic look and motion design for their 2 part investigative feature exposing Australia’s largest neo-Nazi group. Producer: Joel Tozer & Nick McKenzie Design: Gabriel Virata Alves Editor: Renee Hudson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1634831647389-618MR19658H6ZJY8ZY4N/ezgif-6-60926a4874c1.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1617378975775-K7KNFMFJPCBW03T3RLJE/amaysim+opt.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1635089266788-KD4D082SKV7GTWH79NNA/Video+03.gif Work - Understanding the Tech World I worked on animating 4 educational videos for Techmap - who provide a standard course for in-house and agency-side tech recruiters to increase sales through understanding technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1565016898980-4T8IOVUQJ7UTR1CF870Z/Bet365+Sizzle_04_00917.jpg Work - Bet365 - Cricket World Cup Sizzle Sizzle reel of some Parallax motion work for Bet365. These were used for online promos during the 2019 Cricket World Cup. For the promos, I worked with Crater to develop these iconic moments of famous Australian sporting figures. Using just still photography, I turned these images into video by adopting the parallax motion technique. This created a nice epic, slow-motion effect that was used in the promos. Client: Bet 365 Creative Direction: Crater Audio: Dan Black - Symphonies (Dada Life Remix) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1673218399662-BI5KGZ2KWFDBN646UQHL/nye2022+thumb.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1681748217077-K62IX40A7R5RUOZQ5STI/image-asset.jpeg Work A beautiful story about two lesbians finding love in Iran, who discuss what it was like to come out to their family and the current climate for women and the LGBTQIA+ community in Iran. Producer: Josh Schmidt Art Direction/Motion Designers: Gabriel Virata Alves & Tiago Duarte Supervising Producer: Rebecca Annetts Researcher: Darcy Wyatt Sound Engineer: Matthew Crawford https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691102730205-OT7GLIHS3L0S6IJMYJP5/image-asset.jpeg Work - Plan B: Abortion in America After 14 US Republican-majority states immediately enacted strict abortion laws following the overturning of Roe v Wade, an underground network of women began helping people access now illegal pregnancy terminations. I worked with SBS Dateline on the motion graphics of this short feature uncovering the new abortion ban in the US. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1569998844741-OYCT87PWACDYEFELZSN8/HongKong_GFX+01+Kwan_00184.jpg Work - Hong Kong's Historic Protests Meet the forces behind Hong Kong's historic protests I worked with producers Marc Fennell and Will Reid at SBS Dateline Australia to create the motion graphics to support their latest story on the Hong Kong protests. We worked on developing text message and breaking news headline graphics to emulate how the protests were being mobilised in Hong Kong - via live Telegram, messaging and Whatsapp groups. Producers : Marc Fennell & Will Reid Shooter/Editor: Will Reid Motion Design: Gabriel Virata & Patrick Forrest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691161127685-GMQVKMAI1H9DDFTCHAW0/SNT_Website+Thumb.jpg Work From 2020-2021 I worked as a freelance Digital Designer for Danish label Shaping New Tomorrow. My role was to design & build the online banners to support the label’s marketing campaigns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691162448791-N0SHEJO1ZBE1T0H01CVZ/AXCD_19+GIF.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691163957545-NXNW3HKLB6ZY6MO0SL39/Ruby+Hutchinson+Bio-01_00084.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691165665623-XKG9TW86573NC74XF7BT/MGFF19_01_Title.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691166560203-2RW63IGFSA2K9N3B33Z7/1789_Video+FINAL+thumb.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691170288029-VK6P6CPCXWBW2V4MLYJJ/image-asset.jpeg Work - Investible - Opening Titles - Graphics Opening title sequence designed for “Investible” - a 10 episode web-series where 12 aspiring entrepreneurs leave their jobs behind in an attempt to build a million dollar business, with only a $10K budget. The concept behind the title sequence design was to display the format of the competition over interesting geometrical backgrounds, created from manipulating the footage originally shot for the web series. The motion design was bold and dynamic to set the tone of the web series & match the personalities of the entrepreneurs featured. Creative Direction & Motion Design: Gabriel Virata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1560705205110-CVDD5ZRZEQAT16MFBERQ/Screen+Shot+2019-06-16+at+6.10.19+pm.png Work - Mardi Gras History https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691179914721-KHJEY2ROI3MLJE4ORRAB/LeafLink+Video_logo+only.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691364848630-Y79279RBHGB0FKC2S35R/CAP_Put+A+Sock+In+It.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539103678249-P0T84BEHI6PYPAQHR8LX/Screen+Shot+2018-10-09+at+5.47.23+pm.png Work - Online Video Creative As Global Creative Producer for BlaBlaCar, I worked on successfully introducing paid video content into the marketing collateral for the rapidly expanding startup. With BlaBlaCar’s rapid expansion into 22 markets worldwide, it was important to launch engaging and effective video creative that complimented and expanded on the static creative which the company had already successfully used on a global scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1689884746226-91ZODEOBVBCFFP5OROJ6/NAIDOC+Awards_Main+Logo_GIF.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1698450698841-043VSGDM7TG6J74Z7QG9/Herothumb_master.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1562089813262-FUTFZQBGUWQGFJK5FH6X/FT_Transact-thumb.jpg Work - Financial Times: Nasdaq looks beyond stocks and bonds Nasdaq’s technology pairs buyers and sellers of financial assets at lightning speed. Now it is exploring ways to enable trade beyond its traditional markets - from ticket sales to container space. The challenge for Nasdaq is to proving its technology can work outside the market it is best known for. Producer: Meggie Palmer Shooter & Editor: Adam Rosenberg Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Produced for Financial Times: Transact https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1745584634789-EVKQ87EASAFUWY6TPIMC/Instafamous_thumb.jpg Work Instagram has a reputation for being a medium where people show off their curated life: beautiful travels, glamorous parties, delicious food. It’s increasing popularity as a social media channel has seen the rise of a new generation of celebrities - Instagram influencers who are building brands and businesses purely from their photo content. I produced this story to look closer into the secret behind their success, examine the business models behind these accounts and how becoming “Instafamous” is the new norm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/86caeec0-a635-479d-85ee-617681bd81cb/The+Feed_Main+Thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539010132987-H5M4ZCONPQSSAV94OURE/MGFilmFest18_screenshotv02.jpg Work - Queer Screen 25th Mardi Gras Film Festival Trailer 2018 Trailer to celebrate the 25th Mardi Gras Film Festival in 2018. The trailer was used to promote the festival, which was shown in cinemas throughout Sydney and distributed to online social channels. The concept behind the trailer was to celebrate the milestone of the festival and the new golden era of queer cinema. We adopted an incredibly fun & playful tone to mimic the celebratory feel of the film festival’s anniversary and capture the spirit of pride in queer storytelling on screen. Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Alves Design & Visual Identity: Missy Dempsey Editor: Lily Davis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1612404606070-VKB2A36G70QM3JXMMQVG/MGFF+GIF.gif Work - Evolve. Emerge. Fly That’s the theme for Queer Screen’s 27th Mardi Gras Film Festival. Like the world around us, we’re growing and changing too. Get ready to take flight with us and discover the new wave of LGBTIQ+ stories at Australia’s biggest queer film festival. Design & Branding: Missy Dempsey Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Editor: Grace O'Connell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1617376596831-YSRYZ0M6GFFWM9LPNQFQ/mgff+animated+02+optimised.gif Work Collaborating with Missy Dempsey, who led the overall art direction and graphics look for the Mardi Gras Film Festival, I led the motion design of the Festival Trailer for the editions 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. These trailers were played to a nationwide audience, appeared online on social media channels and paid ads and were also played in the cinemas right before every film during the festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1691175305382-R2B3083C18P8YP0272XA/NEXTax_Logo+FINAL.gif Work - NEXT.ax - Video Teaser Video I produced together with TJP Agency for the AXCD conference. I wanted the audience attending the conference to be excited for the reveal announcement by first going backwards and showing how far we've evolved to come to this day: Alphabet > The Gutenberg press > Typewriter > Microsoft Word > NEXT.AX! The video displayed a chronological timeline of text and text generation over history, using type as a key design element to narrate the different periods. The audio also assisted in setting the tone for the video, the track cut to be dynamic and energetic as it was important to set a sense of excitement and motivation prior to the presentation. The video also unveiled the brand new logo design & visual identity as developed by TJP Agency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1534508915109-9JMYOT1N0LGHPK4WEWN2/CheckoutHero.jpg Work - The Checkout The Checkout is a consumer affairs TV show for the 21st century, examining practices that are misleading, dishonest, unfair or occasionally even illegal. For Season 6, my role was to lead the show’s design rebrand and lead the design team during production of the 12 episode season from October 2017 to April 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1745684433462-ZNVTCNQEMEBX7NXRYTE0/image-asset.jpeg Work Commissioned by ACON, I worked with Missy Dempsey to animate this video about the Impacts of the Marriage Equality Debate on LGBTQ People From CALD Backgrounds in Western Sydney, Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1745689059577-FCHUTCNUH0G20XR4HAHZ/image-asset.jpeg Work Official Selection: Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival, 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539086935891-P1HFAAWBM6QWPXLZTKMM/TCO6-HERO-PROMO-CLEAN_small.jpg Work - The Checkout The Checkout is a consumer affairs TV show for the 21st century, featuring segments that examine the practices and methods of manufacturers, retailers, service providers and advertisers. Using a humorous style, the show highlights practices that are misleading, dishonest, unfair or occasionally even illegal. The show is broadcast on ABC Network, Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1580405766354-YD9ZE4NB0B079DUQT20X/Atomo+Brand+coffee_05029.jpg Work - Welcome to Atomo Molecular Coffee! More than just your average craft coffee company, Atomo is starting a movement. A movement towards cleaner farming practices. A movement for demanding a higher quality cup of joe. A movement to save the future of coffee! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1612405161255-DWBQKPZOW4RYU2MXMID6/ontruck+logo+gif.gif Work Between 2020-2021, I worked as a freelance designer for OnTruck - which offers companies regional merchandise transport services in Europe, through an immediate and transparent price management system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1745777514489-XOA4SRTOY2M6J4MYX056/EmployableQ_V06_04765.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1630500393987-H5IKZPQ1ZMKY6ECEQVCV/ChildrensBooks_Title.gif Work In 2021 I was contracted to work as a freelance graphic designer for Season 1 of ABC’s TV show “Art Works”. Using the Art Direction developed by Gary Yeung, I worked on two segments for the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1745778393866-DZT7ARD1QWK73F1P14V3/AustraliaTalks_Thumb_01038.jpg Work In July 2019, the ABC surveyed more than 54,000 Australians about their attitudes, behaviours and experiences on a wide range of topics. ‘Australia Talks’ was a special event that broadcasted, analysed and discussed those results. I was contracted as motion designer for the first iteration of the show in 2019, working closely with producers to creatively and clearly display the data across their feature packages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1625123702819-UX2JPE9N1USXK25HG121/Social_1920x1080_Hosts_00050.jpg Work Between May-June 2021 I worked as a motion designer for the 2021 edition of Australia Talks. Hosted by Annabel Crabb and Nazeem Hussain, the event was televised on ABC with supporting segments rolled out across social media channels in lead up to the main show. My role on the team was to work as a motion designer on the main show, as well as help lead a creative and cohesive look across all our segments and social promos. Special shoutout to Executive Producer Tom Whitty and Series Producer Melina Wicks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1652711157713-9LEQGCEENZSYBIQYFUMB/everyinnovation.gif Work Art Direction, Motion Design, Editing: Gabriel Virata Alves Producers: Annie Nguyen & Ana Aranda Castillo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/daf81062-a932-4cac-8312-f5884a1c7e84/Dateline_Hero+Thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1745946363791-0CTL1S5H709E41OL78EV/Sniip_Animated+Thumb.gif Work - Sniip I was contracted by Sniip, an Australian mobile payment platform that allows you to pay any bill with any card. I worked with the Sniip team to develop a new Onboarding Brand Video that would be integrated with their mobile app. Upon download of the Sniip app, the video would play once they opened Sniip to educate new users of the benefits and features of the Sniip app. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1747747791148-H0JD4W2T8IWIZZFQVTXO/NewWave_GFX_Web+banner+1440+x+810+px.jpg Work Logo Design for ABC’s 2025 New Wave program - supporting Australian comedy podcast talent and discovering the country’s next great comedy podcasts. Executive Producer: Evan Williams Production Manager: Mateuse Pingol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1745500990983-AKEQWK5P3ZVWKSJEQNJW/website+thumb.jpg Work - First documentary on PrEP televised in Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1745592241772-1OEWCZR820N0OB4QT7FK/CSMD-Title-Graphic.jpg Work - Comic Sans Must Die On it’s 20th birthday, I decided to explore the world's most hated font - Comic Sans by tracing back it's origins and history and examine it's sheer ubiquity in our everyday lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1617729353742-BVIZJT3GJ2HP25N0FH9X/revlon+logo.gif Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1617379224217-H3ZS50SZZ7JO34FTW4ZO/junkeetakeaway+opt.gif Work Junkee is Australia’s smartest and most original pop culture title. The Junkee Takeaway is a daily news show launched by the brand in 2019, native to the Facebook platform. From politics and science, to pop culture, sexuality and social justice issues, Junkee’s new series wants to help its audience to not just know what’s happening in the news, but to actually understand it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1635416524266-NO785RT4EV3CBHY26REI/Tommy_Platform+Box+Art_1920x1080.jpg Work I worked with Guesswork Television to animate the main titles for 5 of their comedy stand up specials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1652713265268-03WWBNK6I9SW9DU9I94M/ezgif-5-1f55b69a82.gif Work In 2022, I was contracted by the ABC to lead the art direction & overall broadcast look for the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1735927555542-8C10CIBJC1ENFXWSVE9G/image-asset.jpeg Work - NYE 2024 - Graphics Sizzle Reel Full Graphics package designed and animated for ABC’s NYE 2024 live broadcast event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1576510662901-E7AOAC3X7PBL0MIZLJP3/Screen+Shot+2019-12-16+at+3.36.23+pm.png Work - 2019 Womens World Cup - Sizzle Reel Client: Nike Global Agency: Tinker & Finch Motion Design: Gabriel Virata Alves https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1770910287600-CCW4XJ17TN4Z2S2I4KUS/NYEHeroLogo-ezgif.com-optimize.gif Work Full Graphics package designed and animated for ABC’s NYE 2023 live broadcast event https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1771528994246-ZMUZVZ9MDEM5UN1BT7ZW/Mardi+Gras_thumb+animated.gif Work A collection of graphic work I led the art direction on for ABC’s 2024 Mardi Gras broadcast. My role was to design and deliver the full graphics package for the broadcast which included everything from Hero Titles, Straps, Backgrounds , Transitions and graphics for the Segments that aired during the broadcast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1771522957831-OGYJFVE8WN0KYVBJ5JX3/NYE+2025_thumb.jpg Work A collection of graphic work I led the art direction on for ABC’s 2025 NYE broadcast. 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Creative Director & Shooter & Editor: Gabriel Virata Fashion: Minette Shuen Hair & Makeup: Samantha Wilson Model: Katy (Vivien's) Assistant: Matt Burns Shot at Work Studio Music: Purity Ring - Obedear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1539013056892-EGF8RDE1GQSBTBME2RY1/wya.jpg Playground - An LGBTQ Short Film ‘Wherever You Are’ is a short film taking LGBTQ characters down a different track. Exploring the relationship between a father and son, the short film tells the story of a father crippled with grief, yet longing to do something for his son. The short film was produced entirely through crowdfunding and held it’s international premiere at the Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival in October, 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1562435842497-CBITG1LMPS8056MJS41G/beportugal_header.jpg Playground Between 2018-2019, I worked as a part-time contributing writer for BePortugal - an online website for everything you need to know about Portugal. The venture has been a fantastic opportunity to combine two of my passions - writing and travel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a890d1e8dd0415597040621/1611161781131-ANTAYJWKBZ8DL4YVJI4V/wall+poster.jpg Playground - Lisboa Pride Poster I designed this Lisboa 2020 Pride poster as part of an open call to submit a poster design to advertise the annual Pride event. 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