The Feed - News & Current Affairs

The Feed, VICELAND is an award-winning nightly news show with documentaries, investigations, celebrity interviews and political satire.

As Broadcast Designer on The Feed between 2013-2015, I worked daily with journalists and video producers to design graphics used for storytelling & informative display to accompany short news features & documentaries.

My role on the show was to design visuals that constantly reflected the tone of the features - from politics, technology, war, science, popular culture or satire, the graphics were not only designed to be engaging but also relevant to the themes and issues presented.

As the show was televised live daily, the turnaround for these graphics were incredibly short and would usually need to be completed on that same day. While delivery each day was vital for the production of the show, upholding a high quality of the design was equally paramount.

Here, you will see a highlight of some of the news & current affairs stories worked on Season 1 & 2 of The Feed. Enjoy!

Ice Towns: Crystal Meth Addiction in Regional Victoria

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 Alves

* Feature *
Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on September, 2014
* Nomination *
Most Outstanding Public Affairs Report, Logie Awards 2015

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

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 Alves
Featured on The Feed, VICELAND in April, 2015

Sex Apps: Best Apps For Hooking Up

While apps showing sexual content are banned in the various app stores, apps allowing people to hook-up are not. The Feed's Marc Fennell looks at the best apps for hooking up from Grindr to Tinder and Brenda.

Producer: Marc Fennell
Motion Design: Gabriel Virata

Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on September 2013.
Views as of January,2020: 2,723,396 views

Medical Marijuana

Tara O'Connell suffered from debilitating childhood epilepsy. After exhausting traditional treatment options, her family turned to medical marijuana in desperation.

Producer: Joel Tozer
Motion Design: Gabriel Virata

Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on June, 2014.
Views as of January, 2020: 16,881 views

Eating Post-Natal Placenta

It's been said to give women health benefits after pregnancy and to improve the connection between mother and child... but would you be willing to eat your placenta?

Producer: Una Butorac
Motion Design: Gabriel Virata

Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on June, 2014
Views as of January, 2020: 24, 674 views

Libspill

Following the Lipspill, Tony Abbott managed to hang on to the top job. But for how long?

Producer: Andy Park
Motion Design: Gabriel Virata

Broadcast on The Feed on February, 2015

Is Recycling Rubbish?

The Feed finds out how much Australia recycles, and whether or not it works.

Producer: Jeannette Francis
Motion Design: Gabriel Virata

Broadcast on The Feed on February, 2015
Views as of January,2020: 16, 177 views

White Widow: New Face Of Terror

Nine suspects are now in custody for the Kenyan Mall attack and as The Feed found: the manhunt includes one surprising suspect.

Producer: Andy Park
Motion Design: Gabriel Virata

Broadcast on The Feed, VICELAND on September, 2013
Views as of January,2020: 250 views