So, what is it about Jegatheva’s visual technique that is winning over the festival judges?<\/p>\n
\u201cI think people appreciate the use of the celestial visuals interwoven with a story set on Earth \u2013 I think it\u2019s something new to them,” Jegatheva says. “And they like the plot twist.”<\/p>\n
His creative process involves drawing elements frame-by-frame on a tablet plugged into a laptop, then using a digital camera within compositing software to craft the 3D environment for the animations.<\/p>\n
He also layers his visuals with references to art masterpieces, including The Scream <\/em>(by Edvard Munch), Girl with the Pearl Earring <\/em>(Johannes Vermeer) and The Son of Man<\/em> (Rene Magritte).<\/p>\n \u201cI like bringing art into the mix. Sometimes it\u2019s because they visually complement the sound design I\u2019m aiming for, or because they complement the story I\u2019ve based the film on.\u201d<\/p>\n The script for The Quiet<\/em> developed from Jegatheva’s short story Silence<\/em>, which begins with \u2018Silence is the most beautiful thing that exists in the Universe\u2019 and ends with \u2018Silence is the most terrifying thing that exists in the Universe\u2019. Clearly, his talent for creative writing is also contributing to the beauty, power and complexity of his films. In the film, those compelling lines are delivered by Jegatheva\u2019s father, Jay Jay.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had great feedback about his performance as the astronaut. The narration is definitely a strong point of the film \u2013 I’m very lucky that he wanted to be involved.\u201d<\/p>\n This year has been a demanding but exhilarating year for Jegatheva. As well as creating The Quiet<\/em>, he participated in a Curtin student exchange program to China, where he made a live-action horror film called Hide & Seek<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cI had no idea what to expect. I wasn’t sure about China and what it would be like to live there, but it was an incredible experience. And while I\u2019m proficient in animation, I have much to learn about live action filmmaking \u2013 working with other crew members and how to operate equipment, for example.\u201d<\/p>\n Now in his third year of a double degree in commerce and arts, majoring in Marketing and Screen Arts, a creative career is looking likely \u2013 particularly as his films have been selected for more than 500 film festivals around the world \u2013 and counting.<\/p>\n \u201cI’m drawn towards the creative side of my studies, but there are aspects of marketing that I find really interesting. Like consumer behaviour \u2013 I\u2019m fascinated by the psychological elements involved.\u201d<\/p>\n The Quiet<\/em>\u2019s success began at the New Mexico Route 66 Film Festival in the US, in September. In competition with 270 films \u2013 shortlisted from 2,300 entries \u2013 the film earned high praise, with one judge commenting, “This is a beautiful piece of animation … story-telling at its finest\u201d.<\/p>\n But we wouldn\u2019t be suspending our disbelief to picture this young Perth man holding an Oscar. To date, iRony<\/em> has gathered 170 festival awards, and, together with yet another of his films, Journey<\/em>, has been selected for 10 Academy-Award qualifying festivals.<\/p>\n So, like festival-goers all over the world, we\u2019re watching this space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Curtin student Radheya Jegatheva’s animated astronaut is mesmerising film festival audiences around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":618,"featured_media":7801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_research-areas":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"research-areas":[],"class_list":["post-7800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-and-global-community"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"additional_content":{"title":"","content":"","image":false},"related_courses":[{"title":"Screen Arts","qualification":"Bachelor of Arts","link":"https:\/\/study.curtin.edu.au\/offering\/course-ug-screen-arts-major-ba--mjru-scart\/","description":"The Screen Arts major prepares you for comprehensive opportunities in the expanding screen-based media industry. 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Drawn to creativity<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Story-telling at its finest<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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A few weeks later, at the Gateway Film Festival in Oregon, it appeared with another of Jegatheva\u2019s films, iRony<\/em>, which delivers a powerful message about the rise and influence of social media. At the closing ceremony the two films were awarded joint Best of Fest<\/em> \u2013 \u201cHardly believable!\u201d he remarks.<\/p>\n