Lire journal (journal of linguistics and literature
Vol 6 No 1 (2022): Lire Journal (Journal of Linguistics and Literature)

DOCUDRAMA GENRE TO REPRESENT RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE IN OBAT MALAM AND SOLUSI TV PROGRAM: A CASE STUDY

Nopita Trihastutie (American Studies Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 May 2022

Abstract

Genre is an important thing in planning film or TV program. This paper focuses on exploring two national TV programs that use docudrama genre to deliver people’s real past to represent their religious experience. By conducting interview with the producer of Obat Malam and Solusi TV program, the aim of this paper is to examine why docudrama genre used to represent religious experience in Obat Malam and Solusi TV program. The interview was conducted online via zoom meeting and involved the producer manager as the single participant. The open ended questions were used in the interview. A mix coding technique was applied in the interview data collection analysis. The findings show that producer’s perspective puts emphasis on docudrama genre as a configuration of particular elements, highlights visual narrative aspects, and accentuates qualities of docudrama modes of documentary. It can be concluded that docudrama genre meets the need of creative and contextual way to present religious experience to the viewers.

Copyrights © 2022






Journal Info

Abbrev

LRJ

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Lire Journal stands for Linguistics and Literature Journal. This journal is published by Elite Laboratory English Department of Bangka Belitung University twice a year. This is an open-accessed and blind-peer review journal that provides articles both critical theory and field research in ...