PENERAPAN FENOMENOLOGI DALAM PENGGAMBARAN SUBJEKTIVITAS TOKOH PADA FILM PENDEK "REAKSI RASA"

Film is an audiovisual medium that conveys experience and emotion through visual language. This creative project report discusses the application of cinematography by the Director of Photography in the short film Reaksi rasa to represent the protagonist's subjective experience using Vivian Sobchack's phenomenological approach, particularly the concept of embodied experience. The creative process consisted of pre-production, production, and post-production stages. Cinematographic elements, including camera movement, composition, depth of field, and lighting, were applied according to the character's emotional development. The results show that these visual decisions effectively represent Bryan's subjective experience while guiding audience perception through the concepts of embodied experience and suspension of disbelief, allowing the transition between reality and imagination to be accepted naturally. Therefore, cinematography functions not only as an aesthetic element but also as a medium for creating perceptual and emotional experiences through visual language.

Keywords: Director of Photography, cinematography, phenomenology, embodied experience, suspension of disbelief.

Film merupakan media audio visual yang mampu menyampaikan pengalaman dan emosi melalui bahasa visual. Laporan penciptaan ini membahas penerapan sinematografi oleh Director of Photography dalam film pendek Reaksi rasa untuk merepresentasikan pengalaman subjektif tokoh utama menggunakan pendekatan fenomenologi Vivian Sobchack, khususnya konsep embodied experience. Proses penciptaan dilakukan melalui tahapan pra-produksi, produksi, dan pasca produksi. Penerapan sinematografi diwujudkan melalui penggunaan pergerakan kamera, komposisi, depth of field, dan pencahayaan yang dirancang sesuai perkembangan emosi tokoh. Hasil penciptaan menunjukkan bahwa setiap keputusan visual mampu membangun pengalaman subjektif Bryan sekaligus mengarahkan persepsi penonton melalui konsep embodied experience dan suspension of disbelief, sehingga batas antara realitas dan imajinasi dapat diterima secara alami. Dengan demikian, sinematografi tidak hanya berfungsi sebagai unsur estetika, tetapi juga sebagai media yang membangun pengalaman perseptual dan emosional penonton.

Kata Kunci: Director of Photography, sinematografi, fenomenologi, embodied experience, suspension of disbelief.