Exploration of revive inanimate object in the film “meja makan/ goodbye, table manner” (2018) by Wisnu Candra

Abstract

This article discusses the exploration carried out on inanimate objects in the form of dining tables. The case study used is a short film entitled "Goodbye, Table Manner" (2018) by Wisnu Candra. The film has won several national awards, namely Best Short Film – FESTCIL 2018, Best Direction, and Best Sound Design at the 2019 Indonesian Student Film Festival. The method used to bring the inanimate objects to life in this film is the application of a priori perspective based on personal experience and the interpretation of the shape of the table into the concept of film shots. The end result is to provide an equal position between the dinner table and the film's main character in running the film's plot because both have their own stories. Characters with a dining table layout and a dining table with a point of view that changes places.