Director creative process in pre-production stage of Subuh (Miracle at Dawn) Film

Abstract

The film Subuh (Miracle at Dawn) by Noise Films, which is packaged with a minimal dialogue concept, won awards nationally and internationally. This cannot be separated from how a director carries out his creative process, especially during pre-production. The purpose of this research is to find out how the director's creative process was in the pre-production stage of the film Subuh (Miracle at Dawn). The research method is a qualitative descriptive approach with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and documentation. The research results show that directors apply nine creative stages in the pre-production stage, according to Ed Gaskell, namely watching your plot, writing the screenplays, genre theme and drama, drawing on ideas, location, setting scene, stars and actors, finding the crew, and research production. This research provides a deeper understanding of the director's role in the creative process in the film industry.