Konstruksi Mood melalui Warna Cahaya dalam Film Siksa Kubur

Abstract

Color lighting is one of the lighting elements within mise en scene that plays an important role in constructing mood in films. In horror films, color lighting functions not only to illuminate the scene but also to shape visual qualities that support narrative development and create particular emotional atmospheres. The film Siksa Kubur (2024), directed by Joko Anwar, consistently employs various color lighting schemes to construct different moods throughout the narrative. This study aims to analyze and explain the construction of mood through color lighting in the film Siksa Kubur. This study employed a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected through observation, documentation, and literature review. The data were analyzed using the interactive model of Miles and Huberman, including data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The analysis was based on the mise en scene theory of David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Patti Bellantoni's color theory, and Blain Brown's lighting theory. The findings indicate that mood in Siksa Kubur is not constructed solely through the use of color lighting, but through the interaction of color temperature, color dominance, saturation, contrast, light intensity, and the application of low key lighting as interconnected elements of lighting design. The analysis of four selected scenes demonstrates that maroon red constructs a traumatic mood; cyan green creates an isolated mood; amber evokes anxiety and vigilance; while burnt orange builds tension and anticipation. The variation of these lighting elements follows the narrative progression, producing a gradual development of mood throughout the film. Therefore, color lighting functions as an essential visual strategy that supports narrative delivery by constructing different emotional atmospheres in accordance with the development of the story.