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This film horror mockumentary, produced by MD Pictures, Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati, is directed by Rizal Mantovani. It stars the Jurnal Risa team, Prinsa Mandagie, and Sandy Pradana. In the hands of Rizal Mantovani, the genre of this film is mockumentary horror. Now, the film mockumentary has been closely tied to the horror genre, this made watchers feel like the film is closer to home. But then again, what exactly is a mockumentary film?
Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati Uses the Genre of Film Horror Mockumentary —Here’s What It Means
A Mockumentary (mocku and documentary) is a film genre where the camera takes most scenes that are taken in a documentary method a.k.a documenting it in real-time. But a mockumentary film is fictional which can be found in the word “mock” hence why a mockumentary method is often used for the comedy genre.
Another definition for a mockumentary film is faux-found footage, which means that the scene uses the technique of found footage that gives the illusion of a video recording which makes the scenes more realistic than heavily edited cinematography.
For some films, some video recordings that were shown remain unedited as it will give the essence of a real-life experience to the viewers to feel as if they are a part of those escapades. In general, a mockumentary film has multiple original elements in it, with its shaky effects on the camera and the natural acting from the cast.
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Aside from being combined with the comedy genre, there has been a recent trend of a mockumentary film being combined with the horror genre hence making it a mockumentary horror film—and now Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati directed by Rizal Mantovani has become a part of that innovative trend.
The viewers of Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati will look at the real-life story of the entity that has given grave trauma to Risa Saraswati’s family—Samex.
Of course, a mockumentary film is a perfect fit for Jurnal Risa, as the content of the Jurnal Risa team that has been published on YouTube is all in a documentary format. Rizal Mantovani gave his best efforts to make a hybrid of a YouTube documentary film combined with a big screen cinematic movie– this method was well thought out with the purpose of where the movie-goers can feel as though they were going on a horror adventure with the Jurnal Risa team.
According to Rizal Mantovani, Manoj Punjabi, as the producer of Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati and also as the CEO Founder of MD Entertainment, had the idea of making a mockumentary film since the very beginning as it aligns with the concept of Jurnal Risa. “When I found out that this film was going to be made into a mockumentary alongside Jurnal Risa, I immediately thought it was an amazing idea,” said Rizal Mantovani.
One of the film’s Gala Premiere guests gave a testimony where she expressed the fact that she felt as if she was part of a horror adventure with the Jurnal Risa team alongside Prinsa. “In my opinion, this film is insanely innovative, it’s unlike any other horror film. The way Rizal Mantovani executed this film as a mockumentary made us feel the ambiance of the set. Not to mention this film was adapted from a true story from one of Jurnal Risa’s adventures on the field” he stated.
So that’s the definition of a mockumentary horror film, that the viewers can feel as if they are in an immersive experience while watching it on the big screen. Watch the Jurnal Risa by Risa Saraswati film with your loved ones so it won’t feel as scary! In cinemas now!
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