Interdisciplinar y Behavior and Social Sciences – Lumban Gaol (Ed.)
© 2015 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-02735-0
Visual language in Indonesian children film: How Indonesian film makers
talk to children
Adilla Amelia & Bernadetta Diah Aryani
Bina Nusantara International, Jakarta, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: Visual language is the mean to convey message through visual cues. Film, as an audio visual
media, depends largely on visual language to tell its story. The comprehension of the story relies on the under-
standing of the audience concerning the visual cues brought forth in the film. The understanding of visual
language is made by a consensus between film maker and society in general. But what happens if the audiences
are children? Could children ...