PERAN SUTRADARA DALAM PRODUKSI FILM FIKSI PENDEK BERJUDUL "STUCK"

Lalu Syahreza Alfarobi, 202210040311359. The Director’s Role in the Production of a Short Fiction Film Titled “STUCK”. Final Project for a Non-Client Short Film Production. Communication Studies Program, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Malang.

The short fiction film "STUCK" tells the story of four people from different backgrounds who become trapped in a narrow room. The elevator, as the confined space in this film, was chosen as a metaphor for urban social life, where individuals from diverse backgrounds are forced to share the same space, at the same time, and under the same conditions.

The results of the creative production process of the short fiction film titled “STUCK” show that the director’s creative process plays a very important role in building the characters, atmosphere, and storyline of the film. Through the planned management of artistic and technical aspects, the director is able to transform the ideas contained in the script into a complete and communicative audiovisual work. Therefore, the success of the film *Stuck* is determined not only by production aspects but also by the director’s ability to develop characters, direct the actors, and maintain the consistency of the creative vision throughout the production process.