Open AccessThe Communication Competence of Visual Reader at Visually Impaired's Cinema
Author(s) -
Cut Meutia Karolina,
Eni Maryani,
Dian Wardiana Sjuchro
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jurnal ilmiah peuradeun
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2443-2067
pISSN - 2338-8617
DOI - 10.26811/peuradeun.v8i2.488
Subject(s) - movie theater , visually impaired , visual communication , competence (human resources) , psychology , visual impairment , multimedia , cognitive psychology , computer science , visual arts , human–computer interaction , social psychology , art , psychiatry
Bioskop Harewos is a cinema that specialized in visually impaired film viewers in Bandung, Indonesia. The cinema runs with a traditional and distinct watching process. Some important concepts used in this research are related to communication competences; Visually impaired; and film. Using a qualitative method with constructivism paradigm and case study approach, this research tries to uncover several aspects, such as the communication capabilities of Visual Readers in Bioskop Harewos; the management effort of Bioskop Harewos in enhancing the communication effectiveness between Visual Readers and visually impaired viewers; also the competency of communication skills that required by Visual Readers. The result of this study revealed that the communication skills of Visual Readers in terms of being a prompter to visually impaired viewers were still under expectation. In terms of improving communication skills, the manager of the Bioskop Harewos has made several introductions and pre-viewing activities, yet the result is not as expected. This research also found three key competencies that are a necessity to be possessed by Visual Readers.