Digitalization of Debus Mantra Ritual Documentary Film Using Flipbook Application: Representation of Local Wisdom-Based Literary Learning Media

Abstract

Literature learning in schools in Indonesia still uses textbook learning media. Using a qualitative approach, this study followed the steps of the Spradley ethnographic model is applied to data analiyse: (1) domain analysis by conducting participant observation and recording the results of observations and interviews at the Debus studio, (2) taxonomic analysis with categories from social situations obtained during the research, (3) componential analysis by looking for related elements, and (4) analysis of cultural themes by integrating across domains. Without the use of technology in teaching, students feel bored when learning literature taught by their teachers at school. This study aims to describe the digitalization of the Debus Mantra ritual documentary film using the Flipbook application as a representation of local wisdom-based literary learning media. The results of the documentary film research on the debus mantra ritual are divided into four acts. The first act contains an explanation of the historical tradition of the debus performing arts. The second act includes an invitation to the community to preserve the debus performing arts, and mantras that can be used as teaching materials for literature at the school level. The third act is about the scene of the mantra reading ritual. The fourth act is about showing how to perform the debus performance. The documentary film of the Debus mantra ritual are combined with the The Flipbook-integrated documentary film aims to enhance student engagement in literature education. It consists of text and a documentary video and becomes a representation of literary teaching materials in schools that contain local cultural values.