Do You See What I See: First Love is an Indonesian horror movie that will soon haunt the big screen in theaters across the country. The movie is the latest production from MD Pictures, which is known for its quality works. Adapted from the 64th episode of the popular podcast Do You See What I See, titled First Love, the movie promises an intense and gripping horror experience.

Behind the scenes, the movie is helmed by Awi Suryadi, a director who has scored a huge success with the phenomenal horror KKN di Desa Penari (2022). Awi's expertise in creating an atmosphere full of tension and mystery is expected to captivate the audience again in Do You See What I See: First Love.

To ensure the quality of the story, the screenplay was written by a talented writing duo, Lele Laila and Mizter Popo. Both are known to deliver deep narratives and strong characters, ensuring that every element of the story works perfectly. They collaborated to translate the horror and intrigue of the podcast into evocative visuals. Dunia Games team has summarized some interesting facts about Do You See What I See: First Love that you should definitely check out before watching it.

1. Horror Movie Adaptation of Mizter Popo's Horror Podcast

The movie titled Do You See What I See: First Love is an Indonesian horror movie that will be scheduled to hit theaters soon. This horror movie itself is produced by MD Pictures, which is the result of being adapted from a podcast of the same name, Do You See What I See. As for the episode taken is episode 64 of First Love.

What you need to know again from the horror movie Do You See What I See: First Love is the person who worked on it. It is known that this movie was worked on under the direction of Awi Suryadi, the director behind the horror movie that was once named the best-selling, the horror KKN in Desa Penari (2022). The screenwriter of this movie has involved Lele Laila and also of course Mizter Popo himself.

2. Made Because Directors Itch to Make Drama

The director Awi Suryadi apparently worked on Do You See What I See because he was itching to make a drama movie. So after succeeding with Danur: I Can See Ghosts which could gain 2.7 million viewers in 2017, Awi Suryadi actually missed the drama genre. This is also followed by his belief in the genre, especially after KKN di Desa Penari reached 10 million viewers.

This is as Awi Suryadi once said, "Since working on horror in 2017, I've been itching to make a drama movie. Finally, the itch was scratched thinly when I was offered Do You See What I See because the theme is a love drama and toxic relationship. Falling in love with the wrong person," said Awi Suryadi some time ago.

3. Changed Scriptwriters Three Times

In fact, during the production process, the script of the movie Do You See What I See was revised three times. This was apparently done by them because they felt that there was a lack of understanding, this is also with an authentic perspective on women's experiences in the original script.

The possibility could be because the first and second script writers were men. So until finally it came to the last script, where the last script managed to capture an authentic nuance while being able to present women's experiences more deeply in the horror film adaptation of the podcast.

4. 22 Days of Filming in Bogor and Cibubur

The shooting process for the movie Do You See What I See turned out to last almost a full month, 22 days to be precise. The main shooting locations were spread across Cibubur and Bogor, which were carefully chosen in order to create an atmosphere that suits the storyline of the movie.

The reason the location was chosen was because it had proven suitable for special scenes in the movie Do You See What I See. This is because in the movie there will be scenes in boarding houses, then cemeteries, and even this is also because there are various other scenes that must require proper visual effectiveness.

5. Had a Camera Test With a Thai Director

As you already know, Do You See What I See is a movie made by Awi Suryadi. But did you know that when he was working on the movie, he was also working on Kisah Tanah Jawa: Pocong Gundul. In fact at that time, the movie Do You See What I See had even undergone camera tests with a director from Thailand.

This is as Awi Suryadi revealed that "Actually, Do You See What I See has undergone camera tests with a director from Thailand. At that time, I was working on Kisah Tanah Jawa. In the middle of the road, this film did not match with Thai filmmakers and then returned to me," said Awi Suryadi through his statement some time ago.

6. 6-Day Graveyard Shoot

Like other horror movies, of course the movie Do You See What I See also takes place in a cemetery. But not a day or a few hours, the shooting process in the cemetery turned out to take almost 1 week, to be precise for 6 days. So the movie players shot in the cemetery for six days, and everything was done at night.

In this haunted place, the cast also had to get wet and face intense challenges during the shooting process. This was intentional so that the movie could create an authentic and mesmerizing atmosphere for the audience. Well with high dedication and commitment, shooting in this cemetery will certainly not be a scene fail in the movie later.

7. Had to Make a 4 Meter Deep Hole for the Graveyard Scene

Since it involved a graveyard scene, the crew had to have a graveyard hole that looked like the real thing. They did make a grave, but the grave hole is interesting because it has an unnatural depth of 4 meters. The reason the grave hole reaches 4 meters is because the shooting process is not hampered, so special players and crew can fit all the shooting tools.

They make a hole like a grave 3 to 4 meters deep so that the hole can be entered by 4 players, this is also with a cinematographer. In addition, in that place they will also be poured with water to get a real rain effect. Even in the picture, there is a muddy ground effect, the scene will be executed from 7 pm to dawn.

8. Do You See What I See: Cerita Horor #64 - First Love Synopsis

Do You See What I See is a horror movie that comes from a true story presented by the Mizter Popo Podcast, to be precise, it comes from Mawar's real experience. Mawar is a student who lives in a boarding house close to her campus. After losing her parents, she often feels lonely and expresses that feeling to her boarding house friend and best friend, Vey. On her birthday, Mawar hopes to find a lover who can accompany her lonely days and her wish comes true.

Mawar finally met a man named Restu. As a friend, Vey was happy when Mawar told her about her new boyfriend. However, since then many strange things have started to happen to their boarding house, with both of them experiencing various mystical terrors. Event after event happened until one day Vey realized and found a clue that the incident had something to do with Mawar's new boyfriend who was not human, to be precise, the ghost figure of Pocong.

9. Do You See What I See: Cerita Horor #64 - First Love Casts

As a movie from Indonesia, this movie will be filled with stars from Indonesia, starting from the old and of course the young will be in this movie. As for the cast of the movie Do You See What I See, among others, are:

• Shenina Cinnamon as Vey
• Diandra Agatha as Mawar
• Isaiah Abraham as Alex
• Sonia Alyssa as Kartika
• Sarah Felicia as Lina
• Jessica Shaina as Dona
• Nyimas Ratu Rafa as Melati
• Irgi Fahrezi as Suryo
• Bunbun Melly as Mpok Atik
• Noval T.B. as Restu

10. Do You See What I See Release Date

In the movie Do You See What I See, there is a learning of the complexity and combination of stories between the cast, director, crew, and team in presenting a story that is crazy enough to love the wrong person. As a result, this causes the soul to fall into depression and lose direction due to the wrong love.

With the moral message in the movie and of course some of you who want to know the end of the story of Mawar and Vey in revealing the identity of Restu who is actually Pocong. Then the movie Do You See What I See must be waited for and watched, which is known that this horror movie will air on Thursday, May 16th 2024, precisely in all your favorite theaters.

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