ASEAN-JAPAN NEW GENERATION SHORT FILM AWARD 2026 ✦ PART OF HALF MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ✦ PART OF CEMPOR (CAMP ENTREPRENEUR DISPORA KOTA BANDUNG) ✦ 25 FINALISTS: SONY 1-MINUTE FILM COMPETITION ✦

01 / NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS

TABLE FOR ONE

Short Film Drama Festival Film

A quiet reflection on solitude, memory, and the spaces we leave empty. What happens when the only person left to have dinner with is yourself?

Director Gabriel Sanjaya

Cinematographer & Colorist Gerra Ruchi

Year 2026

Production NOTEFROMUS™

Camera Sony A7CII

Capture S-Log3 / S-Gamut3.Cine

Grading DaVinci Resolve

Delivery Rec.709 Gamma 2.4

Cinematography Approach

Lighting motivation focuses on high-contrast tungsten interior key lights, framing Mei in soft isolative shadows. Deliberate static compositions and slow push-ins emphasize emotional distance across the dining table.

Color Approach

The grade uses restrained warm highlights and cooler ambient shadows to separate Mei's present reality from her memories. Skin tones remain natural while the dining-room palette gradually becomes more muted as the scene progresses.

Color Breakdown