Naratif Drama Islamik: Motif Visual Mior Hashim Manap Melalui Latar Lokasi

The location of the drama is one of the types of setting chosen in a drama and is one of the production process of television dramas. The selection of the location requires in-depth study and recce to ensure that the play is more interesting and has a specific meaning for the audience to understand. Thus, this study aims to analyze the extent to which the selection of location backgrounds chosen by the director is tailored to the scene, having elements of da'wah besides influencing the visual beauty of the drama. This study uses content analysis on three Islamic dramas directed by Mior Hashim Manap on TV Al-Hijrah titled Cinta Kun Fayakun, Warkah Cinta, and Cinta dan Wahyu. This study carries out in-depth interviews with Mior Hashim Manap to discuss the issue of this study. The results reveals the location of the drama chosen by the directors in these three dramas have the characteristics of da'wah that show the beauty of Islam, the power of Allah S.W.T and bring the audience closer to Allah S.W.T. Overall the location can be made as an element of da'wah in Islamic drama whether as unseeded or implied through the scenes portrayed in the location.