JAKARTA - Holding the title of Engineer, Tanta Ginting has actually achieved a comfortable job and income in the United States. However, his vocation for a career in the arts could not be ignored, so he chose to return to Indonesia in 2004.
Now, Tanta finds her true happiness through acting. He could shake off any doubts about his decision first.
"I am grateful that when I first entered the world of cinema in 2010-2011, it could be said that the period of growth of Indonesian cinema. So I grew up with the market, so of course I was very happy because this decision was quite radical," said Tanta. in South Jakarta, Wednesday, July 6th.
When she entered the entertainment world for the first time, Tanta was already 28 years old. Too risky of course if you want to start a new step.
"Starting from zero, yes, from extras. Running away and leaving an established job in America so there is excitement too. But yes, at the same time I have the urge "I can't fail" I've just pursued a career, so that's what makes me relieved in the end, " he said.
"Fortunately, the industry is growing so I entered at the right time. So I can work with the right people, get a good project, I can proceed to make a good film that can help my future career as a full-time actor," continued the man with the name complete Tanta Jorekenta Ginting.
Now Tanta's face seems to have never left the cinema. Alternately, the ones he starred in aired alternately,
"Starting on June 30 until a month later, there will be one film that has an excuse. People like to think, "Wow, Tanta keeps shooting" nope. This is a film that has lasted since 2.5 years ago, two years ago, a year ago, so it's like that. "There is one film in the realm of 3 Colors, which aired last June 30, which we shot a few weeks/months before the pandemic broke out," he said.
"It is a dream come true but it's not what I expected. Because I didn't expect anything, I know this is a completely new world that I just want to try, I'll just throw it in what's next. Either the guts win or I'm so stupid because I've worked as an engineer, 4 years, in America. The salary is good, it's good, I suddenly want to be an artist," he recalled.
Seeing his career achievements now, Tanta seems to give an answer to people's doubts about his decision to pursue a career in entertainment.
"That's right until now when people hear my story saying "You idiot. What are you doing" it's just a call from the heart. So this is it, even though I worked for a big salary when I was in America and the salary here is small, I'm happier when I might have a small salary but working in the entertainment world because maybe that's where my passion is, so it's a relief," he said.
"No matter how difficult the job is when it's finished, it's a relief. While in engineering it's an easy job but I'm not satisfied, always "what the heck isn't really good" even though the salary is big, I'm still grateful for the little work," he said.
Job satisfaction, according to this husband from Denalta Eunike, exceeds the satisfaction of receiving regular work income. "So I think it's more than that. It's just a matter of life looking for money. Maybe because you were born as an artist, you might be more satisfied if you work like that than work for other people," he explained.
In the art world, Tanta feels that she can process and create something that other people can enjoy. That was the satisfaction he felt.
"I'm satisfied so maybe I think I was born as an artist, so I think that working is more satisfying than carrying out an obligation given by my superiors. Making my own work and can be given to many people who enjoy or don't enjoy it but from there you can learn the process that makes me "this is delicious," he said.
One of the keys to success that Tanta believes in is believing and not doubting yourself. "I never thought about doubting myself because I'm quite a hippie, so just go with the flow, so I'm really purely looking at the signs around. That's what I've been doing since the beginning," he explained.
The decision to move to Indonesia started when I accidentally returned to Indonesia in 2004, we had a mission to help people in the East, so I joined an organization in America and suddenly saw how good Indonesia was.
"From there, it seemed like there were signs from the universe, I just followed suit," he explained.
Certainly not an easy thing for him to explain his decision to the family. "Actually, from what I saw, the family doubting my decision was not because they didn't like the entertainment world but they didn't understand that. That's what I noticed and I learned a lot from parents, especially not agreeing with their child's career choice because it wasn't because they didn't like it. but they didn't understand. So at that time I looked for a way to make them understand that this was an option to become a career too," recalls Tanta.
Now, the man who was born on October 16, 1981 can prove that artists can live too. "The way I prove it is to work hard and then try to excel by doing something big that they can finally see. One of the reasons my parents didn't agree, especially my father, was because he thought, 'Ah, in the industry, you just want to relax, because in America, work is complicated. so engineer. Go to Indonesia just want to relax.' Now I can prove it's not like that," he explained.
The ability to adapt and follow the call of nature, is another key to success. Starting from a desire to make music, Tanta also followed the code of nature to move to acting. Because every time you try to be a musician, obstacles and obstacles always get in the way.
"When I was in Indonesia, at first I wanted to be a musician, suddenly "No, I don't think you're a musician, bro" so I was introduced to musicals. In musicals, I was introduced to acting. Finally, I tried again. acting, so I really just follow the acting," he explained.
"So I've never doubled like it's always "uh, there's this offer, maybe it's a sign from the universe," just follow it. It's always like that," he explained.
From a small role, Tanta was finally able to show that his hard work was not in vain when he got his debut in the main role in the Soekarno film.
"Soekarno's film was the first film that finally raised my name because it finally got an award there they saw "Wow, people want to be serious. Really want to work here, have a career in the entertainment world, especially acting." So friends out there, if there are parents who still refuse, it's your job to show it," he suggested.
Tanta has a message for young people that will determine the direction of their career. "Have a career. Do as best as you can what you want, don't just run away from one situation, it feels like trying another. No, you have to really want to carry on that career to the point that this person is serious," he suggested.
Having been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Tanta Ginting is grateful to be able to work without worrying anymore. The delayed films finally aired, the audience's response made him enthusiastic.
"Praise God, the feeling is very happy because yesterday we were stuck at work, so we couldn't do many things and what has been done can't be shown, so how does it feel like the artist has created, his work is being held back, can't be shared, can't be shared, isn't that okay? It's like something is stuck, yes, but now the pandemic is starting to decrease and it's almost over, maybe, cinemas are starting to return to normal, the audience's enthusiasm is also rising again because one of the hardest things for us in cinema is to return the enthusiasm of the audience to return to the cinema," he said.
The Indonesian audience record set by KKN in Penari Village recorded a new highest number of viewers, 9.2 million viewers, making him even more grateful.
"In the beginning, they were still afraid, they were still not sure if it was safe or not, but now with the KKN film in Dancing Village which can attract 9.2 million viewers, Horror Horror Delicious which attracts 2.8 million viewers. We can see that It means that the interest has increased again. So we are very grateful," he explained.
Like a celebration, the film Tanta took turns showing in theaters. However, he emphasized that the film had been prepared for a long time.
"For the show schedule, suddenly the pandemic didn't show at all. Finally 2.5 years later it was finally released but along with my other films as well. Pure Honey, last year and next week there was also Ivanna 1.5 years ago we filmed finally aired together," he said.
The screenings were lucky because filming continued during the pandemic but didn't show immediately because cinemas were closed. "Filming has been going on for a long time, eh, isn't it, so it suddenly airs and then suddenly clashes with the film that was filming and just aired. So there has been an incident like that that bothers me about the promo, you have to split it up, right. Until now, Instagram has been like a cinema IG I see, all movie posters," he said with a laugh.
Although it seems funny, Tanta is grateful that cinemas can start showing films again. "So yes, I'm happy too," he said.
Popularity, according to Tanta Ginting is a bonus. 18 years of career in Indonesian entertainment, the best achievement is being accepted to work with different people, especially directors and producers.
"Many people think of awards, awards, in my opinion, are extra, but to be accepted by this director, we have heard a lot about this director, he only plays or does this. For me to be accepted in any film project, that is already the highest achievement as an actor. It means that I was not branded as an actor of only one type because of my fear at the beginning when I was after the Soekarno film, some of the offers that came in that I was labeled an old school film actor," he recalled.
After Soekarno, Tanta then became a regular antagonist character who was angry all the time. Finally, Tanta sought acting knowledge from Lukman Sardi.
"I asked "How can I be like you?" he said, "If you can take different characters, then your acting range is wide so people see you not only acting one type." I really followed, finally I took comedy, I took drama, all kinds of things," he said.
"So it's not just one genre that finally works. Mas Lukman's formula is correct, so when people see me in the drama film "Oh Tanta plays drama" they continue to play into action "Oh he can act" so almost all of them are very high achievements in when I can be accepted in any genre and any director and producer," he added.
Tanta's sense of loyalty increases when she is now believed to be a playing age character. He had to compete with actors of various ages and keep up with it.
"What's confusing is between students and young fathers. Yesterday it was really funny. I played a film as a student child with Jourdy Pranata, Zara Adhisty. I was the same age as them, the story was at the same time I was also filming as a young father," he explained.
"So how come you can only put on make-up, to be able to play there, young and old, it's a very fun and unique achievement, I think because not everyone can do that, but I really enjoy being in that position. ," added Tanta Ginting.
Happiness is actually felt when the role he plays is believable. Honestly, he admitted that not all the roles he played were successful.
"It's nice that my character is believable. But there are also some things that I have to make other accents that aren't believable, oh I take it as a process, we're not always successful, yes, there will definitely be misses and hits for the characters we play, only when people Watching it is not Tanta, but the character is my happiness," he said.
Nearly two decades, Tanta wants to go further. Want to develop their talents and interests.
"My dream has always been why I went into the world of entertainment or movies, because I like to tell stories, I like to make stories because I also started from community dramas, church dramas, where I wrote the screenplay, the scenes were all sorts of things. I like that and maybe that's my next wish. Maybe you can become a director, at least initially as a producer or as simple as making a story first and it can be produced as a film or series. Maybe that will be in the future," hoped Tanta Ginting.
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