TEKNIK ANIMATING PADA KARAKTER FABEL SEBAGAI PERWUJUDAN EKSPRESI DI FILM “NIGHTCHASE”

ABSTRAK
The Purpose of this writing is to determine the influence of the technique of animating fable characters as a manifestation of expression in the animated film “Nightchase” and to discuss how important it is to animate character in animation so that they can easily understood by children and to make conclusions and suggestions regarding making animated film using fable characters. In the animated film “Nightchase” the author uses deScriptive research methods with data collection techniques through literature reviews, observations, and online tutorials to get valid data. The use of fable characters in animation is very often used because it can easily create character expressions using body parts that do not exist in humans. Using fable characters can also make it easier for children to recognize the characters’ expressions and emotion well. Evaluation of the use of fable characters shows the influence of introducing characters' expressions through visual and character behavior following the technique used in character animating.. As a result, the audience can recognize the characters’ esxpressions and emotion by easily representing the visuals from of the use of fable characters that have been created to convey the story well.

Keywords: Animasi, Karakter Fabel, Character, Animating.

Tujuan penulisan ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh teknik animating karakter fabel sebagai perwujudan ekspresi di film animasi “Nightchase” dan membahas pentingnya animating karakter pada animasi agar mudah dimengerti oleh anak-anak serta tujuan penggunaan film animasi pada anak. Dalam film “Nightchase” penulis menerapkan metode penelitian deskriptif melalui teknik pengumpulan data dengan observasi, wawancara, dan studi literatur untuk mendapatkan data yang valid. Karakter fabel sering digunakan karena ekspresinya mudah dikenali oleh anak-anak melalui bagian tubuh hewan. Evaluasi penggunaan karakter fabel menunjukkan pengaruh dari pengenalan ekspresi karakter melalui visual dan perilaku dari karakter. Evaluasi penggunaan karakter fabel menunjukkan bahwa penonton dapat dengan mudah mengenali ekspresi dan emosi karakter. Merepresentasikan visual dari penggunaan karakter fabel yang telah dibuat mampu menyampaikan cerita dengan baik.

Kata Kunci: Animasi, Karakter Fabel, Karakter, Animating.