The Sustainable Adaptation of Traditional Art into Digital Medium (Case Study the Motion of Shadow Puppet Scene Perang Kembang)

Animation Program, Visual Communication Design Department, School of Design, Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: esther@binus.edu

Abstract

“Perang Kembang” is a battle scene between the knights against the giant in traditional shadow puppet performance. A knight who has soft and gentle movement is in stark contrast to the giant who has a rugged and attractive movement. The two contrasting characters can represent a very interesting and beautiful war scene, so this war scene becomes a scene awaiting by the audience, as well as a scene capable of showing the skill of the Puppeteer in the art of puppet movement. But how to adapt the beauty of the shadow puppet shadow "Perang Kembang" scene to the digital animation medium? So that the beauty of puppet motion can still continue to be enjoyed by new generations with new media, especially through digital animation media? So to answer this problem, this study uses art-based research methods by experimenting with the motion of digital animation based on the pattern of movement of the shadow of the “Perang Kembang” scenes. Adaptation motion puppet scene " Perang Kembang" to the digital medium can be done through some experimental methods of motion with the best output in the form of an animated silhouette. The choice of silhouette animation refers to the nature of puppets as a the art of shadow play. The results of this study are the "Perang Kembang" puppet motion experimentation in the form of digital silhouette animation.