Translasi Pencak Silat Kedalam Film Animasi (Studi Kasus Film Kung Fu Panda)

Abstrak. Sebagai tradisi yang telah membudaya dari sejak zaman dahulu kala, pencak silat lahir sebagai benteng kekuatan pertahanan diri sekaligus menjadi seni yang memperkaya khazanah kebudayaan bangsa Indonesia. Namun, kuatnya terpaan kebudayaan seni bela diri impor yang masuk (karate, kung fu, tae kwon do, muay thai, capoeira, dll), yang selalu didukung dengan berbagai kemasan media entertainment modern, membuat silat menjadi kalah populer bahkan di mata dan persepsi masyarakat Indonesia sendiri. Hal ini mengakibatkan para generasi muda memandang seni bela diri impor menjadi lebih superior ketimbang pencak silat. Jika hal ini terus berlangsung tanpa ada usaha untuk mengembangkan pencak silat melalui media modern, maka akan sangat sulit untuk mempertahankan dan mengembangkan tradisi ini di masa depan. Tujuan dari makalah ini ialah untuk membuktikan dan menggali potensi animasi sebagai media alternatif yang efektif untuk memvisualisasikan adegan dan cerita bertemakan pencak silat. Adapun studi kasus yang menjadi acuan dalam penelitian ialah film animasi "Kung Fu Panda".  Penelitian ini mengkaji studi kasus dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif deskriptif, lalu dianalisis dengan pendekatan analisis deskriptif untuk mengkaji dan mengidentifikasi pemasalahan dan solusi. Pembahasan dari makalah lebih ditekankan pada kekuatan penyampaikan cerita melalui gambar (visual storytelling) yang efektif terkait dengan pencak silat. Hasil dari penelitian ialah cara penyampaian pesan yang efektif mengenai elemen dan esensi pencak silat sebagai bentuk translasinya kedalam film animasi. Pesan tersebut dapat disampaikan dengan menggunakan aspek narasi, gesture, dan simbol yang diakomodasi dengan aspek visual storytelling.Kata kunci: Budaya Indonesia; film animasi; Kung Fu Panda; pencak silat; visual storytelling.Translating Pencak Silat Into An Animation Film (Case Study The Film Kung Fu Panda)Abstract. A tradition that has been part of Indonesian culture since ancient times, pencak silat was born as a form of self-defense and at the same time has grown into an art form that belongs to the cultural treasures of the Indonesian nation. However, strong exposure to martial arts from abroad (karate, kung fu, tae kwon do, muay thai, capoeira, etc.), always supported by a variety of modern media entertainment, has made pencak silat loose prominence in the eyes and perception of Indonesians. This makes the younger generation consider foreign martial arts to be superior to pencak silat. If this continues without any effort to propagate pencak silat through modern media, it will be very difficult to preserve and develop this tradition in the future. The objective of this study was to demonstrate and explore the potential of animation as an effective alternative medium to visualize pencak silat themed scenes and stories. The animation film 'Kung Fu Panda' was used as a case study. It was examined using a descriptive qualitative method and then analyzed using a descriptive analysis approach to assess and identify problems and solutions. The discussion in this paper emphasizes the strength of delivering the story through images (visual storytelling) effectively associated with pencak silat. The result of the research is an effective way of delivering a message about the elements and essence of pencak silat translated to animated film. The message can be delivered using narrative aspects, gestures, and symbols accommodated by the visual aspect of storytelling.Keywords: animated film; Indonesian Culture; Kung Fu Panda; pencak silat; visual storytelling

Critical temperature for entanglement transition in Heisenberg models

We study thermal entanglement in some low-dimensional Heisenberg models. It is found that in each model there is a critical temperature above which thermal entanglement is absent

The floral scent of Dianthus cruentus Griseb. (Caryophyllaceae)

The genus Dianthus L. (Caryophyllaceae) comprises over 300 species of herbaceous plants that are spread over a vast area, especially in the Mediterranean region. Species of this genus, represented with 38 taxa in the Serbian flora, have attracted attention due to the very beautiful flower color combinations ranging from white to deep purple [1]. This characteristic pigmentation, among several other morphological traits, distinguishes Dianthus from other genera within the family Caryophyllaceae, although the evolutionary progress, diversification and the subdivision of the genus still remain controversial [1].                Although Dianthus species, especially the flowers, are utilized ethnopharmacologically, only few secondary metabolites, besides pigments, have been studied in detail [1]. A SciFinder search gives back around 4,000 reports dealing with Dianthus species, however, less than forty dealt with the analysis of secondary metabolites of the taxa from this genus. Some of the identified constituents displayed a great biological/pharmacological potential, as well as a huge significance for the pollination biology and taxonomy.                Dianthus cruentus Griseb. is a highly valued plant species due to the fragrance and blood-red color of its flowers. Strangely, there are no previous reports on its chemical composition in the literature. In this study, we performed the first GC-MS analysis of the volatile constituents of D. cruentus flowers in order to possibly detect and identify its odoriferous components.                Only 24 constituents were identified, many of which were easily recognized as having odorous properties. The floral volatiles were made up mainly of fatty acid-derived compounds and shikimate metabolites. The major identified volatile compounds were heptanal, benzyl alcohol, heptanoic acid, maltol, and phenethyl alcohol. All major constituents are well known for its characteristic scent e.g. maltol (odor of cotton candy and caramel), phenethyl alcohol (pleasant floral odor), heptanal (strong fruity odor) etc. Although, maltol might also be an artifact of the analytical procedure and not a true constituent of D. cruentus flowers

Z(3) Symmetric Dimensional Reduction of (2+1)D QCD

Here we present a candidate for a Z(3)-symmetric reduced action for the description of the (2+1)D SU(3) gauge theoryComment: 2 pages, Statistical QCD pro

Moduli of Crude Limit Linear Series

Eisenbud and Harris introduced the theory of limit linear series, and constructed a space parametrizing their limit linear series. Recently, Osserman introduced a new space which compactifies the Eisenbud-Harris construction. In the Eisenbud-Harris space, the set of refined limit linear series is always dense on a general reducible curve. Osserman asks when the same is true for his space. In this paper, we answer his question by characterizing the situations when the crude limit linear series contain an open subset of his space.Comment: 13 page

Identification and 2D NMR structural elucidation of a C10-polyacetylenic ester, a previously unreported constituent of Bellis perennis L. essential oil

Common daisy, Bellis perennis L., is a widespread herbaceous perennial plant species from the Asteraceae family. Although it has a history of traditional use for the treatment of a variety of health conditions [1], up to now only a few studies dealt with the composition of the essential oil of this plant taxon [1]. Hydrodistillation of the fresh aboveground parts, collected at the beginning of anthesis from a wild-growing population in Serbia (Jelašnica gorge), yielded a small amount of a light green essential oil (0.022%), which was analyzed by GC-MS and a total of 33 compounds was identified (97.1%), with polyacetylenes as one of the major chemical classes detected. The essential oil was chromatographically separated on a 10% AgNO3-coated silica column, which resulted in one polyacetylene-enriched fraction. GC-MS analysis of this fraction revealed the presence of two C10 polyacetylenic compounds. One of them was identified as methyl deca-4,6-diynoate (2,8-tetrahydromatricaria ester), previously reported [1] as one of the main polyacetylenes present in the essential oil of B. perennis. Literature data [1] and the mass spectrum of the other polyacetylenic compound, present in the oil in trace amount, suggested that it was likely to be a lachnophyllum ester (8,9-dihydromatricaria ester). Direct analysis of 1H- and 13C-NMR (at 400 MHz, in CDCl3) spectra of the obtained fraction proved to be challenging, due to signal overlap. However, a combination of 2D NMR experiments (gradient 1H-1H COSY, HMBC, and HSQC) enabled a full structural assignment. The compound in question was demonstrated to be methyl (Z)-deca-8-en-4,6-diynoate (i.e. a 2,3-dihydromatricaria ester), which, to the best of our knowledge, has not been reported in B. perennis until now. It is possible that the previous reports [1] of lachnophyllum esters in common daisy essential oil, based solely on MS data, are in fact incorrect due to minor differences in the mass spectra of the isomeric esters

Changes in the volatile compounds of two wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.) accessions under controlled weather conditions

Two wormwood accessions (originating from Spain and Hungary) were grown in climatic chambers in order to determine the effect of temperature and light intensity on the composition of their volatile compounds. Young plants were grown in a controlled environment termed as “warm” (increasing temperature from 18 °C/10 °C to 27 °C/19 °C and 16 klx light intensity with a 14 h/10 h light-dark rhythm, respectively) and “cold” ones (increasing temperature from 13 °C/8 °C to 18 °C/ 10 °C and 8 klx light intensity with a 14 h/10 h light-dark rhythm, respectively) for 14 weeks.                The EO yield of the investigated accessions varied from 0.188 mL/100 g (“Hungarian” accession grown in the “warm” chamber) to 1.092 mL/100 g (“Spanish” accession grown in the “cold” chamber) and the installed weather programs had no effect on the EO yield of any of the accessions. Evaluating the components higher than 1% of all detected GC areas, 33 compounds were identified with the total identified percentage varying from 88.8% (“cold” treatment of the “Hungarian” accession) to 92.5% (“cold” treatment of the “Spanish” accession). The well-established chemical differences between the two investigated accessions of wormwood, determined in our former study [1], have been confirmed by the present data. The major components of the oils were sabinene (0-10.8%), b-myrcene (1.7-16.5%), cis-epoxyocimene (1.2-57.7%), cis-chrysanthenyl acetate (0-13.8%), and (Z)-nuciferyl isobutyrate (1.7-10%). The “Spanish” accession represents a “cis-epoxyocimene” chemotype while the “Hungarian” accession exhibits a much more variable profile with sabinene and β-myrcene as the most characteristic components. The results showed that the accumulation of volatile compounds was not influenced by the weather under the investigated parameters. However, the different weather conditions induced quantitative changes in the EO profile of both chemotypes. The relative amount of cis-chrysanthenyl acetate increased from 8.0 (“cold” chamber) to 13.8% (“warm” chamber) in the oil of the “Spanish” plants while sabinene increased from 2.3 to 10.8% and b-myrcene rose from 8.0 to 16.5% in the “cold” and “warm” chambers, respectively, for the “Hungarian” oil samples