Tera Garnida 12012416 Analisis Visual “Sirah Nabi Muhammad: Graphic Novel” karya Gerdi W.K.
Novel grafis merupakan salah satu bagian penting dalam sejarah perkembangan komik Amerika, Eropa hingga Indonesia. Perkembangan novel grafis Indonesia telah memicu komikus lokal untuk membuat komik dalam bentuk serupa. Salah satunya ialah komikus veteran Gerdi W.K. dengan karyanya “Sirah Nabi Muhammad: Graphic Novel”. Novel grafis ini merupakan novel grafis pertama yang mengisahkan Nabi Muhammad SAW di Indonesia. Hal inilah yang mendasari ketertarikan penulis untuk menelitinya dari segi visual. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis elemen visual dan pengambilan adegan dalam “Sirah Nabi Muhammad: Graphic Novel”. Terkait tujuan penelitian, dibuat rumusan masalah berupa elemen visual komik yang meliputi halaman komik, ilustrasi, panel, balon kata, kotak narasi, splash, onomatopoeia, garis gerak, symbolia, dan tipografi; dan pengambilan adegan yang meliputi sudut pandang, jarak pandang, keseimbangan, kemiringan, dan closure. Teknik penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif analisis dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi, dokumentasi, dan wawancara. Metode pengambilan sampel pada novel grafis ini dilakukan melalui purposive sampling, yaitu dengan mengambil sampel sesuai rumusan masalah yang mewakili keseluruhnan. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa halaman komik, panel, balon kata, kotak narasi, splash, onomatopoeia, garis gerak, symbolia, dan tipografi digunakan pada novel grafis ini. Pengambilan adegan meliputi sudut pandang, jarak pandang, keseimbangan, kemiringan, dan closure digambar secara sinematografis. Hasil penelitian diharapkan dapat bermanfaat bagi masyarakat khususnya mahasiswa dan kalangan professional dalam bidang komik.
Kata Kunci: Komik, Novel Grafis, Analisis Visual, Elemen Visual Komik, Komposisi
Tera Garnida 12012416 Visual Analysis on “Sirah Nabi Muhammad: Graphic Novel” by Gerdi W.K.
Graphic novel is one of the important parts of America’s, European’s and Indonesia’s comic history growth. Indonesia’s graphic novel growth has triggered local comic artists to create comics in the same form. One of them is veteran comic artist Gerdi W.K. with his work entitled “Sirah Nabi Muhammad: Graphic Novel”. This graphic novel is Indonesia’s first graphic novel which tells the story of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH, and this underlies the researcher’s interest to examine it from visual aspect. This study aims to analyze visual elements and scene takings on “Sirah Nabi Muhammad: Graphic Novel”. Based on the purpose, the formulation of problems are visual elements which include comic page, illustration, panel, speech bubble, narrative box, splash, onomatopoeia, motion lines, symbolia, and typography; and scene takings which include angle, distance, balance, tilt, and closure. The research technique used descriptive analysis method with qualitative approach. The data collection was conducted through observation, documentation, and interview. Sampling method in graphic novel was performed through purposive sampling: taking samples according to the formulation of problems which represent the whole data. The findings prove that comic page, panel, speech bubble, narrative box, splash, onomatopoeia, motion lines, symbolia, and typography are used on this graphic novel. Moreover, the scene takings, which cover angle, distance, balance, tilt, and closure, are drawn cinematographically. The results are expected to be helpful for community, particularly for college students and professionals in the field of comics.
Keywords: Comics, Graphic Novel, Visual Analysis, Comic’s Visual Elements, Compositio
