MOTION COMIC DESIGN ABOUT KEEPING OATH FOR TEENAGERS BASED ON SIAMANG PUTIH FOLKLORE FROM WEST SUMATERA

• Main Author: Ummara Al Amin, M
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/56980
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Indonesia is a country consisting of many languages, ethnicities, ethnic groups, religions and diverse cultures that are spread throughout the territory of Indonesia. One form of culture is Folklore. Every region in all corners of Indonesia has folklore that reflects its cultural uniqueness, one of which is the folklore originating from the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, namely the Siamang Putih Folklore. Siamang Putih itself has a very interesting storyline because it contains a love story that ends tragically, besides that there are life values, namely loyalty in the form of a girl's waiting for her fiancé for years that never arrived, making her suffer and get a curse for having breaking the promise of allegiance. At that time a woman was required to stay at home and men went abroad in search of a better life which was common at that time in Minangkabau. Based on this, this story is very suitable to be introduced to teenagers as an effort to increase teenagers' interest in Nusantara stories. And provide a picture of life in a relationship. Based on the story contained in the story and the target audience, the folklore of Siamang Putih is interesting to be made into a motion comic. Then the motion comic media that was appointed was storytelling. This is because today's teenagers do not escape the use of gadgets and teenagers are also very interested in watching things that are unique and interesting, so that Motion Comic is the right medium to raise the story of Siamang Putih. By adding sound effects and motion features, the story of Siamang Putih can be very lively and can increase public interest, especially teenagers, in following this folklore story.