Analisis Visualisasi Konflik Kelas pada Visual Worldbuilding Animasi “Arcane: League of Legends”

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Abstrak

Animasi “Arcane: League of Legends” merupakan hasil turunan media dari dunia game “League of Legends”. Namun Worldbuilding dikemas Arcane dengan cerdik dan alami sehingga bagi penonton yang bukan pemain atau belum mengetahui game “League of Legends” masih dapat menikmati animasi tersebut tanpa harus mencari penjelasan cerita dalam game terlebih dahulu. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi apa saja komponen atau setting Worldbuilding yang terdapat pada visual animasi tersebut, dan bagaimana storytelling atau narasi terkait konflik kelas disampaikan secara visual ke dalam komponen Worldbuilding tersebut. Metode penelitian untuk animasi menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif dengan metode critical visual analysis serta memanfaatkan teori elemen Worldbuilding milik Kevin J. Anderson untuk menganalisa dan mengelompokkan komponen visual Worldbuilding yang didapat. Studi ini memberikan gambaran mengenai penerapan Worldbuilding ke dalam visual animasi, seperti persebaran unsur Worldbuilding dalam visual animasi, unsur Worldbuilding yang paling efektif disampaikan melalui visual animasi ini, serta hasil narasi yang didapat dari visual unsur Worldbuilding dalam animasi.

Kata Kunci: animasi, arcane, konflik kelas, Worldbuilding

Abstract

"Arcane: League of Legends" animation is one of the derivative product from the "League of Legends" game universe, but the animation team were able to deliver the Worldbuilding in a clever and natural way so that viewers who are not players or don't know the game "League of Legends" can still enjoy the animation without have to find the game lore first. This article aims to identify what components or Worldbuilding settings are contained in the animation visuals, and how storytelling or narratives related to class conflicts are visually conveyed into the Worldbuilding components. The research method for animation uses a qualitative descriptive approach with critical visual analysis method and utilizes Kevin J. Anderson's theory of Worldbuilding elements to analyze and classify the obtained visual components of Worldbuilding. This study provides an overview of the application of Worldbuilding into visual animation, such as the distribution of Worldbuilding elements in animation visuals, the most effective Worldbuilding elements conveyed through this animated visual, as well as narrative results obtained from visual Worldbuilding elements in animation.

Keywords: animation, arcane, class warfare, Worldbuilding