Adapting “Tickle Fickle” Comic Strip to an Animated Short Film

Abstract

One medium that is widely available in society is comics. McCloud (2006) reveals that comics are pictures that are arranged sequentially so that they can provide a specific context and purpose. This term is called juxtaposition, similar to making storyboards used in film production. Adapting from a comic, comic panels can easily transform to storyboards in the pre-production process. The exciting thing is that many of the films that have been released have been adapted based on comics that have been released before. Therefore, the researcher will conduct a case study that occurs in an original work entitled Tickel Fickle by Arkala Studio. "Tickle Fickle" itself is a comic with a short panel that tells about the young adult's problems. This research uses qualitative method through research-creation methodology. With this research, it is hoped the authors can explain better the factors that influence the transfer of the medium from comics to animation film.