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Ecranisation of Plot in the Novel and Film of Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer ECRANISATION OF PLOT IN THE NOVEL AND FILM OF BREAKING DAWN BY STEPHANIE MEYER Yuni Triswela Gunadarma University jl. Margonda Raya 100 Depok, 16424 [email protected] ABSTRACT Movie and novel are different kinds of media. In the world of media communication transformation, there is a term which called as Ecranisation. Ecranisation is a transformation from literature to movie. Ecranisation product is not always identical to its original source, which is novel. Ecranisation product also lack in the details department, such as the character and the plot which are not always exist in the movie. The aim of this research is find out what are the plot differences in the Breaking Dawn Novel and Breaking Dawn Movie Part I based on Eneste theory. This study used qualitative descriptive method in analyzing the data. After analyzing the data which used as the source, the writer found that the results of the research show Ecranisation product Breaking Movie Part I undergo 3 plot changes according to Eneste theory, there are addiction, reduction, and variation. The products then divided into 3 different phase, which are orientation, complication, and resolution, except on the conclusion phase, there is no reduction. Keywords: Breaking Dawn Novel, Breaking Dawn Movie Part I, Ecranisation Ecranisation product is not always 1. INTRODUCTION the same with what we read on novel, it 1.1 Background of the Study not details and some characters and plot Movie and novel are different media. that in novel does not appear in the Novel lover is a reader and movie lover movie. Ecranisation process demand is a viewer. Novel and movie media use uniformity on narrative and cinematic is also different. Writing media of aspect on movie. So that is why the novel is pen and paper whereas movie use amount of character is less that in camera and background. In the world of novel itself. Some director tries to a media communication transformation make a movie as detail as in novel. For familiar with ecranisation and example, R.W Fassbinder, he make a movie deecranisation terminology. Both of that have a very long duration, fifteen terminologies are a terminology to call hours and twenty one minutes that have a a transformation from literature to title Berlin Alexanderplatz. The movie movie or vice versa. Origin of those is an adaptation in mutual with details terminologies is from French, `ecran from the entire paragraph. which is mean screen. Transformation These days, there so much product from literature to movie called of ecranisation on the entertainment ecranisation on the other hand market, from a classic novel that deecranisation is a transformation from transform to movie, for example Romeo movie to literature. (Eneste, 1991:60) and Juliet by Shakespeare that have some version and Pride and Prejudice by Jane 60 Triswella, Ecranization of... Austen. Until pop literature for example research. So the Writer and reader know Twilight and it series by Stephanie about ecranisation. Meyer that all transform to movie, Twilight at 2008, New Moon at 2009, 1.2 Previous Research Eclipse at 2010 and Breaking Dawn part 1 and 2 at 2011 and 2012. 1.2.1 Rikha Rosalina (2012) On her research she found that the main Breaking Dawn movie is an character, Kruimeltje has a same ecranisation product with same title as character if we compare it between Novel on the novel that is the last part of and Movie. The difference is about Twilight series. On the movie, Breaking supporting detail that on the novel, Dawn was separated in two parts, the Most of them cannot find in the Movie. first part is launch on November 2011 In the Movie the director is only focus and the second part is on December 2012. to Main Character so that supporting Starring with a lead actor and actress, character that help the main character Kristen Stewart as Isabella Swan and cannot be seen clearly. Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and another supporting star in the movie. 1.2.1 Muhamad Bintang Yanita The movie is well known on the entertainment world because became a box Putra (2014) office for 4 weeks. On His research he found out that comparison between novel and Movie Breaking Dawn novel tell the story Negeri 5 menara that are in the Novel about the marriage life between Isabella Negeri 5 Menara has 46 sequences while Mary Swan, the human and Edward Anthony in the movie has 15 sequences. Values in Cullen, the vampire. On the beginning of Negeri 5 Menara by A. Fuadi are (1) their marriage life, they have a Custom Values (2) Moral Values (3) beautiful Marriage life. They even go on Social Values. Moral Values dominating the Honeymoon on Esme Island, the Island the entire novel and Movie. The essence that owned by Edward’s Mother, Esme of moral values given a massage that Cullen. But the conflict started when there is nothing accidental in this Bella know that she is pregnant. Edward world, all that happen in this world are that believe that the fetus in Bella’s by God Permission and human effort womb will be dangerous for Bella, try to itself. abort the pregnancy cooperate with his father Carlisle. But Bella want to make 1.3 Position of the Research her child life. She will give anything According to the previous research, the even her life to protect her baby, with position of this study develops the Rosalie, Edward’s sister she fight research. This study is somewhat related against anybody who try to convince to ArisDarmapati’s study. Compared to Bella to abort her baby. until finally ArisDarmapati’s study, which discussed Edward and his family except Rosalie English-Indonesian translation shifts give up and protect Bella too because found in novel “Inheritance”, this study they know that Bella and Rosalie have a discussed about translation shifts of steadfast character that will not give English participial adjectives found in up more else, the werewolves try to novel “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”. abort Bella’s pregnancy too because they believe that once her baby born, it will 1.4 Problem of the Research be a danger to human considering it The problem formulations of this father that a vampire. Another conflict research is: come when Volturee family, the judge on Vampire worlds, know that an immortal What are the reduction, addition and child is a member of Cullen family. variation of plot in the novel Breaking Dawn and Breaking Dawn movie part I? From the short explanation above about Breaking Dawn novel, writer found thatplot between Novel and movie 1.5 Objective of the Study Breaking dawn by Stephanie Meyer has a From the problem formulation that the difference, because of that, Braking writer has written, thus the objective Dawn novel and movie are interesting to of the research is to find what are the Jurnal Ilmiah Sastra Volume 4. No. 1, Juni 2016 61 reduction, addition and variation of 2.3 Movie plot in the novel Breaking Dawn Novel Movie is a series of moving pictures and Breaking Dawn movie Part I. recorded with sound that tells a story, shown at the cinema/movie theater (taken 2. LITERATURE REVIEW from Oxford Learner Dictionary) 2.1 Definition of Novel 2.4 Ecranisation Novel is book- length story in prose, Ecranisation is a transformation from whose author tries to create the sense literature to movie. Origin of those that while we read, we experience actual terminologies is from French, `ecran life. Novel is relatively newcomer which is mean screen. The transfer of besides drama, lyrics, ballad and epic. novel into a white screen inevitably But English novel come to maturity in lead to the change emegence of a variety literate times, in eighteen century, and changes. Therefore it can be said, by its nature was something different: a ecranisation often occurs Reduction, story to be communicated silently, at additions and Variation (Eneste, 1991: whatever moment and at whatever pace 60). Eneste (1991: 61-66) explain that (whether quickly or slowly and changes that occurs in ecranisation such meditatively) the reader desired. as: 2.2 Plot 2.4.1 Reduction Plot is a term sometimes taken to mean One of the steps taken in the process of whatever happens in a story, but more transforming literature into movie is a exactly referring to the unique reduction or downsizing. Reduction of arrangement of events that the author the cutting element of the story is a has made.There are three stages of plot literary work in the transformation namely; process. (Eneste:1991:61). 1. Orientation 2.4.2 Addition The readers or viewers are The addition is a change in the process introduced to the main of transformation of literature into characters and possibly some movie form. As well as a reduction, in minor characters. Some this process can also occur in the realm indications are generally given of story, plot, characterization, of where the action is located setting, atmosphere. Addition were made and when it is taking place. in the process of ecranisation certainly 2. Complication has a reason. Eneste states that director has a particular reason for Complication is pushed along by doing the addition in the movie because a serious of events, some sort of the addition was important from the of complication or problem to point of movie. Eneste (1991: 64). arise. This complication will involve the main characters and 2.4.3 Variation often serves toward them from Variation is the third thing that allows reaching their goal. accured in the process of transformation Complication also include about from literary works to movie.
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