EKRANISASI SEBAGAI WAHANA ADAPTASI DARI
KARYA SASTRA KE FILM
Oleh
Dr. Istadiyantha, M.S. dan Rianna Wati, S.S., M.A.
FIB UNS
istayn@gmail.com /riannawati08@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The transformation ofa literary worktothe medium of filmhas been done for a long time.
Onefundamental differencein the manufacturing process ofa literary workisanindividualwork.
Authorpreoccupiedwith himselftoproducea literary work. Deliberationsto arrange the wordsin the
endcantake the readerto thenatureof imagination. If theliterarytextspeakthrough thelanguage
ofwords,thenthe filmspeak through theform of visuals or images. Themovieis awork of art
thatinvolvespeople fromdifferent fields. The process ofadaptationof aliterary worktothe
filmmediumcannot avoidthechanges.It changesoccur inthe story, characters, plot, setting, and the
theme. The fundamentaltransformation ofthe originalforms of literatureinto theform of a filmisits
function, what lay within the function ofthe media transformationisperformed.
Key words: ecranisation; adaptation of a literary work