The use of Freytag’s Pyramid Structure to Adapt “Positive Body Image” Book into a Motion Graphic Structure

Abstract

Narrative structure is the framework of the story as the basis for presenting the narrative to the audience. Narrative structure is generally applied to something that is fictional to determine the direction of the plot of a story, such as story books, novels, films, and animations. This paper will discuss the adaptation of a scientific book by Justin Healey on the problem of body image which will be adapted into motion graphic media using the Freytag Pyramid narrative structure method. The adaptation of scientific books with a narrative structure is carried out with the aim of helping the process of grouping information that will be used into a designed motion graphic video, as well as to help in making motion graphic structures by writing the script. The methodology used in this paper is research by conducting a literature study from existing sources and references from books or journals, before entering the stage of analysing scientific books. The adaptation phase begins by analysing a scientific book entitled Positive Body Image using the Freytag’s Pyramid narrative structure method. It is not only used to analyse and classify information but is also used as a reference in writing scripts based on the narrative structure of the Freytag Pyramid, which can determine the structure of the designed motion graphic. From the results of this analysis, it can be concluded that the narrative structure method can also be used to analyse scientific and nonfiction books, as well as being applied in designing motion graphics.