Dreams on Film: The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and ScienceMcFarland, 28 de jun. de 2010 - 209 páginas Films with dream sequences, or a dreamlike quality, allow directors to create their own rules of logic and nature to meet a variety of artistic needs. For instance, an opening dream immediately establishes what a character is feeling; a later dream--or series of them--provides viewers with a glimpse of the climax, and a concluding dream ties up loose ends. (In real life, of course, dreams do not occur at such convenient times or serve such useful purposes.) This book explores why science is lost or distorted in the process of representing dreams on film and why audiences prefer this figurative truth of art over the literal truth of science. Part One discusses changes in form and considers the history of dream theory. Additionally, the physiology of sleeping and dreaming, dream structure, sleep deprivation, dreams under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and waking up, as depicted on film, are examined. Part Two investigates changes in content, and delves into the psychology of sleeping and dreaming, dream interpretation, altered states of consciousness, visions and prophecies, dreams as wish fulfillment, sex and death, nightmares, and reality versus illusion. The author uses theories by Freud, Jung, and current experts in her analyses of dream sequences and their use in film. |
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... Struggle Between Art and Science by Leslie Halpern Foreword by Robert Smither McFarland & Company , Inc. , Publishers Jefferson , North Carolina , and London Library of Congress Cataloguing - in - Publication Data Halpern Dreams on Film.
... Robert Smither . p . cm . Filmography : p . Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-7864-1596-7 ( softcover : 50 # alkaline paper ) 1. Dreams in motion pictures . 2. Dreams . I. Title . PN1995.9.D67H35 2003 2002155759 ...
... Robert Smither , director of the Master of Lib- eral Studies Program at Rollins College for his readings , suggestions , and encouragement . I also want to thank Steven Halpern for his technical and emotional support , and our son ...
... Robert Downey , Jr. , as serial killer and telepathic dream transmitter Vivian Thompson in In Dreams ( 1998 ) Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Robert Smither Preface Introduction.
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Sleep Deprivation | 37 |
Dreams Under the Influence | 46 |
Waking Up | 54 |
Creative Differences Changes in Content | 65 |
Psychology of Sleeping and Dreaming | 67 |
Dream Themes Sex and Death | 114 |
Nightmares | 126 |
Dream Elements | 138 |
Dream Symbols | 147 |
Reality vs Illusion | 161 |
Conclusion | 178 |
Filmography | 181 |
Notes | 189 |
Dream Interpretation | 73 |
Altered States of Consciousness | 82 |
Visions and Prophesies | 92 |
Dreams as Wish Fulfillment | 103 |
Bibliography | 191 |
Index | 195 |