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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... Rock , Joel Hopkins , and Tunde Adebimpe , the filmmakers and actors who agreed to be interviewed for this book . A special thanks to filmmak- ers Alan Berliner , Scott Crowell , and Christian J. Otjen for also providing photographs of ...
... Rock , production designer for The Blair Witch Project ( 1999 ) and director of the telefilm The Burkittsville 7 ( 2000 ) , supports Crowell's claim that dream sequences never made the syllabus on any of his courses in college . " We ...
... Rock says . " You couldn't write a book on how to make a dream sequence because it's a very personal bias . " 4 Luckily , the focus here is on why , rather than how . Why is science lost or distorted in the process of representing ...
... rock formation in Picnic at Hanging Rock ( 1975 ) , Freddy Krueger's knives in A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 1984 ) , and the speeding train in one of the Dreamscape ( 1984 ) dreams serve as just a few of many possible examples of sexual ...
... Rock ( 1975 ) , Shattered Image ( 1998 ) , and Vanilla Sky ( 2001 ) for example , intentionally challenge viewers to make their own determinations about what is dream and what is reality . Whether or not they manifestly present dream ...
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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 |