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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... effects , disturbing sound effects , and eerie musical distortion , Claire Cooper ( Annette Bening ) roams through the hallways of the abandoned Carlton Hotel in a telepathic nightmare from the horror film In Dreams ( Dream- Works ...
... effects . Dreams can be introduced by shots of the sleeper followed by the dream , distortions in sound , fades , dissolves , superimpositions , or dozens of other filmmaker tricks to establish an altered state of consciousness ...
... effect rela- tionship between the two phenomena " ( Melbourne and Hearne , 1997 , 18 ) . Penile erections ( also called nocturnal penile tumescence or NPT ) during REM do not violate the rule about paralysis because the sexual ...
... effect is count boners . " She replies , " I can see you're going to be a real challenge to work with . " REM sleep , including temporary paralysis of everything except the heart , lungs , eyes , and genitals , is nearly universal among ...
... effect of sleep with indetermi- nate psychological benefits " constructed via mechanisms of individual and cultural imagination " ( 2000 , 140 ) . This function is based on the self - expres- siveness of dreams , which may help ...
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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 |