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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... Altered States of Consciousness 82 10. Visions and Prophesies 92 11. Dreams as Wish Fulfillment 103 12. Dream Themes : Sex and Death 114 13. Nightmares 126 14. Dream Elements 138 15. Dream Symbols 16. Reality vs. vii.
The Cinematic Struggle Between Art and Science Leslie Halpern. 14. Dream Elements 138 15. Dream Symbols 16. Reality vs. Illusion Conclusion Filmography Notes Bibliography Index 147 161 178 181 189 191 195 Foreword I have spread my dreams ...
... elements during the final stage of the dream process ) , and Carl Gustav Jung's idea of a collective unconscious with a pool of shared images . This particular dream sequence reveals the deepest fears of the dreamer , the inner work ...
... elements given such equal emotional weight by being viewed as parts of a common frame " ( Beebe , 1996 , 580 ) . Repeated viewings of Alfred Hitchcock or Ingmar Bergman films , for example , may bring new conscious insights each time ...
... would not be affected by natural selection , and would be left either a fluctuating element , as perhaps we see in certain polymorphic species , or would ultimately become fixed. 2. Physiology of Sleeping and Dreaming 25.
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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 |