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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... remains largely intact and still serves as the preferred framework for many dream interpreters . Freud considered The Interpretation of Dreams significant because it was the first scientific effort to understand something that , so far ...
... remains sketchy . We know dreams often appear in films , but how frequently ? Which of the dream theories most appeals to directors ? Have movie dream sequences kept pace with modern dream research ? Do the dreams we see on film ...
... remains virtually unchanged . So beginning with Alfred Hitchcock's 1945 psycho- logical thriller Spellbound — filmed in the heyday of Freudian psychoana- lytic dream theory just before the 1953 discovery of rapid eye movement ( REM ) ...
... remains faith- ful to early twentieth century dream theories such as Freud's five dreamwork processes of displacement ( redirecting thoughts , emotions , or urges from one person / object to another ) , condensation ( merging people or ...
... remains a popular device for meeting a variety of artistic needs : an opening dream immediately establishes what the character is feeling ; a later dream or series of dreams warns us of the impending climax ; and a concluding dream ties ...
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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 |