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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... story . Her work deepens our understanding of dreams on films and , at the same time , deepens our appreciation of both the movies we see on the screen and those private movies brought to us nightly by our uncon- scious . Robert Smither ...
... story within a dream . Living in Oblivion ( 1994 ) is a low - budget independent film about the making of a low - budget independent film in which the director has great difficulty constructing a dream sequence , i.e. , a dream within a ...
... story , and pro- vide emotional impact . However , when the smoke clears , the garbled sound returns to normal , the masks are removed , the makeup is washed off , and the lights come on , it becomes apparent that the reality of sleep ...
... story that connects the various 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 ...
... story through unique logic and seemingly irrational images that cannot be entirely verbalized . " Because you give as much as you take , you some- how meet dream films on a common ground somewhere in your subcon- scious " ( Thompson ...
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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 |