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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... 73 9. 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.
... visions as real while they cue asleep , moviegoers accept the film's reality while they are in the theater . For the sake of art , we believe our filmic dream , tem- porarily forgetting the rumors of on - set romances and magazine ...
... visions that give insight into the character , promote the 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 ...
... vision and keep the audiences coming back for more . The independent feature film Stranger ( 2000 ) includes a nonlinear blend of hallucinatory , flashback , and dream sequences to convey the disturbed mind of the central character , an ...
... visions than in tracking down their source . " In ancient Greece and Rome , for example , dream interpreters ... vision in the night but a forlorn hope " ( Dee , 1984 , 25 ) . In the Middle Ages , the influential thirteenth century ...
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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 |