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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... writes in The Interpretation of Dreams ( 1994 ) , originally published in 1900 , that the most abstracted level of a dream within a dream is the reality , while the continued dream ( in this case , the film itself ) is merely wish ...
... write a book on how to make a dream sequence because it's a very personal bias . " 4 Luckily , the focus here is on why , rather than how . Why is science lost or distorted in the process of representing dreams on film , and why do we ...
... writes in Psy- chology and Religion ( 1938 , 31 ) . Even so , dreams- with their dubious ori- gins and shaded meanings — continue to arouse suspicion even today because of their symbolic expression and occasional precognitive glimpses ...
... writes in The Age of Television : The pantheon of archetypal characters in ever - recurring situations on pre- sent day American television does ... reflect the collective psyche , the col- lective fears and aspirations , neuroses and ...
... writes , " For the waking there is one common world , but when asleep each person turns away to a private one , " acknowledging a clear distinction between the mind's accessibility when waking and sleep- ing ( Cohen , Curd , Reeve ...
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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 |