Memory artefact: The Dream Door
The thinking behind this was to make a video with a dream like quality to it. I tried going for a surrealist approach by not having a clear narrative and letting the audience take from the video what they will. I could have made this video a lot better then it was but didn’t have the time to get some original music for piece. I would have used quite eerie music as the dream is meant to be a little on the eerie side. High pitched sound effects would have been good for all the quick cuts to make them a bit more shocking and creepy.
Dreams are an interesting subject as there is a lot of debate to the meaning of dreams and their purpose to us. This is where my inspiration came from. During the summer i looked at some surrealist work, which made me research more on dreams. Theorists argue about what dreams mean but many agree that dreams are linked to the subconscious. Surrealists used this as their inspiration and set out to make work using their dormant subconscious thinkings. Dreams are also very non-linear and have strange content, which is something i tried to get across in my artefact. I liked the idea of teleporting in your own dreams. At first you could be in a car then next thing you know you are 30,000 feet in the air flying. I tried to copy this in my film by having the character teleport from his room to a field instantly. I would be very interested to take this project further as i think there is a lot I could improve on to make it a strong piece.
Karen Arrand said,
November 10, 2008 at 11:17 am
Gurpreet – An interesting piece here – you have taken on the huge and inconclusive subject of dreams and tried to give your take on this. Much has been written and debated about dreams and you do summarise some of this in your research. However I would like to know what you believe and what the message of your film is. It is a shame there is no soundtrack on this short film as it is a crucial cue to understanding for the viewer but I do understand the time constraints. Do you believe dreams are influential on our lives? You have chosen to represent a nightmare, are these more impactful on us, and if so why? How do you get a film about dreams to connect with the viewer – I think you could look at common themes – flying, fear of being trapped or not being heard, naked in public and use these to explore your message (this way people will be able to identify and be interested in what you have to say). A good start and again worth developing further.