Further reflecting on my Memory Artefact…
Because the film i want to make on dreams doesn’treally have a narrative it is my job to make the film connect in some way to people. I tried doing that by putting in the feeling of unexpected locations into my film. Thats something i always remember about dreams as one minute you can be in one place then in another. I get what was said in that i should include themes that help connect viewers to what they are seeing but now just need to choose the best one. From a storytelling point of view i’d like to explore the power of memories in dreams. So using my artefact as a template, when the character wakes up out of his bed he relives one of his life memories through his dream. Each scene is a different memory.
For example the first scene he wakes and finds a key somewhere in the bedroom. A small box appears somewhere in room, which our character opens with the key they have found. In the box there is a picture of, let’s say children. Our character then teleports to into the picture and finds the next key that takes him to another location by interacting somehow with the memories he is reliving. This is to explore the idea of familiar faces in dreams and linking that to the memories we have of them.
I personally think dreams do have an influence on our lives and i think this in conclusion to what i have read. There are strong links between dreams and the subconscious and i believe there things that we do that are started in the subconscious. Many believe the subconscious is a powerful playground where our deepest desires are thought up and i think there is some truth to that. Our subconscious is somewhere in our mind that isn’t effected by the laws of man or by ethics. Where ANYTHING can happen.
I made the dream a little creepier then normal but not quite a nightmare. I didnt want it to turn out like a nightmare but i think the lack of music didnt help. I think there is a thin line between dreams and nightmares. When you realise you are in a dream there is nothing to show you whether you are in a dream or a nightmare. The dream unfolds into one or another. The inclusion of a creepy element for the artefact came from something i read on dreams in the summer. We often forget dreams when we wake up and only remember dreams if they include something that shocks us. Something similar to the idea of the spectacle, that burns an image in our minds for something fantastic or shocking. I went for this by putting the door in. The door provided a contrast, which i hope stood out and had this same ”burning” quality to it. The door was intended to be the nightmarish or creepy part of the artefact to stand out from the alice in wonderland, exploration type happy dream. If i take this forward i would use something similiar as i agree we only remember what shocks us in dreams and stands out.
