I’ve decided for this project to analyse films that are about dreams, dreamlike, or follow a child’s point of view. This will be good for my analysation skills for understanding the effects of film on people and how the sound in that film can also affect the viewer.
What films?
I’ve chosen 2 films to analyse
The Wizard Of Oz – (1939)
Mulholland Drive – David Lynch (2001)
The first film I chose was the Wizard Of Oz, which is a classic example of a dreamlike movie. It also comes from a child’s perspective which is very important for me to analyse. Also given the film’s age a lot of the effects and the overall look makes the whole film feel more dreamlike. I think this is a crucial film to talk about when discussing dreamlike films.
The second film I chose was Mulholland Drive, since I am already working on The Alphabet which was created by Lynch, I thought it would be good to revisit some of his filmography. I re-watched a compilation of his short films, Eraserhead, and Mulholland Drive. Mulholland Drive I found to be a very interesting analysation of both dreams, people, and the film industry. Analysing this film will be good for both my analysis skills and this project.
You can find my analysis of both these films in my blog titled ‘Dreamlike Film Analysis’.