DREAM SEQUENCE ANALYSED

I will now analyse the dream sequences from our production Home Away From Here.



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TIME(s)-

01:16 - 01:30
03:48 - 04:02
06:37 - 07:04

For the dream sequences the director requested a strong blue tint to help distinguish the flashbacks from present time. To achieve this effect I used the '3-way Colour Corrector'.

Dream Sequence 1-
The key framework of this short sequence evolved around the hand-held track towards the window. This effect raised questions of what lurks beyond the window, it's something the audience cannot see. The other shots used featured Jack as a child, these link to the final dream sequence in which it is revealed that the young boy is Jack himself.

Dream Sequence 2-
The second sequence followed the same format as the first, instead this time a hand-held track into an open entrance was used. This again created a sense of enigma (the unknown) and raised questions. Scenes of torture then featured to show the audience of Jack's ordeal. The quality of the track in was unfortunately not very good as no steadicam was used. Therefore I scaled the shot in and stabilised it to make the shot less-shaky than it originally was.

Dream Sequence 3-
The third dream sequence features the father reading a passage from the bible to the rest of his family. I followed a simple format of tracking across the family to reveal young Jack at the foot of the sofa. We then cut back to (present Jack) and back to young Jack once again however this time, the young boy has transformed to his present self. (Shot-reverse-shot). This sequence was very difficult to colour as the original shot was incredibly rich in yellow due to the lighting.

Overall I am fairly satisfied with the result of these three dream sequences.