Dream Like Story Telling

Below is a clip from the movie Buffalo 66. In this movie, Vincent Gallo takes Christina Ricci with him by semi-force. He takes her to a few different places, one of which is a bowling alley, reflected in the video below.

This is a good example of how showing a literal interpretation of someone's headspace can turn a mundane action (like tap dancing) into a dream like interpretation of the emotional state of the subject at hand.

Ricci's character is not doing any fancy tap dance moves, but with the soft blue spot light, and in the context of the bowling alley, the scene transforms from being hostile and anxious into something melancholy and sensual.



Likewise in this opening scene from David Lynch's wonderful film Wild At Heart, he uses music to emphasize the violence that is taking place. It wrenches you as a viewer out of the snappy atmosphere of the hotel and into the outrageous and volatile psyche of Sailor (Nic Cages' character). Changing the sound scape transforms this scene, and it establishes in your mind an understanding of who Sailer is. So a very simple sound editing choice can be very powerful as you are telling your story.



Lastly, here is the video I was talking about on Tuesday. This was made by Kat Sotelo, a New Orleans based artist. I think it's a great example of how to make something very simple and fun and entertaining. The objects themselves never move, but their voices and individual neurosis make them come alive and also quite identifiable. Coming to terms with the idea that you are a ceramic lamb sounds just as mind boggling as coming to terms with the idea of being a flesh and blood human.

The Existential Meltdown from kat sotelo on Vimeo.