Whilst editing, we made the decision to use black and white effects on the footage during the dream sequences to show a definition between dream and reality, but also the merging of the two in the character's mind. I think this decision worked well because the divide became clear and it was simpler for audience interpretation and the narrative structure of the film. The contrast of black and white and colour scenes shows a clear difference between dreams and reality, but also through the black and white at the end of the sequence it adds to the audience confusion as to whether the last dream is in fact a dream or real. These are the effects we used in these scenes using photoshop:
As well as the saturation of the film, blurring became important in showing the disjointed nature of not just the character's mental state, but also the presence of the dream; the first dream in particular, because it is actually a dream, uses the blur effect importantly to show the confused nature of the man.
Cross dissolve also plays a huge part in the editing process of our film, mainly to show the difference between time frames but also for effect. My favourite shot which uses cross dissolve is when the man has been trying to comprehend the images and urges he is experiencing, and the sequence is ended by a cross dissolve into the sunset which shows time moving on:
This is really good discussion of processes. Well done!
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