Tell them it's a dream sequence.

[Kind of Blue]

I really don't know what I'm trying to say in this post :D I don't know what conversation my husband and I were having tonight - one too many beers, I guess. But he told me of some filmmaker saying to another, "Tell them it's a dream sequence," in order to get cameramen to do what he wanted. I looked it up and found out that the quote is by none other than Orson Welles and it worked for the young filmmaker.

So I guess I'm thinking wouldn't it be cool to float right passed resistance for things we want to achieve, and let creativity and possibilities take over?

"...and continuity kept on telling me, 'You can't do that! It's not gonna cut!' And I kept trying to convince them that it would, and it got to the point where I became so frustrated, I went over to Orson, kvetched a bit and asked his advice. He told me, 'Tell them it's a dream sequence.' At first, I was confused because it wasn't a dream sequence, but he told me that if you told people you were shooting a dream sequence, they would put aside any resistance towards your wishes and that they would do whatever you want. So I went back and told the cameraman that it was a dream sequence we were shooting, and he told me, 'Well, why didn't you say so? I can put the camera over here and do all kinds of crazy things."
:rofl: :grouphug: http://confluencefilmblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/two-well-oiled-machines-exclusive.html

[Lucinda]

1. Awesome. Welles fixed our clock once. LOL

I'm not sure what year it was, but he was on one of the daytime talk shows ( I want to say a Dinah Shore show, but I was young and don't remember for sure)and asked people to bring non-working electrical appliances to the same room the tv was in. Someone in the house grabbed an oooolllld mantel clock that hadn't worked in years. I don't remember what he did or said (although I have some vague recollection about pyramids and energy but that info may just be from hearing the story retold) anyway, I think he said to plug in the items and that they would start working within a certain amount of time. We did, and the clock did start working, so Orson Welles fixed our clock. :)

I've been looking for years to find someone else that saw the show or heard about it from a family member. Hadn't thought about this in quite a while. :)

Oh, back to your original point, lol, it definitely is a great example about finding new ways to look at resistance.

[MorningGlow]

4. Hey that's a cool story, Lucinda!

I have fond memories of all those old daytime talk shows (my grandmother was particularly fond of watching Mike Douglas). Wish I'd seen that episode! :D

[Lucinda]

5. I wish I could find it again. I looked around a bit after your post, but no luck.

I caught a few segments from those days last night on youtube. I'm glad we still have those shows around. :)

[OneGrassRoot]

7. OMG, that IS cool!!!

I just tried to Google and found one hit in which someone else recalled that episode, Lucinda. Nothing further though. This post is what comes up.

That's the kind of thing that would bug me nonstop and I'd be Googling for hours trying to find proof or a link to that episode...lol.

[Lucinda]

8. Oh wow...Which terms did you use do you remember?

I got nothing when I searched. :( I'm glad someone else remembers it!
I did find a great clip where Welles discusses the relationship of performers and audience, which I passed on the my fellow theatre people on FB.

I have the same reaction when I want to research something. I dig in until I find it. :P But I haven't had any luck with this at all.

[Lucinda]

10. I found something at SNOPES but the timing is off

According to a question posted at Snopes,someone mentioned it in the comment section of the biography magazine.

Ahhh....the timing is right...they just miscalculated and came up with the wrong year.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4poyJwvrZbkJ:msgboard.snopes.com/message/ultimatebb.php%3F/ubb/get_topic/f/106/t/000930.html+orson+welles+repaired+electronics+dinah+shore&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

[OneGrassRoot]

11. Yep, that's the one hit I found...

Nothing else. :)

[Lucinda]

12. Well I know our clock didn't work and was saved because it came from a deceased family member

I'd love to find that issue of biography magazine. :)

They somehow came up with 1950 when they did the math...If they are using that date they will never find it! :) 2002-25 doesnt = 1950.

[Frosty1]

26. 2002-52 =1950

Maybe the numbers were transposed?

[Lucinda]

28. That makes perfect sense!

Good catch!

[Kind of Blue]

16. OMG, good job! Thank you! I can't wait to read it.

[Kind of Blue]

15. Wow! What a segment.

I'm so surprised that segment is not on the Internet - yet. I'd love to see it. My parents loved the Dinah Shore Show, couldn't say anything bad about her in our house - and Mike Douglas :)

[Lucinda]

29. Me too!

Maybe it will turn up someday. :)

[OneGrassRoot]

2. Yes!!!

That's what you and I have been talking about when we talk about imagining "what if" and creating a new/different result, new scenario, new reality.

"Dreaming" it removes the logical barriers. That makes a lot of sense to approach it that way!

Dream your "what if?"!

:hug:

[Kind of Blue]

17. I remember a co-worker

from years ago who use to say all the time when facing a work issue, "If I were clever, I'd..." And problem solved. He just swatted resistance so naturally. I wish I knew back then that's what he was doing.

Yes, what if I were clever? What would I do. It feels good :)

[MorningGlow]

21. Ohhh me too--the leader of the group I volunteer with

He's a great guy, but he always says, "I'm not too smart, so..." or "I can't communicate as well as So and So..." etc. I want to swat him! He's intelligent and has "a way" with people--very congenial and likable; how in the world can he keep tearing himself down like that? :banghead:

[Kind of Blue]

23. Aww... what a humble man.

I'm sending him a hug!

[MorningGlow]

24. You know what's weird?

When I first met him (when I didn't know much about him), I thought he was an egotistical tool. It was because he was presenting himself in an awkward way--like, if he sent an e-mail about business, he'd phrase everything as "*I'm* going to...", "*I* will...", "*I* plan on..." all "I, I, I". Now that I know him a little better, I realize he doesn't mean it that way--he was just insecure and so overcompensated the other way. So much for first impressions, right? :P

[MorningGlow]

3. Ooh I like that

Because everything is a dream sequence at heart, isn't it? We just keep forgetting. :)

[Lucinda]

6. Exactlly!

:)

[Kind of Blue]

18. Thankfully, strong reminders that resonate

keep popping up :hug:

[liberalmuse]

9. That is an awesome thing for you to share.

I think it's a wonderful thing I want to try in my own life. Thank you for sharing your insight!

[Kind of Blue]

19. You're welcome, Liberalmuse!

:hi: Any technique that can smoothly get us from Point A to Point B is worth a try :hug:

[Why Syzygy]

13. That's awesome..

I've spent some time day dreaming what it is like to be one of a certain Druid who honored dreams more than wakefulness.
All daily habits were approached in ways to enhance the dream state.

I don't remember much, but I know my dreams are fun. Is pretending I live there the same thing? :think:


eta: It's a book!
http://www.amazon.com/Tell-Them-Its-Dream-Sequence/dp/1440460825

[Kind of Blue]

20. Whoa, a book! Well, it makes perfect sense

to me.

Absolutely, dreams are my guiding light from the mundane to the profound :hug:

[I Have A Dream]

14. I *love* this!

What a wonderful "tool" to use to make this dream that we are actually living easier to master.

Thank you!

:)

[Kind of Blue]

22. You're welcome, IHAD!

I'm so glad it resonates with you. Looking back on life, it does feel like one long memory or pieces of dreams. So why not treat today as part of a dream sequence that's full of possibilities and answers, just as dreaming state informs us all the time :hug:

[I Have A Dream]

25. It's weird... I don't remember the last time I remembered a dream.

It's been at least a year. I wonder why...

I've even asked to remember them, and I don't.

:shrug:

[Kind of Blue]

31. I wonder if it's the insomnia

you wrote of a few months ago. I read somewhere that getting plenty of sleep is key, although when I started dreaming again it was after one of my short rounds of sleep. But I think it helps to kind of linger in bed for a few minutes, and let my mind wonder a little.

I just looked up remembering dreams and there are over 2 million results. I thought this site has some good information http://thedreamtribe.com/how-to-remember-your-dreams/ especially because 2 things I do unconsciously when I want to get back to a dream - assume the exact sleeping position and not getting out of bed right away. The same site also has some interesting ideas about why we don't remember http://thedreamtribe.com/why-we-forget-our-dreams-2/

Then I looked up if it is even necessary to remember them. I read one passage that said scientists were trying to connect REM stage dreaming to difficulty just remembering stuff. The article used an example of a man with brain injury who lost REM but was able to finish law school and has no problems in daily life.

There was one post about whether remembering dreams is necessary for Jungian analysis. the answer was: "...it is not necessary to remember your dreams to be in an Jungian Analysis or Jungian based psychotherapy. The unconscious reveals itself in many different ways including fantasies, day dreams, daily stories, creativity, synchronicities, and that narrative your life." So I'm thinking perhaps you get your dream on in other ways! :)

[I Have A Dream]

39. Thank you for the information, Blue!

I do have sleep issues, but I don't have insomnia; I just have a difficult time making myself go to bed. I'm really trying to work on this.

Thank you again! I can't wait to check out this information. :)

[lildreamer316]

35. I don't either..

I've only had one dream I've remembered this year,and it involved something that came true.
Guess that's a blessing, but yes..it's strange.

[I Have A Dream]

38. Hmmm... I've never been one to remember dreams much but...

it's never been to this extent.

Have you always been like this, lildreamer? Do you get much sleep?

[kimmerspixelated]

27. Perfect! That is a really

positive tool for creating...anything!

[Kind of Blue]

32. Yeah, I just have to remember

that I am the cameraman instead of laughing at the cameraman in the story. I am he and not the director. :)

[FirstLight]

30. Goddess, if I could only REC this!

I want something ike this on a freaking T-shirt...that's how wyrd/weird life has been lately!! :rofl:

[Kind of Blue]

33. True dat! Yesterday I thought

I got some seriously bad news that I didn't want to investigate further. So I remembered this is a sequence in a dream and more sequences will follow. I am the cameraman. So I didn't resist the bad feeling - couldn't help it - but I also took a step I wouldn't have normally. I asked for more information and Lo! I wrongly interpreted the whole situation and it was excellent news instead. So I lost 1 hour of life feeling awful while resisting other interpretations and what I should have done in the first damn place :crazy:

I'm definitely printing it up!

[OneGrassRoot]

34. I did a "what if?" tweet this morning (dreaming new scenarios)...

"What if police & military personnel sided with the people rather than obey orders, thus stopping all violence?"

And I just saw this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=2161921&mesg_id=2161921

'Portuguese Army Joins Protesters'

:applause:

[Kind of Blue]

36. I'll join you in that one!

That one-by-one each one (or en masses) realizes that we're in an emergency and who they're charged to protect. :applause: :applause: :applause:

[OneGrassRoot]

37. It has begun:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/10/24/1029620/-BREAKING:-Police-REFUSE-to-arrest-protesters!-OccupyWallSt?via=siderec

Edit to add this (police and military):

http://markcrispinmiller.com/2011/10/occupymarines-are-getting-set-to-occupy-america-and-reach-out-to-the-cops/

I'm sure my one tweet manifested this. ;)

:thumbsup:

:hug: