2/25 Response

One of the films that seemed to catch my attention the most was "My Parents Read Dreams I Have Had About Them." This may have been becuase of the subjects that were being read about or else the personalities of the characters. Neil Goldberg, who was the author of the dreams, may be responsible for what caught my attention but not all of it. He was responsible for setting up the scene, creating the dreams, and actually getting his parents to sit in front of the camera and read these dreams. This was the majority of the film. To me it seems that the little more subtle details are what caught my attention. Particularly how the characters read the dreams and also how they reacted while their spouse was reading the dreams. I noticed how the mom showed more emotion than the dad did. The moms facial expressions actually changed emotions visibly from happy to sad. The dad seemed to just hide his true emotions and think of something else.

When talking about how much control the artist had in this project, it seems that he was willing to give up control to some extent but not completely. This is because despite putting controlling factors in such as the script and the place the characters were to sit in front of the camera. He allowed his parents to do whatever they wanted to while they read the dreams. They laughed, smiled and they even showed sad emotions as well. This showed how he was willing to give up some of his control in order to get the different natural reactions out of his parents. He did give up control but I think overall he had his parents in the controlled setting that he created and he used this in order to get the emotions out of his parents.