I mentioned earlier that I thought of creating a modern version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
but what if I stick with my original idea of fantasy and merge it with a
modern "Alice" who explores her relation to the world in both a
wonderland and real setting? The possibility of a camera has freed up
the possibility of so many more settings as opposed to the theatre, and I
think it would allow me to express a clearer dichotomy between reality
and wonderland. Currently, I am thinking of using feelings of
disenchantment with reality and exploring new possibilities in a
wonderland to reveal a truth, or questions, about identity. How does
our reality construct a version of one's self? How does one's self
affect a given reality? What role does perspective have on reality and
identity? To one's self, one may perceive themselves and a shared
reality as entirely different from surrounding cognizant figures. I
have several scenarios I would like to explore. I would like the
"Alice" of my video to be disenchanted with her social reality and who
she is in a given situation. I would like to juxtapose fantasy scenes
with related "real" scenes. I think I would like to follow Alice as she
gets ready for a party/night on the town. Some rambling thoughts:
Tea Party scene couples with drinking at a Halloween party
Social dancing vs performance dancing
Social Queen vs Red Queen
Head is spinning caucus race with all of characters from wonderland who
deposit Alice into real life. I don't think that Alice necessarily
feels a sense of identity in her real life and escapes in and out of
wonderland to find herself.
A reality scene would run as follows:
I need a clip of a bouncer asking, "who are you?"
Alice replies, "I beg your pardon?"
"Your name, on the list?"
Alice looks on in confusion.
"If you want to get in, I need a name."
Alice, more to herself: "my name?"
Someone blows a puff of cigarette smoke in her face, "Just give him your name"- scene fades in the cloud of smoke.
*Fantasy scene with a caterpillar character asking about her identity would then follow*
Inside the club scene occurs afterward
The name scene above relates to two chapters. "Advice from a Caterpillar" in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and "Looking-glass Insects" in Through the Looking-Glass.
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