It's clear that all of this experiential research pays off. Their first-hand experiences influenced some of the sound design for a scene in which Sean has a Wake Induced Lucid Dream. Meanwhile, both Tucker and Calleros experienced striking lucid dreams in the process of writing and directing Anamnesis.
For a time he even wrote the letter 'A' on his palm every day as a reminder to ask himself am I awake?" Zach had a few lucid dreaming experiences, one of which heavily featured Whoopi Goldberg as his dream guide. "Zach Brown, who plays Sean, spent a lot of time researching and practicing lucid dreaming. Another time, when trying to get into a locked room, he suddenly perceived that it was all just a dream, and he could simply open the door." "He told us a story about being confronted with a fire in his dreams, and realizing he could simply shoot water out of his hands to put it out. "Brad Wilcox, who plays the character Noah, had frequent lucid dreams for a period of his life," says Tucker. What's more, some of the cast are even experienced lucid dreamers themselves. With the British lucid dreaming author, Daniel Love, working as the show's consultant, the team had an experienced oneironaut working on their scripts. But Anamnesis takes great care to portray lucid dreaming authentically. When your specialist subject is fictionalized, it's easy to spot obvious mistakes or gawp at daft dramatizations. How does Anamnesis tap into the reality of lucid dreaming so well? It turns out key members of the cast and crew are lucid dreamers themselves.
While the character Sean finds dreaming incredibly empowering, another character, Vera, is plagued by recurring night terrors."
"We definitely explore the whole spectrum of emotions one can encounter in the dream world, from awe and wonder to terror and confusion. "In many ways, it’s very much about the power of being lucid - of 'waking up' and seeing everything more clearly. "At its core, Anamnesis is a big mystery," explains co-writers and directors, Alex Calleros and Michael Tucker. So is the show all about dreams-gone-bad or will we find meatier themes in which to sink our teeth?
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