Working with you helped me very, very much. With your method I got a protagonist that is fully alive now and does things that I didn't know before he was able to do. Thanks! Also my other characters are now more lively and know what they do and why - or better: I understand their problems and conflict much better and know how to send them right in the middle of their crisis so that they can come out of it with a new perspective on their life and their relation to the people around them. I'm very grateful for this!
From her few small baskets of knick-knacks, a shorthand pad and digital camera, Helen Carmichael produces powerful tools to help us unpack our fears, frustrations and creative blockages. She is expert at navigating the depths of artistic uncertainty and she does so with compassion, wisdom and good humour. She is a modern day Muse for people whose livelihoods depend on their creative expression and who (as afflicts us all at some time) lose sight of their inspiration or their direction. To any serious creative practitioner who finds themselves marking time and amid the rising panic of uncertainty, the solution is at hand: Before doubt crushes your enthusiasm, see Helen!
Working with Helen is clarifying, stabilizing, releasing, inspiring, being able to reach for the heights.
It's not psychological, it's spiritual
It's not analysis, it's intuition.
An instant revelation.
I found our session extremely valuable. It clarified things for me and it made me face up to issues I'd been pushing to the back of mind - particularly the issue of the tyranny of PLOT. I'd recommend it to every writer.
Helen's technique is direct, hands-on and revealing. A boon for any writer grappling with their own journey, or that of their characters.
Years after shelving a difficult feature script I returned to work on it once more, confused and with much hesitation. During my session with Helen I found the essence of my story and began writing with clarity of purpose and renewed motivation.
Helen takes you on a process that goes beyond plot, beyond structure, beyond the surface and deep into the heart of the matter to reveal the elemental story you are trying to tell. I came away reminded of why I write, once again sensing the creative force behind the whole endeavour.
Helen's technique encourages a different way of thinking that's as surprising as it is inspiring.
Helen Carmichael is a unique blend: generous, liberating,challenging, insightful and a great dancer.
I found Helen's work liberating and a great addition to the writer/director's/ human beings toolbox. Helen's work was inspiring because it went beyond the work itself to the place the work comes from.
Helen's technique 'The Play of life' provided me with an exciting and unexpected gateway through which to explore my work. It is the quickest and most effective method I have found of cutting to the chase.
My work with Helen took me very quickly to a place inside myself I'd never been before, and it was incredibly liberating. I recommend her to anyone who is both curious and brave.
I found Helen's approach to developing my story was very unique and refreshing. It allowed me to see my film from a whole new standpoint, and it made me realise the extent to which I had objectified the experience I was writing about. I found myself transported within the world of my subject, and the vision it gave me was invaluable.
Since we met for a session a year ago, I've rewritten my script, which when we spoke, was a very daunting prospect. I enlisted the help of a script editor and restructured the film. Your advice helped.
