News from A LIFE UNEXPECTED: THE FRANZ STAMPFL STORY April 1st is known to many as April Fools Day. Whether it began, as some think, with Chaucer or from earlier Persian traditions, no one is truly sure. All we knew for sure this April the 1st was that we were finally going to be able to share [...]
New “A Life Unexpected” website launched!
News from FRANZ STAMPFL: THE MAN BEHIND THE MIRACLE MILE: We are thrilled to announce that the new website design is now completed and live on the web! In between editing the new teaser (which will be available online soon) and helping to organize the recent exclusive donor and supporter event (which happened on the [...]
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New logo for the film and a big “thank you” to the two Tims!
News from FRANZ STAMPFL: THE MAN BEHIND THE MIRACLE MILE: And so … it’s time to officially unveil our new logo for the project. As you will have seen from our earlier post – the documentary has a new working title “A Life Unexpected: The Franz Stampfl Story” and to go with the new title, [...]
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Farewell Europe – it’s been swell … now onto filming in Oz!
News from FRANZ STAMPFL: THE MAN BEHIND THE MIRACLE MILE: And so, it is finally over. The first stage of filming for “Franz Stampfl: The Man Behind The Miracle Mile” is completed and “in the can” – or rather, on hard drives stored in my hand luggage with a back up copy in our Gaffer, [...]
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Episode 2 now live! Featuring the Shakespeare Classic Handbag!
And now, a word from The Shakespeare Shoppe:
Episode 2 of The Shakespeare Shoppe Web Series is now live – this time we feature the Shakespeare Classic Leather Handbag currently available from The Shakespeare Shoppe on Ebay (which you’ll find here) and answer a couple of customer questions about the Oversize Office Leather Handbag featured last week. Enjoy!
The Shakespeare Shoppe Team
http://www.shakespeareshoppe.com
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Tags: accessories, bags, fashion, handbags, online shopping, shakespeare, shakespeare shoppe, william shakespeare
Introducing The Shakespeare Shoppe Web TV Series!
Yep, it’s true – The Shakespeare Shoppe now has it’s very own web TV series, called The Shakespeare Shoppe Product Web Series! (Yes, okay, we know, not that inventive, but we didn’t say we emulated Shakespeare – just that we like him. Oh, okay, we’ll work on the title and get back to you …)
The idea of this new web series is to present the various products available for purchase at The Shakespeare Shoppe. All episodes are presented by Head Designer, Sally McLean – but we’re working on getting some special guests in on the gig as well … stay tuned.
Episode 1 covers the oversize office leather handbags currently available from The Shakespeare Shoppe on Ebay (which you’ll find here).
Feel free to leave any comments or feedback and we’ll see you in Episode 2! (okay, with a better title … we’ll keep working on that …)
The Shakespeare Shoppe Team
http://www.shakespeareshoppe.com
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New video – Sally introduces the Franz Stampfl Video Diaries
VIDEO 1: Our introduction to the new Video Diaries for Franz Stampfl: The Man Behind the Miracle Mile, presented by Writer/Director, Sally McLean:
See the video on YouTube: The Man Behind The Miracle Mile – Video Diary Introduction
More updates coming soon …
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It’s official – Sally is now a recording artist – well, kinda …
Cover art for Breathe: relaxation exercises for actors by Sally McLean now available on Amazon.com
Yes, it’s finally happened. Incognita Enterprises’ Creative Director, Sally McLean is now a recording artist. Not as a singer (that may yet come, but not right now), no, Sally has just released her first EP – “Breathe: relaxation exercises for actors” which is now available as a hard copy CD or MP3 download at Amazon.com, published by Incognita Enterprises.
The collection of three relaxation exercises (there are four tracks available – including the introduction) were used regularly by Sally during her days of teaching the “Acting Up” drama workshops between 2002-2006 and created specifically for her classes as a way for her students to “relax and get present” at the start of each class. All the students loved the exercises so much, they asked for copies on CD, which Sally happily provided. Since then, there have been a few requests for copies, so Sally eventually bit the bullet and recorded and produced all three on CD, with an optional MP3 download so everyone could get hold of a copy and benefit from using the exercises – no matter what they do for a living.
As it says on the CD sleeve: “A collection of three guided relaxation visualization exercises for actors, designed to calm nerves, increase energy, help focus and remove tension. Created for use every day – not just for those in the acting profession but anyone who wants an instant “de-stress” to help them function at their optimum level at all times.”
Interested? Then grab your copy now!
Breathe: Relaxation Exercises for Actors
And happy relaxing!
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Tags: acting, actors, cd, incognita, incognita design, mp3, recording, relaxation exercises, sally mclean
Incognita Design: The new Official Tommy Rando Website
Screenshot of Official Tommy Rando Website - design by incognita
Australian musician Tommy Rando came to Incognita to initially design his EP launch site in 2010. In May this year, he was ready to create his official site and again turned to Incognita as a designer. And we were delighted to work with Tommy again – not just because of his excellent taste in web designers 
but also because we just love his music – which is a good thing as it was on constant repeat play while this site was being created (and we’re still running it through the office iTunes player – and still loving it!).
Tommy wanted a site that was clean, easy to access, providing information for fans, media and other interested parties. An important element was a music player that would play his latest EP “Signature” automatically once the site loaded – and then keep playing, uninterrupted, while the visitor clicked through each page. Normally with html programming, this is a challenge, but Incognita incorporated a Flash player that “remembered” where each track was from page to page – which then continuously played with only a slight pause between each page click – meaning the music was uninterrupted until the visitor clicked the stop button on the player themselves.
Social media also played an important part – the “Updates” page incorporates Tommy’s Twitter feed as the primary information source and links to all his social media profiles appear in the menu of each page. Using Tommy’s latest promo shot as inspiration for colours for the site – we ended up with a website that fulfilled the brief and showcases Tommy and his music via a professional, slick and informative web presence – that we had a ball designing!
“Thank you for your energy and efforts, Sal – you are wonderful.” – Tommy Rando
You can see the Official Tommy Rando Site (and hear his music for yourself) HERE.
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Tags: australia, clients, html, musician, tommy rando, web designing
Incognita Design revisits AlanFletcher.net
Screenshot of AlanFletcher.net - design by incognita
Alan Fletcher (best known as “Dr Karl Kennedy” on Australian TV series Neighbours, who has an acting CV longer than your arm in Australian, UK and US TV, film and theatre – and is an AFI Award nominee to boot!) has been a client of Incognita’s since 2001 and during that time his sites have gone through a number of changes and upgrades, as sites will do. So it was with great delight that Incognita took the brief from Alan that it was time to overhaul the entire site structure and look to make it more modern in tone, but simpler in use. This, of course, meant a lot more back-end programming to achieve this end – to help make things more automatic for visitors, as well as interactive, but it was a much needed reworking of the site and both Alan and Incognita were very pleased with the results.
Included in the update was the AlanFletcher.net Fanzone – a seperate site on the AlanFletcher.net domain, which is the primary information hub for fans, media and other interested parties. More videos and audio files were added, a gallery where fans can upload their favourite photos as well as view others already on the system, a fan forum, press articles, official photo galleries, voice tones for download, music tracks for download, e-newsletter sign up and a whole lot more were added and added to over the redesign phase, ending up with a site that is colourful and bright, as well as informative and – most of all – fun!
“Brilliant work Sal. Test drove everything and it all works beautifully and looks fantastic! I am loving your work! “- Alan Fletcher
Visit the Official website of Alan Fletcher HERE.
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Donors for exciting new documentary project required – are you ready to be a part of history?
We are delighted to announce that Director, Sally McLean, on behalf of Franz Stampfl: The Man Behind the Miracle Mile has been approved to be officially listed on the AbaF Australia Cultural Fund (ACF) register for fundraising purposes for the project.
What does this mean?
Essentially, this means that we can now raise money for the project via the ACF within Australia via donations from individuals and companies – AND – we can therefore offer you a tax deduction for your donation of $2 (two dollars) or more!
We have already raised $10,000 via the AbaF back in 2007, thanks to the wonderful generosity of a very supportive individual – which has enabled us to get the project to it’s current position – ie. ready to start shooting and editing. And so now the next stage begins …
So, how does this all work and who are the AbaF Australia Cultural Fund anyway?
The AbaF (Australian Business Arts Foundation) is a national organisation which connects the arts, business and donors. They work with businesses large and small, arts organisations of all types, individual artists, trusts and foundations. They provide advice, professional development, volunteering and networking opportunities.
The Australia Cultural Fund (ACF) is the AbaF’s free arts donation service and was established to encourage people to donate to the arts and to enable artists, including filmmakers, to benefit from this generosity. Artists and arts organisations can register to use the service which enables their donors to make tax deductible donations to the fund*.
Donations are paid in full as grants once approved by the AbaF Board. A total of more than $5 million has been donated to the arts through AbaF.
Artists and arts organisations apply to the Fund for consideration to be registered with the AbaF Australia Cultural Fund. Once approved, they are listed on the ACF website and provided with both an online and PDF form for use to request donations for their project.
Sally McLean has been listed as an individual artist (filmmaker) for the project on the AbaF Australia Cultural Fund register. All monies raised via the AbaF will go directly to the project.
- To see our listing on the Australian Cultural Fund (AbaF) website, click here.
- To go straight to our online donation form, also on the AbaF website, click here.
- Or you can download a PDF version of the donation form to print, fill out and post, here.
So – are you up for the challenge? Looking to get involved and support an exciting new project that fills in some of the missing pieces on the Australian sporting and historical landscape? Or, more prosaically, do you need to get a tax deduction this year?
Then this is the adventure/project/solution for you!
Click on any of the links below to begin the process of financially supporting Franz Stampfl: The Man Behind the Miracle Mile and become involved in a unique piece of Australian and sporting history!
- To see our listing on the Australian Cultural Fund (AbaF) website, click here.
- To go straight to our online donation form, also on the AbaF website, click here.
- Or you can download a PDF version of the donation form to print, fill out and post,here.
Got questions? You can email us at info(at)franzthemovie(dot)com. Or you can call the AbaF on (03) 9616 0300 for more information.
Your support is truly appreciated. Thank you!
* Family members of recipients cannot donate through AbaF and receive a tax deduction.
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To thine own self be true … with a handbag …
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Shakespeare's Hamlet Own Self Be True Quote Oversized Handbag
This oft quoted phrase “This above all: to thine ownself be true.” from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in gold, white and black is now gloriously available on this stylish Leather Office Oversize Handbag over at The Shakespeare Shoppe @ Ebay.
Yes, you can get it on t-shirts and mugs and tote bags, etc, but now you can have your very own stunning leather handbag too! Oh, and it also comes on an iPhone4 case – here (just in case you want one of those too).
More items are being listed on Ebay as we go and there will be some new Folio and Quarto products added to the main Shakespeare Shoppe site over the next week – so stay tuned!
‘Till next blatant product pitch …
The Shakespeare Shoppe Team
http://www.shakespeareshoppe.com
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NEW: Alice in Wonderland Grunge Leather Handbag
Alice In Wonderland Grunge Leather Handbag
Okay, so not really Shakespeare-related in a direct sense, but in a literary/English/classic text sense … it qualifies for inclusion. Really, it’s just because we really like this design and love these handbags – which is why this one features here, despite a somewhat tenuous link to our usual subject matter …
And we’re still a little bit obsessed with our Ebay store – where this Alice in Wonderland Grunge Leather Handbag has just been added, so that is the other reason why we’re blogging about it. With its grungy, almost goth-feeling image of Alice (taken from Sir John Tenniel’s original illustration) with the word “Alice” repeated behind her in a grungy, distressed font – we like the slightly darker take on the usual Alice in Wonderland theme.
Till next time …
The Shakespeare Shoppe Team
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FEATURED: Shakespeare Hamlet Quote Women’s Dark T-shirt
Shakespeare Thine Own Self Be True Quote T-shirt
We love this tee (if we say so ourselves). This great quality women’s dark t-shirt sporting the famous quote from Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “This above all: to thine own self be true” is currently proving to be highly popular here at The Shakespeare Shoppe – and it’s not just available on tees – you can get it on caps, mugs, pajamas and more!
Part of our “Carnivale Mask” collection of Shakespeare’s Quotes, this is one of 17 designs currently available, with more on the way. The t-shirt itself is a standard fit 100% cotton, preshrunk, durable and guaranteed and comes in four colors: black, red, Caribbean blue and violet.
As we said, we love it. If you’ve loved it and bought it, feel free to let us know and send us some pics to share with others too! We’d love to hear from you.
Till next time …
The Shakespeare Shoppe Team
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