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Believe in yourself and your idea
These are some of the rejections Melanie Perkins received before she was able to make her new design business Canva a major success. She presented her story at Sunrise 2016- one of the points being that you should not get too disappointed by rejection- learn from it and make your idea better.
 
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Elaborate costume designs
Gillian Armstrong?s recent documentary about the boy from Kiama, Australia, who became one of Hollywood?s finest costume designers was based on Orry-Kelly?s memoir Women I?ve Undressed which discloses his story. Noting in his introduction that ??Hollywood dislikes naked truths?? Orry-Kelly told many. He won 3 Academy Awards for his costume designs and dressed many famous actresses including Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman and Jane Fonda. His many film credits include Casablanca, Some Like it Hot, Auntie Mame and An American in Paris-now on Broadway.
 
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Cleverly designed bar stools
These bar stools are in the Parlour Lane Roasters cafe next to the State Theatre in Sydney where most of the films in the Sydney Film Festival are being shown. When you have a coffee between films ensure you notice them!
 
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Personalised handbags
Now it's not enough to have a brand name handbag- it can be personalised. Oroton, Australia's best known and fastest growing luxury lifestyle brand, offers this service. You can see the Oroton logo on this bag as well as the owner's initials MM.
 
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Cuban dance in virtual reality
The History of Cuban Dance was one of the short films you could see in virtual reality, sitting on a revolving stool so you could follow the surrounding scenes of dancing from rumba to salsa. This demonstration was part of the Sydney Film Festival.