Hello, we are Roger
Ramones and Francois Dallain. We are the main content producers for our
cultural project: MULTIPLICITY. We are
both Portland transplants and started working together a little over 4 years
ago when we were connected by the
similarities in our views on people, relationships, and life. We started MULTIPLICITY in 2013 in a simple,
yet ambitious goal to connect with the interesting communities that
define the city of Portland and to bring out the subtle textures they add
to the collective personality of our beloved city. Your support will help us reboot our project by allowing us to get access to more communities and provide us with better tools to achieve what we set out to do.
What We Need & What You Get
For the months we were running multiplicity in 2013 and 2014, we
funded everything on our own. And we
were more than fine with it. After all,
we experienced new things, we met amazing people, and we were pursuing our
dream-no one can put a price tag on
that. However, we do want to improve the
way we interact with people and capture our experiences-from weather proof photo and video tools,
to better audio recording devices, to general equipment so that we can part-take in the activities our subjects enjoy.
By helping us finance some of these things, we would be able
to provide higher quality content during the most interesting moments of our interactions. All of our experiences we share in our social
channels-Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr-free for everyone to enjoy. For those contributors who want to
give a little more, we're providing a couple tokens of our appreciation.
The goal we set is very realistic and we would like to
think our supporters can help us reach that.
If we don't meet it, we'll still be very appreciative of the amount our supporters have contributed and we'll find other ways to complement those funds.
The Impact
The
impact we believe is immeasurable. It's
very difficult to quantify the ROI on motivation, inspiration and passion; yet
these are the factors that make us who we are.
Titles, number of followers and money do not define who we are as
individuals. Even if we are able to
subtly inspire others so that they can find confidence in staying true to
themselves and following their dreams, that would benefit not only them but the
rest of the world as well. In a world where the word "relationship"
has been diluted, our project looks to go back to true interaction and
appreciation for a person's passion and skill in their chosen craft. We strive for authenticity and real
connection.
Risks & Challenges
Time
is one of the biggest challenges for us and the people we profile. We need to make sure we project these people
and communities in the light they deserve.
Despite people's best intentions to let us into their lives, they have
commitments and obligations so showing value is a huge objective of ours. With
more resources we will be able to eliminate some of the inefficiencies we have
experienced so far.
Other Ways You Can Help
Support comes in many different forms and we know
that in a very saturated crowdfunding world, not all can contribute
financially. Hype men/women needed! Any hype that can be created around our
project is much appreciated. Sharing our project with your family and friends who may offer any kind of support would mean so much to us and our humble project!