Hello. My name is Ricardo.
A few years ago, my professional life was shaken to its core by a collective dismissal. What initially seemed like a new phase or an opportunity turned into a long and exhausting journey. I sent out CVs, knocked on doors, waited for replies that never came. Reality set in slowly, but without mercy: the job market opens paths for the younger ones and closes them, more often than not, to those who already bring experience… and age.
Instead of giving up, I got back on the road. I returned to studying. I completed a professional adult training course in Multimedia and Audiovisual Production. Today, I know how to produce video, photography, 3D content, and virtual and interactive recreations. I know how to tell stories through image, sound, and movement. I know how to work. What I lack is not knowledge — it is the means to put it into practice.
Without a professional camera, without a capable computer, without proper sound, lighting, and studio equipment, talent remains trapped. And without this equipment, I cannot take the most important step: creating my own job through a Multimedia and Audiovisual Studio.
I tried the “official” routes. Grants, incentives, funding programmes. The answer was always the same, even if expressed differently: support programmes only for the young, a studio with no track record, lack of personal capital, rules that fund only part of what is truly essential. A labyrinth where those who need to start… never even get inside.
But I do not give up easily.
This campaign is my alternative. I am not looking for luxury or top-of-the-line gear. I am looking for reliable tools, carefully chosen after extensive research and technical comparisons. Professional but conscious choices: a Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX instead of a camera three times more expensive; a PC with performance comparable to a Mac, but far more accessible; and all the essential audiovisual and studio equipment at the best possible price and acceptable quality. Every decision was made to maximise results with limited funding.
The goal is simple and honest: to raise at least enough to acquire the minimum equipment required to set up the studio and begin working in a professional, independent, and sustainable way.
The idea is to create a Multimedia and Audiovisual Studio, focused on audiovisual production and multimedia application development, especially:
• Video, sound, and photography production and post-production, with a strong emphasis on a professional/cinematic style and formats such as:
o Films and videos: institutional,
advertising, creative, cultural, entertainment;
o Documentaries
and other formats;
o Podcasts;
o Photography: events,
nature, product, etc.
• Development of virtual reality applications incorporating video elements (originally created);
• Website and branding, including all visual identity and design required for the projects, as well as a website for communication and online presence — featuring original videos and photography.
Main focus themes: nature, education, culture, creativity.
Vision for the future:
To grow, expand, and eventually offer opportunities to others
who have gone through the same path as I have, inviting them to join
this Multimedia and Audiovisual Studio.
Every donation is more than money.
It is trust.
It is a
push at a decisive moment.
It is helping someone create value
again, to produce, to contribute.
If you cannot donate, sharing already helps immensely.
Thank you for reading.
Thank you for believing.
And thank
you, in advance, for any support you can give.
Some of my skills can be demonstrated here.
