1. What is your vision statement for your major project?
Fender Bender is a women and queer run bicycle shop in the Cass Corridor, the heart of Detroit. The short video Id like to produce thru the DFM wrkshps will aim to inform about what/who Fender Bender is, our goals ahead and to uplift the current women, trans and queer cycling culture of Detroit. Fender Bender seeks to provide safe and nurturing spaces to learn/teach bike mechanic skills to the WTQ community of Detroit first - our video will speak to why providing accessible bike shop spaces for this community is important. I want to investigate why more people of these communities do not frequent bike shops or engae with learning the skillz needed to do repair. What are the turn-ons/offs about biking? What can be done to make cycling in Detroit more appealing, comfortable, and accessible to this community? What are our assumptions and expectations of cycling - specific to Detroit. The video will also be used as a media component in our future online fundraising strategies as well. Later with the tools/skillz learned in these classes Id like to produce a short film series on how to do basic bike repair - fix flat - adjust brakes - seat and handle bars, helpful tips and tricks, etc. These we would post to our blog and facebook so that anyone can have access online to basic bike repair.
2. What ideas do you have for your major project?
An informative and promotional video. Interview women, trans and queer folks who Fender Bender has and has not worked with in the shop. Interview folks about their cycling experience in Detroit - how can it be improved - how is it already great - tell of a moment that stands out. Record dialouge about experiences and stories. Show in the film our group rides and events that Fender Bender has host and participated in. We want to demonstrate and uplift the needs, wants and imaginations of these folks in Detroit thru their own voice - and have those things reflect in Fender Bender as we develop our shop and programming. Get people pumped about having a bike program in Detroit that caters to and is created by the women, trans and queer culture here.
3. What are you planning to investigate and how does it support your vision of Detroit’s Future?
I want to investigate how to create a more appealing, comfortable and accessible bike shop/cycling culture for the WTQ community of Detroit - what I find out in the stories and interviews with people will directly affect FBD's program development and skill shares: Fender Bender will be a refelction of the needs, wants and imagination of this community.
4. What media skills do you need/want for to complete your major project?
How to make a video - concept development from an idea to applicable pieces and production
How to upload video from the camera to computer without deleting it
Editing!
Audio and lighting
Music - when to use it
How to make the video fun and attractive yet educational - graphic pieces and photos
Interfacing with blogs to apply videos - kickstarter and indiegogo too - fundraising methods
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