Public Safety Dispatcher Erin Burden, shares her story with the CAPS crew.
As part of the continuing expanded services for the City, CAPS Media produced a set of behind-the-scenes productions exploring the extensive and fascinating emergency response systems utilized by Ventura City Police and Ventura City Fire departments. The videos are added to CAPS’ ongoing video informational updates directed by the City Manager’s community service division. We have also been working with the Ventura Unified School District and Ventura County Health in reporting on important issues such as vaping.
The Perfect Firestorm, the documentary film chronicling the extraordinary personal stories of survival and healing during and following the devastating Thomas Fire, was featured at the Sight + Sound Film Festival in Oxnard and will be screened twice at the Ojai Film Festival on Sunday November 3rd at 1pm and on Friday November 8th at 1pm at the Sane Living Center at 316 E Matilija St in Ojai. The entire CAPS Media production and postproduction team is honored to have The Perfect Firestorm selected for the film festivals.
The documentary was produced by CAPS MEDIA in collaboration with the Museum of Ventura County, Ventura City Fire and Police, Ventura County Fire, Sheriff’s, Office of Emergency Services and other agencies. The year-long project is based on dozens of first-person interviews with fire fighters, first responders, residents and others impacted by the tragedy. In addition to sharing their heartfelt, inspiring and at times tragic stories, the citizens throughout Ventura County provided CAPS Media with hundreds of personal photos and videos to help tell the story.
The Perfect Firestorm is a companion production to CAPS Media’s half-hour series Thomas Fire Stories Project featuring first-person stories that air every Friday night on CAPS Media.
CAPS Media continues to record, broadcast and stream local community council meetings throughout the city. In the coming weeks CAPS will cover East Ventura, MidTown, College, Westside, and Montalvo community councils. All programs air on CAPS Media Channel 6 and stream on capsmedia.org. Go to the schedule tab on the CAPSMedia.org website for dates and times.
Join us! Become a CAPS Media Member/Producer. If you have an interest in community television or radio production, or are just curious, drop by the CAPS Media Center on the first Thursday of the month @ 6pm to discover how to join the CAPS community of enthusiastic and engaged Member/Producers. A CAPS Media staff member directs the tour of the television studio and radio station, demonstrates the video equipment, explains the resources that are available, and answers questions about the benefits of becoming a CAPS Media member.
Member training includes HD videography/camera classes held on the 2nd Thursday, Final Cut postproduction editing classes on the 3rd Thursday, and CAPS Radio (KPPQ, FM 104.1) two-part classes on the 4th week. All classes begin at 6pm at the CAPS Media Center, 65 Day Road. For more information, go to capsmedia.org or call 805-658-0500.
