What Is CAPG?

By: Carli Meehan

BLUE BELL, PA--If you’re a Communications Major at Montgomery County Community College then you have heard of CAPG; but what about the students at Montco who have never heard of CAPG. Thanks to Jerry and Robert Brown we are here to shed some light on CAPG club. CAPG stands for “Communicating Arts Production Group”; which helps and teaches students about television, filmmaking and production. How can students get involved? Jerry suggest to show up to any of the CAPG meeting held at the TV Studio in the Advanced Technology Center every Wednesday at 12:15. To get involved students also join the Five Day Film Festival competition or “The Buzz” which is a weekly new cast. CAPG can also make a big impact in employment because students create a portfolio and use them to get into the field. How can bring in the club help students with their major. Students get to be hands on with project by jumping right in and creating small projects for new casting, filmmaking and producing. Take Robert Brown for example he started out at CAPG learning how to write for the news. Then when the Buzz started to go down hill Robert stepped in took charge and became Co-producer of The Buzz.  In the resent semester he has become Producer of The Buzz. From that experience he quoted “I have learned to take charge when no one wants to, and striving to make the show better then the way it was”. This club is a great way to get your foot in the door and learn different techniques that will help you get a career in the entertainment field. “The Buzz” helps student write new stories, work cameras and being a director.  When asked if all communication major should be forced to participate in CAPG for a grade Robert responded “No”, because not every student has that extra time to devote to the club. But students in Communications are required to view the CAPG screening at the end of every semester to show your support and watch all of the COM students work throughout the year.