CUPERTINO TV PRODUCTIONS

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Welcome to Cupertino TV Productions!
We are a nonprofit organization engaged in producing award-winning shows on public-access television in Silicon Valley and YouTube.
What’s New?
April is a happening month. The hills are covered with mustard and the woods are alive with birdsong with birds courting and looking for nesting sites. All kinds of migrations are on. The gray whales are traveling with their newborn calves, making their way northward through our waters from Mexico back to their Arctic feeding grounds, you can spot them from scenic spots like Point Reyes or Pigeon Point,
But that's not all - April brings an amazing bird migration too. Thousands of ducks and geese make their way through our coastal areas while the Snowy Plover nesting season begins, bringing new life to our beaches.
And as spring really starts to bloom, Santa Clara Valley transforms into a vibrant playground of nature, culture, and innovation. From the Earth Day celebrations on April 5 and Climate Week events in SF, there's a strong focus on environmental awareness and sustainability. Cupertino sends off the month with a vibrant and colorful Cherry Blossom Festival in Memorial Park on April 26th and 27th
It's a happening time at Cupertino TV Productions as well. We are planning a ShortFest, a short-film festival and have a submission deadline set for the tax day, April 15, 2025. Read more about it below. We are also making a show on Earth Day so you will see us there filming and interviewing.
Our cablecast schedule for April reflects the season, there is a show on birding and one on Asian Brush Painting. Check them out on our Shows page and our YouTube channel. As always, come and join us in our meetings (see meeting times in the following section) where we plan our next shows and learn and watch beautiful, creative shows from our fellow members.
Until next time!
ShortFest
Submission Guidelines:
Film length: 2 — 4 minutes
Topic Restrictions: No religious or political themes
Materials: Use only copyright-free footage if sourcing from the web
Required Information: Include film title and producer/editor name
Submission Details:
Deadline: April 15, 2025
Submission Location: Upload to ShortFest folder in Jerry’s Sandbox in the Drive
What Happens Next?
Selected films will be combined into a 30 minute program for cablecast and featured in our annual Encore festival.
Showcase your creativity! Submit your short film to be part of this exciting event!
Heads up!
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CTVP meets every first and third Tuesday of a month at CSC at 10 AM
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2-4 minutes films for CTVP’s ShortFest
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Item description
New and Barely Old Shows
The Cupertino Rotary Club
“Service Above Self” that’s the motto of the Rotary Club. It’s a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem solvers.
Producer/Editors: Grace Trafton & Wesley Orr
Plant-Based Cooking for a Healthy Life
An excellent vegetarian cooking show with step by step instructions on plant-based dishes to nourish your body and mind.
Producer/Editors: Amy Reimann & Wesley Orr
Canine Companions – Partners for Life
Canine Companions provides service dogs for disabled veterans, enhancing the lives of the owners by providing physical and emotional support.
Producer/Editors: Monica Yeung & Jerry Oliver
Cat Rescue: Tales of Compassion
In this program, learn about the current crisis facing community cats and discover how to help and find resource.
Producer/Editors: Elaine Lu/Elaine Lu & Wesley Orr
Cupertino Senior Center Highlights
In this PSA, Cupertino Senior Center staff provide an overview of the many offerings of the center. These include a variety of classes, events and social gatherings to support the interests of active seniors.
Producers and Editors: Dianne Laumann, Barbara Wong, and Lilly Chin
Bloom Where You Are Planted: Master Gardeners’ Chronicle
Join a vibrant group of Master Gardeners as they share research-based knowledge, transform virgin ground into a thriving garden, and gear up for their annual spring sale, transforming community landscapes with expertise and passion.
Producer/Editor: Ranjana Mehra
Natural Ways to Prevent and Control Diabetes
Full of useful information, this program identifies and suggests changes that you can make to your lifestyle including adopting healthy dietary habits and moderate exercise like walking to prevent diabetes.
Producer/Editor: Monica Yeung/Jerry Oliver
Where Are The Aliens?
From the ancient Greeks to the modern space age, we continue our cosmic exploration forever hopeful that ET will be answering our call.
Producer/Editor: Grace Trafton/Wesley Orr
West Valley Community Services — A Beacon of Hope
This program shines a light on West Valley Community Services, a beacon of hope and support for the low-income and homeless in Silicon Valley, offering a comprehensive suite of services including food assistance, housing support, and community engagement, all underpinned by a commitment to compassion, dignity, and community.
Producer/Editor: Ranjana Mehra
Age of AI
Amidst the buzz surrounding all the news on artificial intelligence, this is a timely show on AI to understand the science behind this technology, many years in making, and how AI is transforming our lives.
Producer/Editor: Chuck Bedord/Ranjana Mehra
Yijin Taking Care of Body and Mind
Yijin Exercise is a set of exercises that aim to enhance physical health by strengthening muscles and tendons, promoting flexibility, and promoting balance and coordination of the body.Tune in to this show for better health
Producer/Editor: Monica Yeung/Jerry Oliver
Dance: The Love Language of a Community
This show follows a community of gym-goers who fell in love with dancing to Indian film and pop music and fostered deep community connections around their shared love. Tune in.
Producer/Editor: Ranjana Mehra
The Making of an Ikebana Master
The video, a finalist at W.A.V.E. 2024, showcases the amazing life and journey of an ordinary girl growing up in Japan who turned into a multi talented artist and became a world renowned Ikebana master. She has received many awards throughout her life. Most notably among the highest of honors conferred by His Majesty the Emperor of Japan upon an individual, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, due to her dedication and achievements in promoting the culture of Japan around the world through the beautiful art of floral arrangement. Ms Fusako is not only a great Ikebana master, but also a wonderful painter and poet. She is the founder and president of the Wafu school of Ikebana California chapter with over 200 members. They celebrated their 50th anniversary with a flower show on March 4-5, 2023.
Producer/Editor: Amy Reimann/Adek Hanukai
Why Water Fitness
Water is a crucial component for all living organisms, including us humans. It makes up over 60% of our body weight and plays a vital role in many bodily functions. Water is required for regulating body temperature, transporting nutrients and oxygen, and flushing out waste products. But being in water also provides a low-impact environment that reduces stress on joints and muscles. Plus, water resistance adds an extra challenge to exercises, improving strength, flexibility, and cardiovascular endurance. Water fitness classes offer unique benefits to your overall health and well-being and are good for your mind and soul too. Watch this video — a first place winner at W.A.V.E. 2024 — for its wisdom and visuals.
Producers: Melinda Reynard and Adek Hanukai
CTVP Life in Pictures
Our lives as producers revolve around the studio, meetings, and on location filming. With cameras that ride inside phones in our pockets and purses, photos of our lives abound. Check them out in this section. There are pictures from KMVT15’s field equipment class for Cupertino TV Productions, new members’ training on studio equipment, Volunteer Appreciation Lunch day at CSC, CSC’s Open house, post-production crew shoots and myriad others just because we came together to create something. Mostly because we are feeling good about ourselves or for members and partners who are volunteering — creating, crewing, and giving us a reason to celebrate creativity :)

New studio equipment 8/25/2021

Members of CTVP group at the new studio 9/14/2021

Photoshoot after host Tom and guest Jerry's show 12/16/2021

Tim Erskin explaining the workings of the new studio equipment

Testing the cameras--Dianne through the camera lens on 9/14/2021

Amy and Ranjana taking an usie after host Grace and guest Ranjana's show 10/21/2021

Studio chairs awaiting host and guest 8/25/2021

Photoshoot after Host Grace and Guest Ranjana's show 10/21/2021

Photo Shoot on 11/18/21 for host Chuck and guest Phil's show

Post-show discussions 11/18/2021

Host Chuck and guest Phil's Bagpipes post-practice-shoot discussion 11/18/2021

TIm, Tom, Bobby, Josh at KMVT15's new studio in Mountain View 8/25/2021

Just before Tom and Jerry's show 12/16/2021

Photoshoot after Dianne-John's practice show on 11/11/2021

Phil doing double duty as a cameraman and floor director for Age Friendly Bay Area show 1/11/2022

Audene crewing for Age-Friendly Bay Area show 1/11/2022

Tom after directing back to back Age-Friendly Bay Area show 1/11/2022

Age-Friendly Bay Area Show with host Scott and guest Dianna 1/11/2022

Mask Connections 08/11/2021

Mask Connections 08/11/2021

Set of Cleaning Up The Guadalupe Watershed 02/24/2022

On the sidelines of Cleaning Up The Guadalupe Watershed 02/24/2022

In the Control Room, Cleaning Up The Guadalupe Watershed 02/24/2022

Girl power, Age-Friendly Bay Area 03/08/2022

Grace on Camera, Age-Friendly Bay Area 04/26/2022

Control Room, Age-Friendly Bay Area 03/08/2022

Audene on Audio, Age-Friendly Bay Area 04/26/2022

Jerry and Phil, Age-Friendly Bay Area 04/26/2022

Jerry with Amy on Camera, Fast Fashion, Sustainable Clothing 05/26/2022

Dianne on Camera, Age-Friendly Bay Area 04/26/2022

Grace with her guest on the set of Fast Fashion, Sustainable Clothing 05/26/2022

On the Teleprompter, Age-Friendly Bay Area 04/26/2022

Val, Audene, Amy on the set of PSA for Hidden Treasures 7/28/2022

AFBA 9/1/2022 with Monica Yeung and Jan Chang

Monica Yeung and friends, 10/13/2022

Audene and Melinda, 10/13/2022

Painting CTVP Banner 09/15/2022

Lilly, Tom Blackburn, Tom Clark, Tim Erskin, Ranjana in the Control Room, 10/13/2022

Amy, Audene, Grace, Melinda, Val in Control Room after filming PSA for Hidden Treasures 7/28/2022

Grace, Barbara, and friends 10/13/2022

Crew and guest photoshoot--Tom B, Lilly, Gyana Dash, Grace, Ranjana, Jerry, Varadhraj (VP), Climate Change--Our Karma 12/1/2022

WAVE 2023, Santa Barbara, Ranjana, Bobby Chastain, Val Jeffery

Val and Ranjana arriving at ACM West WAVE Awards, 2023 Pre-Award Reception, Santa Barbara

WAVE, 2023 Pre-Award Reception, Ranjana, Val

Val, CTVP's Quality Control person, modeling a QC (Quality Control) tee shirt presented to her by her grandson Ethan

Field Equipment Class 3/2/2023, Midpen Facility, 900 San Antonio Road

Josh on the camera, Field Equipment Class, 3/2/2023

A mock-show with Tom and Jerry, Field Equipment Class

Field Equipment Class, 3/2/2023

Field Equipment Class, 3/2/2023

Josh filming mock-show, Field Equipment Class, 3/2/2023

On the sets of The Ikebana show, 3/9/2023

With Ms. Fusako, after taping the Ikebana show, 3/9/2023

Field Equipment class Josh, Grace, Phil, 3/2/2023

Lilly, Amy, in Lilly's Field Equip Demo 3/21/2023

Lilly in Camcorder monitor in her Field Equip Demo 3/21/2023

Amy and Audene in Lilly's Field Equip Demo 3/21/2023

Wes in Lilly's Field Equip Demo 3/21/2023

Volunteer Appreciation Lunch, Birds of a flock... 3/25/2023

Volunteer Appreciation Lunch, With Cupertino Mayor Hung Wei, 3/25/2023

Josh teaching Second Field Equipment Class on Lighting and Audio, Mid-pen facility, 4/27/2023

Second Field Equipment Class with Josh, 4/27/2023

Second Field Equipment Class with Josh, 4/27/2023

Second Field Equipment Class with Josh, 4/27/2023

Jo Appogast, Audene, Amy, Ranjana Dance Fitness 3/30/2023

Amy, Ranjana, Dance Fitness, 3/30/2023

Yijin Exercises 5/4/2023

Crew, and Guests, Yijin Exercises, 5/4/2023

Yijin Exercises, Guests and Crew 5/4/2023

Chuck manning CTVP's table, CSC Open House, 08252023

Barbara and Dianne attending Barbara's birthday bash at CSC, 9/13/2023

Phone-Videography workshop 10/12/2023

Attendees and josh, Phone Videography workshop 10/12/2023

Josh and Josh iPhone videography workshop

Josh projecting attendees in iPhone videography workshop 10122023

Waiting outside Mantra 10/12/2023

Lunch at Zhangliang Malatang post phone- videography workshop 10/12/2023

Waiting for lunch 10/12/2023

post-lunch poses (1) 10/12/2023

post-lunch poses (2) 10/12/2023

Jo at Camera 3 11/09/2023

Dianne at Camera 2 11/09/2023

Jerry at Camera 1 11/09/2023

Val, Amy, Guest 11/09/2023

Ranjana, Amy, Guest 11/09/2023

Post-Show photoshoot 11/09/2023

Robin checking Audio Receiver for host Monica Yeung, 11/09/2023

Crew and Guest, AI Show, 12/9/2023

Val, Floor Director, AI Show, 12/9/2023

Josh, KMVT15 Workshop, January, 2024

Elaine, Amy, Robin, KMVT15 Workshop January 2024

Maragaret Lane, KMVT15 Workshop, January, 2024

Adek on Camera, WVCS Show, 01252024

Post-WVCS Recording, 01252024

Ranjana, Amy, Sujatha, WVCS Show, 01252024

Barbara with friends, KMVT15, January, 2024

Elaine and Barbara, KMVT15 Studio, January, 2024

Valentina, guests and CTVP Crew for her show 'Well Adjusted' on Chiropractors, 02092024

Valentina and guests for her show 'Well Adjusted' on chiropractors, CTVP was crewing, 02092024
Val and Ranjana, selfie after lunch at Aqui 2/27/2024

Post-production photoshoot 03072024 Technology for Seniors Show

Funny Pose, Post-production photoshoot 03072024 Technology for Seniors Show

On the Set, 03072024 Technology for Seniors Show

Set projected in the monitor, 03072024 Technology for Seniors Show

In the studio before recording, 03072024 Technology for Seniors Show

Margaret operating Camera 1, 03/07/2024 Technology for Seniors Show

Cat Show Crew and Guests 03/21/2024

Control Room 03/28/2024

Sampada operating Camera 2, 03/28/2024

Wes Teaching DaVinci Resolve Tutorial 03/26/2024

Crew and Guest, 'Where Are the Aliens?' 03/28/2024

Post-Valentina Italian Zoom show photoshoot 05282024

Setting things for Emergency Readiness show 06132024

Barbara getting mic'ed 06132024

Barbara on Monitor 06132024

Control Room 06132024

Crew and Guest, Emergency Readiness Education Show 06132024

Mic Workshop Setting it up 07302024

Mic Workshop 07302024

Mic Workshop Monica mic'ing Lilly Jerry 07302024

Mic Workshop Wes on Camera Monica Floor Director 07302024

Mic Workshop Lily monitoring audio 07302024

Mic Workshop Grace Monica Wes Barb 07302024

Crew and Guest, Rotary Club Show, 8/15/2024

Post-Show Lunch, 8/15/2024

Camera Crew, Lilly and Tom, Rotary Club Show, 8/15/2024

Grace and Guest Rotary Club Show 8/15/2024

Last day, 08202024

Open House CSC, 2024 Manning the Desk

Open House CSC, 2024 (Wo)Manning the Desk

Open House CSC, 2024 With the event organizer Barbara

Open House CSC 2024, Jerry conducting a Breakout Session

Open House, CSC, 2024

Post-Canine Show Guest and Crew Photoshoot, 10/24/2024

Pat Tam on camera New Hope Cancer Foundation 1/302025

Dianne on Camera 2, Canine Show, 10/24/2024

Barbara and Robin, New Hope Cancer Foundation 1/302025

Recording snafus New Hope Cancer Foundation 1/302025

New Hope Cancer Foundation Audene on Camera 3 1/302025

New Hope Cancer Foundation 1/302025

Control Room 1/30/2025

Cupertino Stories partners at State of the City 2/27/2025

With Mayor Liang Chao at State of the City 2/27/2025
Some Guests From Our Shows

From Lucille Ball to Audiology and Everything In Between
League of Women Voters

Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival

It Starts With a Tree

Digital Disruption

Leading Young Adults to Financial Success

Celebrating Chinese Food

Valentina

Zero Waste Chef

Silicon Valley Reads

Fire It Up With County Fire

Asian Brush Painting

Mask Connections

Steve Holmes, Mike Tamaro, Cleaning Up The Guadalupe Watershed

Pat Richards, Community Comes Together For A Park Project

Bailey Hall, Fast Fashion, Sustainable Clothing

Christmas All The Way Down Memory Lane

Laura Babcock, Journey Back in Time From Valley of Heart's Delight to the Heart of Silicon Valley

Guests, Water Fitness

Mathew Dodder, Discover Birding Show, 10/27/2022

Gyana Dash, Climate Change--Our Karma show 12/1/2022

Ms. Fusako Hoyrup with Amy 3/9/2023

Guest Raymond, Yijin Exercises, 5/4/2023

Guest Joanna, Yijin Exercises, 5/4/2023

Raka Agrawal, Dance The Love Language of a Community, 3/30/2023

Yijin Exercises, Guests, Host, Friends, 5/4/2023

Guest and Host Monica Diabetes Show 11/09/2023

Tamara Kodner, Dance The Love Language of a Community

AI show 12/9/2023

Sujatha and Ranjana 01252024

Sujatha, Ranjana WVCS, 01252024

Curt and Elaine, 03072024 Technology for Seniors Show

Cat Show Guests and Elaine 03/21/2024

Grace and Simon Steel, 03/28/2024

Barbara and guest Ken, Emergency Readiness Education Show, 06132024

Grace and Guest Alyssa Sakkas, 8/15/2024

Canine Show Guest Sue Guzman 10/24/2024

Wes Demonstrating Studio version of DaVinci Resolve 12032024

New Hope Cancer Foundation Tiffany and Christina 1/302025

New Hope Cancer Foundation Tiffany and Christina 1/302025
CTVP In The News
A Quick Take on Production
On ABC News
On the occasion of filming our 1,000th show, we were joined by the ABC News team. Our programs are all unique; different hosts, guests, subjects.