CENTER FOR THE DOCUMENTARY
25 Saint Philip Street, Room 210
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 953-8171
email: center4doc@cofc.edu

MISSION STATEMENT
Center for the Documentary at the College of Charleston produces original television programming for and about South Carolinians, our state, and especially the underserved areas of the Carolina Lowcountry. The Center strives to deliver the finest regionally produced educational television about the people, history, and culture of South Carolina.

FACILITIES
Our center has in place the resources and equipment necessary for broadcast quality productions including a television studio, an audio recording studio, and a remote production truck. Our post-production facility offers: Hi-Definition video equipment, non-linear editing workstations with Final Cut Studio, audio-post production equipment and software for music composition and audio optimization, and graphics workstations with AfterEffects, Maya, and Adobe Creative Suite 3.

PEOPLE
The College of Charleston has a talented and award-winning staff of media professionals. The College also works with top freelancers in the field in an effort to remain fresh and innovative. The 500 members of the College's faculty work in collaboration with the center, enthusiastically offering expertise in over 40 disciplines. Area students are an important part of the creative process. Working with media professionals, they learn new skills, while delivering new ideas and energy to our mission.

COMMUNITY FOCUSED PROGRAMMING
Center for the Documentary at the College of Charleston produces live programming, educational series, and feature-length documentaries. Working in partnership with College of Charleston faculty, the S.C. Arts Commission, South Carolina ETV, and the S.C. Humanities Council among others, we hope to bring the accomplishments of South Carolinians to film and video. Also, in an effort to preserve the stories of our time and culture, the Center hopes to expand programming and services to state residents so that they can produce personal documentaries. We expect this strategy to result in powerful television and be an empowering resource to the community, especially the underserved population.