Prince J. Charles has been directing and producing independent films and videos for nearly 21 years. Prince is known as a media educator, videographer, music video producer, and he has produced documentary projects that promote social, cultural and personal awareness.Prince had an opportunity to educate young people from being passive consumers of media to become active media producers. Prince's video production work in the community with his students is recognized for its creative positive approach. Through an intensive hands-on curriculum, Prince guided students through a process of self-discovery and self-representation. Through hands-on instruction with state-of-the-art digital media production equipment and facilities, the youth Prince has taught learned how media messages influence attitudes, behavior and acquired the skills needed to create media projects that communicate their own ideas to the broader community. Prince's productions are first screened in the communities where they are produced and later broadcast on Public Access TV Stations, festivals and the social media community. After more than a decade of collaborations working with youth, Prince and youth producers created a wide range of productions and many of them have been acclaimed and won prizes and featured at festivals and aired on broadcast TV networks. Specialties:• Program management development and funding experience• Experience creating social awareness & change with (K-12) & organizations• Extensive experience working in diverse communities• Comprehensive digital video shooting and editing experience• Strong verbal and written communication skills• Producer, director, technical director, floor director, audio production, & graphic artist• Editing in Linear/Non linear-Final Cut Pro, Avid, Casablanca, and Pro-Tools• Adobe CS5, Photoshop, Live Type, Soundtrack, and After Effects• Motivated self-starter with strong desire to learn