Trident Tech ‘Enterprise Campus’ to house film studios

A movie studio complex is in the works for the Lowcountry. Tentatively called Trident Studios of South Carolina, the complex is slated to occupy 10 to 15 acres of Trident Technical College’s forthcoming Enterprise Campus, a 38-acre parcel owned by the college and adjacent to the college’s main campus in North Charleston.

The complex will consist of six studios, possibly ranging from 15,000 to 30,000 square feet, according to Trident Technical College President Mary Thornley.

The studios could be used for producing television programs and commercials in addition to movies, said Kaye Lingle Koonce, the college’s senior vice president and general counsel.

Studio construction could begin during the 2006-2007 academic year, Thornley said.

However, South Carolina Film Commissioner Jeff Monks refrained from saying when the construction would get under way, adding that the S.C. Film Commission is still talking with private investors and Hollywood entities to make this project a reality.

“This is our first shot at a movie studio, and we want to make sure we get it right,” Monks said.