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Shannon & Company

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Shannon & Company
Company typeLLC
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded1976
FounderR.J. Adams
Diane C. Adams
HeadquartersLaguna Hills, California, United States
Key people
R. J. Adams, Owner 1976 - present
ProductsMotion Picturess, Television and Documentary film

Shannon & Company, also known as Shannon & Company Productions is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, website and television programming.

History

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Founded in 1976 by director/actor R.J. Adams and wife producer Diane C. Adams as a full service Advertising Agency creating television, radio and print media for a number of clients throughout Los Angeles and Orange County. In the spring of 1980, the company converted to a broadcast and film production company focusing primarily on historical documentary projects and docudramas. In 1980 the company founded The Actors Workshop, Laguna Hills, Orange County, California.

Ad agency years

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Security Pacific Bank, Ming of America, Adler shoes, Sombrero Street restaurant, Gustafson Lincoln/Mercury, System VII Insurance company and Backstage.

Film production company

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The company has since rolled out a number of popular films including: “Ruins of the Reich”, “The Missions of California”, “Order Castles of the Third Reich” and “The Final Journey”. Recent and future productions include "Abeo Pharisee", "The Studio Club"′, "The Christmas Quilt", "Chasing Jose'" and its newest project now in pre-production "Fatal Crossroads.". Recently Executive Producer R.J. Adams directed the filming of Orchestra Musique Sur La Mer at the Royal College of Music in early June 2012 as part of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee London, England.[1]

Shannon & Company Productions/Distribution

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Title Release Date Notes Budget
Ruins of the Reich October 26, 1992 First Documentary film produced by Shannon & Company (VHS) $45,000.
D-Day: Race to the Rhine February 14, 1994 (co-production with History Quests VHS) $56,000
Order Castles of the Third Reich November 7, 1994 (in co-operation with Bundesarchiv (Deutschland) VHS $62,000
Masters of the Reich November 8, 1994 (English & German versions VHS) $37,000
The Missions of California March 18, 1998 (in co-operation of the Franciscan Friars minor) $65,000
Ruins of the Reich April 30, 2002 (in co-operation with the Bundesarchiv (Deutschland)four part VHS series) $104,000
Ruins of the ReichOrder Castles of the Third Reich & The Missions of California April 2, 2007 (added additional footage and re-mastered Special edition DVD releases
The Final Journey October 2, 2010 in Co-operation with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum $92,000
The Studio Club September 20, 2012 (Pilot Net Television $150,000
Chasing José Summer, 2014 (Feature Film) $165,000
Fatal Crossroads Fall, 2015 (Feature Film) announced

Notes and references

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References

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  1. ^ Suddock, Josua (2012-06-03). "Local musicians help kick off UK celebration". Orange County Register.
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