Shannon & Company, also known as Shannon & Company Productions, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, website and television programming.
History It was 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 The company served Security Pacific Bank, Ming of America, Adler shoes, Sombrero Street restaurant, Gustafson Lincoln/Mercury, System VII Insurance company and Backstage.
Film production
The company has released such films as Ruins of the Reich, The Missions of California, Order Castles of the Third Reich, and The Final Journey. Other productions include Abeo Pharisee, The Studio Club, The Christmas Quilt, Chasing Jose, and Fatal Crossroads. In 2012, executive producer R.J. Adams directed the filming of Orchestra Musique Sur La Mer at the Royal College of Music for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in London, England.
Shannon & Company Productions/Distribution Title Release date Notes Budget Ruins of the Reich October 26, 1992 First Documentary film produced by Shannon & Company (VHS)$45,000D-Day: Race to the Rhine February 14, 1994 (co-production with History Quests VHS) $56,000Order Castles of the Third Reich November 7, 1994 (in co-operation with Bundesarchiv (Deutschland) VHS$62,000Masters of the Reich November 8, 1994 (English & German versions VHS)$37,000The Missions of California March 18, 1998 (in co-operation of the Franciscan Friars minor)$65,000Ruins of the Reich April 30, 2002 (in co-operation with the Bundesarchiv (Deutschland)four part VHS series)$104,000Ruins of the ReichOrder Castles of the Third Reich & The Missions of California April 2, 2007 (added additional footage and re-mastered Special edition DVD releasesThe Final Journey October 2, 2010 in Co-operation with the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum $92,000The Studio Club September 20, 2012 (Pilot Net Television $150,000Chasing José Summer, 2014 (Feature Film) $165,000Fatal Crossroads Fall, 2015 (Feature Film)announced
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External links Official Website