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| Type | LLC |
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| Industry | Motion pictures |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Founder | R.J. Adams Diane C. Adams |
| Headquarters | Laguna Hills, California, United States |
Key people | R. J. Adams, Owner 1976 - present |
| Products | Motion 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.
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.
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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]
| 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 Reich Order 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 | |
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