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1999 |
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Full Circle Studios Incorporated as Limited Liablity Corporation (LLC.) |
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1st Location 468 Richmond Ave. (Briefly, then 1OO River Rock Drive) |
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1st Contract City of Buffalo Television Production Government Channel |
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1st Employee Dave Lesinski |
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2000 |
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Employment reaches 8 |
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1st Full-time Sales Person Patricia Brown |
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1st Nationally Broadcast TV Series “The Body Electric” 15th Season on PBS Jerry MacKay - Producer |
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Full Circle Studios Goes to the Pentagon Kevin Crosby & Jim Phillips visit the Armed Services to sell DVD-based training. |
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2001 |
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1st Contract Over $1OO,OOO $1O5,OOO |
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Largest Contract Signed $18O,OOO |
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1st Awards Communicator Award “Nickel City Scene” Broadcast Special on Fox29 Dave Lesinski, Annmarie Kelschenbach |
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Gold Ring Award Los Angeles DVD Show “Kid Council” Jerry MacKay |
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Buffalo Emerging Technology Award “Best Online Company” |
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Studio Arena Theatre: A Tour Behind the Scenes Documentary produced by Full Circle Broadcast on WNED (PBS Buffalo-Toronto) |
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2002 |
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Buffalo Emerging Technology Award “Digital Don” Kevin Crosby & Jim Phillips |
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2003 |
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Broadcast TV Special & DVD Program “The Phantom Tour - The 13 Most Haunted Places in WNY Broadcast on WB49 |
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Operation Family Circle Family Messages on DVD to WNY Soldiers in Iraq Kevin Crosby - Producer |
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Production Crew Flies to Africa Filming of ”Juma’s Story” Fictional digital movie about HIV-AIDS Kevin Crosby, Jason Holler, Jerry MacKay (and the always game Beth MacKay!). |
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2004 |
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Full Circle Goes Downtown FCS Moves from River Rock Drive to The Ansonia Centre. |
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Digital Movie Premieres “Juma’s Story” Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre Saturday, July 11th |
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1st Retail Sales of DVD Program “The Phantom Tour - The 13 Most Haunted Places in WNY Outlets throughout WNY www.wnybooks.com |
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2005 |
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Staff reaches 14 Including fulltime & parttime employees. |
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Cosmic Forces Align and Create Team HoBo Jason Holler (hired 2OO4) is joined by Drew Boeing (hired 2OO5) both graduates of the Digital Media Arts Program at Canisius College. |
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Digital Short Film Premieres ”The Cramshaft Meeting” Written & Directed by Jerry MacKay Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre October 1st |
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Broadcast TV Special Edition “The Phantom Tour - The 13 Most Haunted Places in WNY - Special Edition Airs on WNED (PBS Buffalo-Toronto) with two new short supernatural digital movies Garners a healthy 3.1 rating. |
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2006 |
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First Food Item Named After Full Circle Studios Hemingway’s Restaurant (as of 2OO8 defunct, alas) Pearl Street - Buffalo, N.Y. Menu Item - Full Circle Studios - Chicken Quesadilla |
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New Record for Contract Signed Foundation for Electrical Construction (Electri International) signs three year deal to produce ”Keeping Current,” a bi-annual DVD news magazine $285,OOO.OO. |
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Full Circle Studios Goes HD (High Definition Video Production) Transitioning from SD 4:3/16:9 29.97 video to several new HD formats including 72Op, 1O8Oi, and several “digital cinema” formats, Full Circle now offers full HD asset capture and post to clients. |
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2007 |
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Cosmic Forces Re-Align and Destroy Team HoBo Jason Holler (2OO4-2OO7) divorces himself from Drew Boeing (and FCS) and then later, Drew Boeing (2OO5-2OO7) divorces FCS as well. Both graduates of the Digital Media Arts Program at Canisius College (though there’s probably no causality there). |
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Full Circle Produces Comedy TV Pilot Show Sorry, McKinley! a satirical locally-themed sketch comedy show debuts at the 2OO7 BETAs (Buffalo Emerging Technology Awards) and on Time Warner Cable. The show also goes viral on YouTube and iFilm, and will be marketed as a series. |
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Sarah Ruchalski & Don Burns Join the FCS Team Producers Sarah & Don step in and don’t miss a beat, heading up several major projects right at the start of their FCS careers. Great baton-handling, guys! |
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FCS Producer Jerry MacKay “Releases the Funny” Jerry and Beth MacKay, through their independent filmmaking company LittleFlick, debut ten short films at the historic Riviera Theater in North Tonawanda. A large crowd reacts enthusiastically to the comedy films. |
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Full Circle Goes on the Move Again FCS Moves from The Ansonia Centre at 712 Main Street in the heart of the City of Buffalo, to 741 Main Street in the heart of the City of Buffalo. Why? More space, including a 4,OOO sq.ft. studio space. |
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2008 |
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Full Circle Opens New Studio Space FCS completes renovation of its new 4,OOO sq.ft. studio space adding a stage area, greenscreen area, new curtains & rails, a makeup area, a lounge area, and a control room/audio booth. |
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Full Circle Goes National Full Circle’s new studio is host to a nationally broadcast (and webcast) medical teleconference. FCS created the set, recorded the three-camera live event, and designed graphics for the program. Also, there were great catering services. |
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Full Circle Takes to the Air Full Circle’s Don Burns and Sarah Ruchalski went up in Rainbow Air’s helicopter to shoot HD footage of a wind energy project in Buffalo, and to get HD footage of Niagara Falls and Downtown Buffalo. |
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2009 |
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Full Circle Weathers Global Financial Meltdown FCS tightens its belt and offers new packages to clients in wake of serious financial crisis in the country and around the world. |
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Greatbatch Medical Debuts Worldwide Greatbatch, Inc., a leader in implantable medical devices and batteries, wanted to rebrand a number of companies under its corporate structure into a new division - Greatbatch Medical. Full Circle produced a video in three languages and delivered DVDs to eleven states and four countries so all Greatbatch employees could participate in the rollout. |
Bringing History To Life FCS brought six cameras to Old Fort Niagara on the July 4th weekend to record one of the largest re-enactments of a French & Indian War battle ever mounted. Over 2,7OO soldiers and many other trademen, craftspeople, and families were in full eighteenth century regalia over the three-day event. A DVD commemorating the event is available at www.siegeofniagara.com. |
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