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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2OOO |
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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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2OO1 |
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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 |
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2OO2 |
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Buffalo
Emerging Technology Award
“Digital Don”
Kevin Crosby & Jim Phillips |
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2OO3 |
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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 |
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2OO4 |
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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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2OO5 |
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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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2OO6 |
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First
Food Item Named After Full Circle Studios
Hemingway’s Restaurant
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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Mission Statement |
The
mission of Full Circle Studios is to develop and produce digital
media presentations that not only meet client’s
needs, but can compete with the best anywhere. |
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We
also are committed to Buffalo & Western New York and the
creation of a digital film & video industry here in the
region. |