AMS Pictures
Encyclopedia
AMS Pictures, founded in 1982, is the largest creative media company
in the American
south
headquartered in Dallas
, Texas
. In 1996, AMS finished construction on their 40000 sq ft (3,716.1 m²). production studio in Dallas and in 2000 they opened their first branch office in Austin
, Texas.
The company has since started focusing heavily on the creation of original programming including several award winning feature length documentaries. In 2009, the company formally changed its name from AMS Production Group to AMS Pictures.
, Texas. Two years later, the company moved into its own office building inside the Las Colinas Communications Complex, beginning its reputation as a full fledged production company, signing clients such as Radio Shack
and JC Penney.
In 1995, AMS broke ground on its new corporate headquarters and in the same year won the bid to handle all of the promotional and media elements of the Ross Perot's 1996 Presidential Campaign. In 2000, the company created its first satellite office in Austin
, Texas to cater to public sector markets around the state capital. Ten years after the Ross Perot Campaign, AMS was hired by the Kinky Friedman
2006 Texas Gubernatorial campaign
to produce the independent candidates Television spots.
In Early 2009, the company officially rebranded itself as AMS Pictures to further distinguish its original programming focus..
, Texas. Construction began on the facility in 1995, with the 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) studio "themepark" completed in 1998 for 4.6 million dollars. The facility includes many Disney inspired elements throughout, stemming from the founders love of all things Disney.
The studio includes several soundstages as well as a “Main Street;” a TV diner; Santa Fe, Paris, and New York themed editing rooms among others; “Jodi’s Barber Shop” (the makeup room); and Egyptian-themed restrooms where Cleopatra silently plays on wide-screen television sets.
In 2000, AMS broke ground on its first branch office studio in Austin
, Texas. The 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) facility offers a large soundstage, a fiber connected satellite booth, final cut pro
editing suites, and meeting rooms all themed to Disney much like its Dallas counterpart.
, Home Depot, and the Dallas based Texas Instruments
, with 70% of its business attributed to fortune 500 companies in 2000.
AMS has also worked with many broadcasters televising national sports spots using their in house satellite booths. Since 2005, AMS has produced over 200 hours of original programming including several feature length documentaries.
In 2007, AMS created the documentary Bodacious Boots featuring the history and cultural impact of the cowboy boot especially within the context of Texas History
. The documentary featured several notable celebrities with roots in Texas including Lyle Lovett
, Kinky Friedman
, and Sydney Pollack
.
In 2008, AMS produced The Real Great Debaters of Wiley College, which played film festivals around the United States.
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
south
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
headquartered in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. In 1996, AMS finished construction on their 40000 sq ft (3,716.1 m²). production studio in Dallas and in 2000 they opened their first branch office in Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas.
The company has since started focusing heavily on the creation of original programming including several award winning feature length documentaries. In 2009, the company formally changed its name from AMS Production Group to AMS Pictures.
History
AMS Production Group was formally started in 1982 with 25,000 dollars in loans from the founder Andy Streitfeld's friends and relatives. Throughout the 80s and early 90s the company grew in size and eventually moved out of Streitfeld's back bedroom and into rented warehouse space at KDFI-TV (Channel 27) in IrvingIrving, Texas
Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated...
, Texas. Two years later, the company moved into its own office building inside the Las Colinas Communications Complex, beginning its reputation as a full fledged production company, signing clients such as Radio Shack
Radio shack
Radio shack is a slang term for a room or structure for housing radio equipment.-History:In the early days of radio, equipment was experimental and home-built. The first radio transmitters used a noisy spark to generate radio waves and were often housed in a garage or shed. When radio was first...
and JC Penney.
In 1995, AMS broke ground on its new corporate headquarters and in the same year won the bid to handle all of the promotional and media elements of the Ross Perot's 1996 Presidential Campaign. In 2000, the company created its first satellite office in Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas to cater to public sector markets around the state capital. Ten years after the Ross Perot Campaign, AMS was hired by the Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman is an American Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election...
2006 Texas Gubernatorial campaign
Texas gubernatorial election, 2006
The 2006 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006 to select the next governor of the state of Texas, who is serving a four year term that began on January 16, 2007. The Republican and Democratic Parties chose their candidates by primaries and convention. Primaries were held on...
to produce the independent candidates Television spots.
In Early 2009, the company officially rebranded itself as AMS Pictures to further distinguish its original programming focus..
Facilities
The company's flagship corporate headquarters is currently located on the North Dallas Parkway in DallasDallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas. Construction began on the facility in 1995, with the 40000 square feet (3,716.1 m²) studio "themepark" completed in 1998 for 4.6 million dollars. The facility includes many Disney inspired elements throughout, stemming from the founders love of all things Disney.
The studio includes several soundstages as well as a “Main Street;” a TV diner; Santa Fe, Paris, and New York themed editing rooms among others; “Jodi’s Barber Shop” (the makeup room); and Egyptian-themed restrooms where Cleopatra silently plays on wide-screen television sets.
In 2000, AMS broke ground on its first branch office studio in Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas. The 5000 square feet (464.5 m²) facility offers a large soundstage, a fiber connected satellite booth, final cut pro
Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro is a non-linear video editing software developed by Macromedia Inc. and then Apple Inc. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro X, runs on Mac personal computers powered by Mac OS X version 10.6.7 or later and using Intel processors...
editing suites, and meeting rooms all themed to Disney much like its Dallas counterpart.
Productions
The company shoots a variety of marketing and web based media materials for companies like Frito-LayFrito-Lay
Frito-Lay North America is the division of PepsiCo that manufactures, markets and sells corn chips, potato chips and other snack foods. The primary snack food brands produced under the Frito-Lay name include Fritos corn chips, Cheetos cheese-flavored snacks, Doritos and Tostitos tortilla chips,...
, Home Depot, and the Dallas based Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
, with 70% of its business attributed to fortune 500 companies in 2000.
AMS has also worked with many broadcasters televising national sports spots using their in house satellite booths. Since 2005, AMS has produced over 200 hours of original programming including several feature length documentaries.
In 2007, AMS created the documentary Bodacious Boots featuring the history and cultural impact of the cowboy boot especially within the context of Texas History
History of Texas
European conquistadors first arrived in the region now known as Texas in 1519, finding the region populated by various Native American tribes...
. The documentary featured several notable celebrities with roots in Texas including Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett
Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"...
, Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman is an American Texas Country singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. He was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election...
, and Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he later taught acting...
.
In 2008, AMS produced The Real Great Debaters of Wiley College, which played film festivals around the United States.
Filmography
- The Good Fight: The James Farmer Story (2009)
- Resurrecting Moton Field: The Birthplace of the Tuskegee Airmen (2009)
- Girl Meets Gown (2009) (TV)
- "Natural Companions (2009) (TV)"
- "The Art of Living Gallery Season II (2009) (TV)"
- The Real Great Debaters of Wiley College (2008)
- A Colored Life: The Herb Jeffries Story (2008)
- Stop the Presses: The American Newspaper in Peril (2008)
- In the Shadow of Hollywood: Race Movies and the Birth of Black Cinema (2007)
- Flying for Freedom: Untold Stories of the Tuskegee Airmen (2007)
- Bodacious Boots (2007)
- "The Art of Living Gallery Season I (2007) (TV)"
- Shock (2007)
- Champ Car Season Preview (2006) (TV)
- Rising from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter (2006)
- The Power of Harmony (2005)
- Race Car Driver (2005)