For nearly four decades, the Chesneau family sold fuel additives, antimicrobial agents and test kits out of their 12-acre campus in Flowery Branch. Now, they hope the warehouses where they stored products to keep motors running will help fuel their expansion into the entertainment business.
In December, mother-son duo Debra and Cody Chesneau opened Film Quality Studios, having spent a little less than a year converting warehouses on their property into two studios with offices, production space and a control room.
FQS is much smaller than many of the other soundstages dotting the state. The Chesneaus’ two studios are about 4,000 square feet each, compared with, say, the smallest stage at Trilith Studios, which is 15,000 square feet — or about the size of a typical Walgreens. But FQS is trying to fill niches not served by the big guys: Both of its spaces have been built with live broadcasting capabilities, making them ideal for brands, production companies or content creators looking to livestream their content…