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Written by Intake Studios on August 6, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Just last fall Intake Studio, the multi award-winning Wichita-based boutique specializing in the TV commercial arena, tested the waters in Kansas City with the launch of a satellite office. Now, just eight-months later, it’s clear to Intake’s president, Troy Lott, from the positive feedback that the KC annex has attracted, that the new division has found a niche in the Kansas City advertising community, and it’s time to do more than just get his feet wet. In response to demand for its services, the satellite company has relocated to an expansive new renovated space in an historic train depot in West Bottom, downtown’s emerging artistic Mecca.

Motion graphics artist Brian Simpson is the first member of the KC sister company’s team to be signed. Formerly of Barkley Evergreen and Partners, Inc., Simpson brings a diverse background in motion graphics, design and editing to the table. The Sonic’s 2009 and 2010 Lee National Denim Day ‘Survivor’s Stories’ commercial campaigns, as well as the music video ‘Caney Mountain,’ which garnered a silver national ADDY Award in 2009, are among the diverse roster of projects on his reel. At the same time, Intake Studio’s flagship boutique in Wichita continues to grow with the addition of editor Kevin Wildt. A sought-after music video director and still photographer, Wildt brings a fresh perspective to Intake’s editorial services.

“We’re very proud of our loyal following of return clients and the dozen of awards Intake Studio/Wichita has garnered,” says Lott. “We’ve already doubled our space and staff in Wichita. The next logical step in our expansion is to bring the same commitment to quality, innovation, personal attention, over-the-top client services – and our cost-effective approach – to a larger market in a more central location. Our new space in Kansas City does just that.”

Intake Studio’s new KC division is built upon the six-year old Wichita-based flagship company’s reputation as a multi award-winning visual effects, animation, motion graphics, production, editorial and finishing boutique dedicated to providing agencies with a design-driven approach to video content for multiple platforms. Partners Troy Lott, creative director Heath Balderston and DP Todd Schwartz head up its team of artists and provide a one-stop, concept through completion creative environment.

Markee

Written by Intake Studios on July 26, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Wichita’s Intake Studio Launches Kansas City Division

May/June
Source: Markee Magazine

Intake Studio, the Wichita-based motion graphics, VFX, animation, editorial and production company, has opened a satellite division in Kansas City, Missouri, reports president Troy Lott (pictured, left, with fellow principals Heath Balderston and Todd Schwartz). The new space expands the company’s offerings for commercials, cross-platform advertising and interactive media and provides a centrally-located creative resource for agencies in the region. Earlier, Intake Studio’s flagship office doubled its size and talent roster. It netted a dozen wins at this year’s Wichita and Tulsa ADDYs, including Best of Broadcasting honors for its animated Tulsa Health Department campaign. “Intake Studio is like the little engine that could – steadily building a reputation and brand that reflect our philosophy and commitment to our craft as we gain momentum, attract more challenging work and maximize the production value our clients get out of every dollar,” says Lott.

Millimeter

Written by Intake Studios on July 23, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Intake Studio Follows Up Three Top Honors At The 2010 ADDY Awards With A Shift Into Expansion Mode

June 21, 2010
Source: Millimeter

Intake Studio, the Wichita-based motion graphics, visual effects, animation, editorial and production company, has been building a reputation as a world-class regional creative resource for commercials, cross-platform advertising and interactive media since it opened its doors in 2004. This year the one-stop boutique continues that tradition, garnering over a dozen ADDY’s – including three top honors – at the Wichita and Tulsa award shows. The accolades come on the heels of an expansion that doubled the company’s size and talent roster, and are being followed up by yet another growth spurt as the boutique expands its staff and finalizes the leasing of space for its new Kansas City-based satellite company.

The company’s animated campaign for Tulsa Health Department, comprised of four :15 seconds spots earned ADDY Gold in the ‘Elements of Advertising’ and ‘Best Read more »

Studio Daily

Written by Intake Studios on July 21, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Intake Studio Takes the Recent Launch of its Kansas City Division to the Next Level

Moves to larger space, signs top-tier talent
July 19, 2010
Source: Studio Daily

Intake Studioâ€™s new KC division is built upon the six-year old Wichita-based flagship companyâ€™s reputation as a multi award-winning visual effects, animation, motion graphics, production, editorial and finishing boutique dedicated to providing agencies with a design-driven approach to video content for multiple platforms. Partners Troy Lott, creative director Heath Balderston and DP Todd Schwartz head up its team of artists and provide a one-stop, concept through completion creative environment.

Wichita Business Journal – Expansion

Written by Intake Studios on July 21, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Intake Studio sees demand on the rise, leading to expansion in Wichita and KC

May 21, 2010
Source: Wichita Business Journal

Intake Studio is adding staff locally and expanding its presence in Kansas City.

The video production company has added two new staff members at its Wichita office, 501 E. Douglas, and added another to its new Kansas City office.That shop, which Intake opened in the fall as a satellite office, is also moving to renovated space in an historic train depot in Kansas City’s West Bottoms district. It had been staffed by two of Intake’s local personnel. Now it will be manned by employees from the Kansas City area as Lott says the company looks to round out a permanent three-person staff. The local hires give Intake a staff of nine in Wichita.

The company in September secured work to make commercials for the Kansas Lottery’s Midwest Millions game out of the Kansas City office. And though he wouldn’t identify other clients, Intake President Troy Lott says the company is garnering enough work to make the move there more permanent. And if business keeps picking up locally, Lott says the company could hire more people here later this year. The increase is being driven by what the management at Intake says are customers ready to spend for services they put off during the recession.

“We noticed in third quarter last year the momentum starting to pick up,” Lott says. “It was pretty busy in the fourth quarter. And (the momentum) has not stopped.”

Re-Emerging Market

Heath Balderston, Intake’s vice president, says the momentum is largely driven by businesses looking to reach their customers at the start of the economic upswing. “We’ve seen the change in our agency clients as well as our corporate clients,” he says. “It’s kind of an across-the-board mentality of - get noticed. Make your clients aware of when the time (to take advantage of the market) does come.”

And Todd Schwartz, Intake’s other vice president, says the money clients are spending seems to indicate that time is now. “Last year was a slow year for everybody,” he says. “They just weren’t spending those dollars. But, since the beginning of the year, we’ve been extremely busy.”

Schwartz says the market as a whole is growing, but that there’s enough growth that Intake and other studios are rarely bidding the same jobs. “There’s plenty of work to go around,” he says.

Broadcast Newsroom

Written by Intake Studios on July 20, 2010 — Leave a Comment

Intake Studio/Wichita Takes Its Kansas City Satellite Company To The Next Level

The Award-Winning Annimation, VFX, Production Company Moves To A Large, Custom Designed Space And Signs
July 20, 2010
Source: Broadcast Newsroom

Just last fall Intake Studio, the multi award-winning Wichita-based boutique specializing in the TV commercial
arena, tested the waters in Kansas City with the launch of a satellite office.

Now, just eight-months later, it’s clear to Intake’s president, Troy Lott, from the positive feedback that the KC annex has attracted, that the new division has found a niche in the Kansas City advertising community, and it’s time to do more than just get his feet wet. In response to demand for its services, the satellite company has relocated to an expansive new renovated space in an historic train depot in West Bottom, downtown’s emerging artistic Mecca.

At the same time, Intake Studio’s flagship boutique in Wichita continues to grow with the addition of editor Kevin Wildt. A sought-after music video director and still photographer, Wildt brings a fresh perspective to Intake’s editorial services.