Social Networking - Aug 16, 2010
Atomic Clock is now big time into the whole social networking wave. Samantha going to be Tweeting, Facebooking, and Linkedin(ing) like crazy. We also will have a YouTube going up in the fall with a massive amount of our Fashion Week collections and our work for other clients. Thanks to Robert French to bringing us out of the dark ages and into the bright light of day. Join us at these links...
FaceBook
LinkedIn
Twitter
Or click on the icons on the top of the page to join.
Ash Koley Shoot - Aug 13, 2010
Today we shot a cool Behind The Scenes video for Mudd Magazine - a new online mag for the iPad and iPhone featuring Ash Koley of Sony Records (who has the voice of a angel) and Milan Photographer Adrew Soule. You can find out more here...
http://www.ashkoley.com/ and here... http://www.andrewsoule.com/ and here... http://www.muddmag.com/
MOON Launch - Aug 12, 2010
The launch for the Mimran Group's new HBC line MOON designed by the great Alfred Sung is tonight. You can see the first promo we created for the line in the Our Work section. Huge congratulations to Saul, Jordin, Tamara, & Alfred on a incredible collection.
New Fashion Week Spot - Aug 10, 2010
We have started work on new LG Fashion Week spot for the Fashion Design Council of Canada. This time we are going for something no one's seen before. Keep you eyes posted for the link when it's up.
Mudd Magazine - Aug 09, 21010
ACCA has been named the Official Video Production Company for the new online Fashion and Life Style magazine Mudd. Mudd is specifically created for the iPad and iPhone platforms and looks to be incredibly groundbreaking. Mudd is the brainchild of Mahfud Ibrahin and with his creative direction Atomic Clock will be creating all the Fashion Videotorials quarterly for the mag. Find out more at http://www.muddmag.com/
Franco & Ross - August 06, 2010
Earlier today we had the honor of shooting the latest Bayview Village BVTV episode with outstanding Canadian Designer's Franco Mirabelli and Ross Mayer. Both gave us a sneak peak into their upcoming collections and insight into their inspirations.
Emily Van Praet - Aug 01, 2010
Kevin and Grant are incredibly excited to announce the hiring of our new full time Editor Emily Van Praet. Her work on Fashion Week, Moon, Pink Tartan, and Fitz & Fur was mind blowing. We can't say enough about how happy we are with her joining the team.
Bayview Village - July 29, 2010
Today we were on location shooting for the wonderful Melissa Evans - Lee of Bayview Village. We shot webisodes of the incredible Canadian Designers Ross Mayer and Franco Mirabelli who you can find more about here... www.rossmayer.ca and here... www.mirabelli.com To check out any of the current webisodes of BVTV go to... www.bayviewvillageshops.com
Fitz & Fur - July 28, 2010
Kevin just finished Directing the new promo for Roslyn Griffith Hall's new jewellery line Fitz and Fur. This project was shot fully with the DSLR Canon D5. The footage looks incredible. Huge thank you's too Hair & Make-up Artist Elena Pacienza, and model Josefine of Elmer Olsen Models.
ACCA Update - July 22, 2010
The long overdue ACCA website content update is almost done. This has been long in coming and we couldn't be more excited to have it wrapped up.
Inception - July 17, 2010
Grant saw the Christopher Nolan film Inception and hasn't stopped talking about it. It anyone knows if it was all a dream, or a dream in a dream, or a dream within a dream within a dream please send him a email set the record straight.
Alfred Sung Shi - July 15, 2010
Grant and Kevin have spent the past 2 days lighting and shooting a spec piece for Alfred Sung perfune "Shi". The approach was to capture the bottle as a piece of fine art tapping into Kevin's incredilble eye for glasswork. We also had the chance to shoot with one of the new Carl Zeiss 110mm Tilt & Shift lenses from BK3. Thanks to Walter Brochenko for the loan.
Twitter - July 09, 2010
Atomic Clock is now part of the Twitterverse. Search us out for semi regular updates from Sam about all things ACCA! You will also be able to find us on Facebook and Linkedin shortly.
Lingerie France - July 05, 2010
We've been retained to cover the runway showcase of Parisian lingerie from Lingerie Francaise show again for Run Productions. It's always a pleasure to be working with Arnaud and his team.
Samantha Darcy - July 01, 2010
We'd like to announce Samantha Darcy has joined Atomic Clock as our new head of Sales and Marketing. After a exhaustive search we stumbled into the perfect person for this role at ACCA. Sam is the total package. Great with clients. Knows the business inside and out. Incredibly forward thinking creatively. And can tolerate Grant's twisted humor. Sam can be reached at samantha@atomicclockcinematicarts.com or 416 899-4424.
Modern Optical - June 30, 2010
Kevin has been working away with Jeremy on his spot for Modern Optical. We've only dabbled in product work in the past but I have to say that the footage and cut are looking absolutely world class. And the musical cue by Die Antwoord is genius.
Moon Shoot - June 23, 2010
Exceptional day on set shooting the new Moon line for the Mimran Group. Working with the wonderful model Eva Shaw of Giovanni Models was so much fun. She brings the most incredible energy to the set... and I hear is a pretty amazing DJ to boot. Huge thanks to Studio One for your hospitality.
Feria / Facebook - June 15, 2010
We've created the new Feria Campaign being featured on Facebook right now. See... facebook.com/lorealpariscanda (then click on Feria) Do you have the Feria look? Great work by the Rogers and ACCA team.
Pink Tartan EPK - June 01, 2010
We've started work on the new Electronic Press Kit for Pink Tartan. The new Fall / Winter Collection was a highlight of the season. This cut will be the first by our new Editor Emily Van Praet.
The Room - May 21, 2010
Kevin's been working on the new video he Directed / Shot for the Room of HBC. This online series first episode will feature the French Designer Roland Mouret whose work is simply breathtaking.
ACCA Site Update - May 15, 2010
All the finishing touches are getting done. The new ACCA site update is pretty much in the can. We'll be doing massive amounts of marketing bimonthly for the rest of the year. Thanks to Robert French for all his great work on the site. All the new content is going to take everything to the next level.
L'Oreal Feria - May 8, 2010
Today we started filming on the new L'Oreal Feria Campaign. No real details to release just yet... but more info to come.
Bayview Village - May 6, 2010
The whole team is on location today shooting the next installments of the Bayview Village Web Series. Today Melissa Evans-Lee will be interviewing Fashion Designer Brian Bailey in his studio and Andy The-Anh in his new store.
Blackjet - April 20, 2010
Kevin's just Directed the new viral campaign for Blackjet. This is a project different than anything we've taken on in the past.
We'll get a link posted once we've got the OK. In the meantime check out Blackjets site at www.blackjet.ca
Modern Optical - April 16, 2010
Kevin's been working on a incredible spot for Modern Optical. The footage is beautiful. Our thought is we'll lead off the Home Page of the ACCA site with this when we update it next week.
Inside Fashion - April 11, 2010
The Feature Story on Nada 3D Future Fashion was tonight on Inside Fashion. This project has been incredible for building the ACCA brand and showing the ground breaking work we can create.
Nada News - April 10, 2010
Wonderful things are coming out of the Nada Screening. Our phone hasn't stopped ringing. Grant's been approached by US Agencies about representation. But most importantly the Director's Cut is under way with Tim. All the backgrounds are being cleaned up by Micheal Irwin, 3 shots are being put back in, and falling snow is being added to the final fight.
Editing - April 05, 2010
All the Rough Cuts are out to the Designers. Our coverage of FW is up on the ELLE and Flare sites. All the short form video's are on the FDCC site.
FW Day Four - April 01, 2010
This is the day we've waited for and it was worth it. Cocolily rocked the house. BASCH was amazing. Lucian Matis elegant and sophisticated beyond words. Rudsak the center of the cool universe - Kevin shot a funky backstage short film of Evik before the show. David Dixon was incredible as always. And the closer Bustle was a great show with a great concept.
It's been a long few days. The editors have a ton of work to deliver. Everyone has done a great job. Special thanks to Jeremy for coming in every night to cut, cut, cut.
FW Day Three - March 31, 2010
Our 2nd full day of shows. The web casts are getting huge numbers every show. Kevin as always is doing amazing work. Grant is keeping the peace in the pit with George. Andy The-Anh and Joe Fresh was amazing today. Andy is opening a new boutique at Bayview Village... every fashionista should check it out. Attitude by Sears was a stand out also. Incredible to see such great fashion coming out of a big retail giant. Lastly the Heart Truth show brought incredible energy to the runway today. Thanks to Carole Appleby for bringing ACCA onto cover Heart Truth again this year. Grant wants to specially thank Chaz Niell for the awesome Warhol / Basquiat poster.
FW Day Two - March 30, 2010
Having Sam around has been a huge asset. She brings great energy every day. You'll be seeing her photo's throughout this blog over Fashion Week. Emily and Jeremy have got the ball rolling with the edits which will start hitting the FDCC site every 24 hours. Big highlights of the day were Pat McDonagh, Lundstrom, and the great Evan Biddell. Watching Evan mature as a artist has been a wonder these past few seasons. If there's 1 Designer who is going to break out and go onto bigger things it's him.
Thanks to Frank Lee of LG for bring us on to do their coverage again.
FW Opening Night - March 29, 2010
IZMA is the first collaboration for designer Izzy Camilleri and fashion journalist Adrian Mainella. The merch was mostly fur based and a bit of a puzzle. DJ Honey Dijon's opening party set was world class as always. Live streaming to the net went off without a hitch. Thanks to Joel of Westbury for being himself.
LG Fashion Week - March 25, 2010
PreProduction has started on LG Fashion Week. As mentioned months ago ACCA will be responsible for streaming all the collections line to the net. This season we are happy to bring on board Samantha Darcy as our new Assistant Cameraman, and Emily Van Praet as our new Assistant Editor. We'll also be providing content for Elle Magazine online and Flare.
Dior Post - March 20, 2010
Finals on the Dior project have been delivered. Alon of Reactiv Post did a wonderful cut.
Nada Gala - March 17, 2010
An amazing night all around. Glen Baxter Smith of FT was a wonderful host. Everyone loved the film. The live Tweets on Twitter about the premiere were positive all around. Grant wants to send a special thanks to Kevin for his great job Producing the film. It never, ever would have come together without him. World class sound design by Roberter Productions. Thanks to Trevor Lambert for the awesome track. And lastly huge gratitude to Madison and Cheryl for their tireless work in the film. Look for more on the film at www.fashiontelevision.com and www.flare.com
Nada Picture Lock - March 11, 2010
We have Picture Lock on Nada 3D Future Fashion. Get cut by Michael Chan and fantastic effects by Tim & Co.
Dior Cosmetics Shoot - March 04, 2010
We've just shot a new make up series for Dior. Huge thanks to Melanie St-Amour and Mona Sharma of Dior. We'll post a link when they go online.
Nada Sound Design - March 01, 2010
Grant and Kevin have been locked in the sound design studio at Roberter Productions working on the Sound Design for Nada 3D. Peter Wellington and Robby Riggs have created a design that's mind blowing. Every wisp of wind, every clang of swords, every face kick sounds amazing. Take a minute and find out more about the lads... www.roberterproductions.com
New ACCA logo - Feb 29, 2010
Maybe not a big deal for you but definitely a big deal for us. The new logo is being animated by Derek Lang. We can't thank him enough for his great work. The new logo will be unveiled in the opening of the Nada 3D film "Future Fashion".
Joe Fresh, Kim Catrall Spot - Feb 27, 2010
ACCA have just delivered the new Joe Fresh / Kim Catrall / Rethink Breast Cancer spot. Rethink Breast Cancer and Joe Fresh Style are taking the annual Fashion Targets Breast Cancer Campaign to a whole new level this spring with the Sex And The City star! The always lovely Canadian actress is actually the face of this year's campaign that aims to increase awareness and raise money to help win the battle against breast cancer. Keep your eyes open because posters with Kim donning the famous target t-shirt are going up across the nation.
New Fashion Week Commercial - Feb 25, 2010
We are neck deep in Nada post production but have managed to squeeze in a new FDCC / LG Fashion Week commercial Directed by Grant. Atomic Clock has been the go to video production company for Fashion Week for 4 years now and look forward to this seasons collections in March.
Yeah 3D! - Feb 21, 2010
Phone hasn't stopped ringing. Yeah Nada Future Fashion was shot in 3D. Since Project X started in November we were conceiving it in 3D. Tim and Paul are the guys behind Stereo 3D Unlimited. The concept behind the fashion short film is a Video Game where the user chooses a warrior, a Nada outfit from the current collection, a weapon, and finally a environment where they jack into a fight. This is a world fashion first and is going to look amazing!
Nada Press Release - Feb 20, 2010
Canadian-based fashion designer Nada Shepherd, creative director of NADA, is set to unveil the industries first ever stereoscopic 3D women’s wear short film - featuring her 2010 fall collection. Action packed 3D cinematography pairs with superior design to create a futuristic, martial arts meets gladiator vibe in this worldwide fashion first.
The film is Directed by Grant Padley, with Producer Kevin Hedley of Atomic Clock Cinematic Arts in conjunction with Stereo 3D Unlimited’s Paul Rapovski and 3D Cinematographer / Post-Supervisor Tim Dashwood. It features the use of innovative software from Dashwood Cinema Solutions, PHYX and Noise Industries, a leading
developer of visual effects tools for the post production and broadcast markets.
The production of this 3D fashion-first was documented by CTV’s FashionTelevision team, Canada’s leading fashion series that covers the worlds of fashion, beauty and design. On Sunday, March 14 at 5 p.m. ET, IN FASHION provides viewers with an exclusive glimpse into the making of the film - airing on CTV.
Nada Official Launch - Feb 17, 2010
The date for the Official Launch of Nada Future Fashion is set! March 17th at Scotiabank Theatre here in Toronto. For any press inquiries contact Mary Symons.
Nada Interface - Feb 15, 2010
Soon we'll be able to fill everyone in of the total concept behind Nada Future Fashion. But until the Official Press Release we have to paint with a wide brush. So let me tell you a bit about Pheinixx Paul of Pencil. She'll be Art Directing the Interface Design on the film. Pheinixx is simply one of the most talented people we've ever come across. Check out her work at www.pencil-design.com
Nada Backgrounds - Feb 12, 2010
Keeping with the idea of each act in Nada Future Fashion having a very different look and feel Grant's going with 3 different Toronto Artists to do each background. Nick Crane, Alex Snelgrove, and Kevein Sue will be bringing their amazing talents to this cutting edge production.
Nada Music - Feb 09, 2010
Music composition is under way for Nada Future Fashion. Grant's decided to work with 3 different musicians - one for each act. Trevor Lamber, Robby Riggs & Peter Wellington of Roberter Productions, and the band H427. The first song will have a strong Techno feel, the second very Industrial, and the third Kodo Drum influenced.
Nada Photo Shoot - Feb 04, 2010
Kevin's in studio today doing all the stills work for Nada Future Fashion. His work will be integral to the presentation of the entire collection.
Nada Shoot Day Four - Feb 02, 2010
It's a wrap. Wow it's been absolutely crazy this past week. We at ACCA want to take this opportunity to thank the great Nada Shepherd for bring us this project and her husband David for all his hard work behind the scenes.
Nada Shoot Day Three - Feb 01, 2010
After a day off we were at it again. The dailies look mind blowing. What we are working on is so forward thinking that it will leave people doing a double take.
Fashion Television - Jan 31, 2010
We want everyone to know that Fashion Television has been chronicling every step of the creation of Nada Future Fashion for a upcoming special on FT. Jay Levine of FT of all his support on this project. We'll be posting airing dates as they come up.
Nada Shoot Day Two - Jan 30, 2010
Second day was long but everyone has stepped up. Again Nada's merch is amazing. Madison and Cheryl are doing a fantastic job. Special thanks to Michael Irwin, Roslyn Griffith Hall, Sabrina Rinaldi, and the entire crew. Also a huge shout out to Plato Funtdakis and Michael Chan for all there amazing stunt supervision.
Nada Shoot Day One - Jan 29, 2010
First day on set was incredible. Tim Dashwood our Cinematographer is awesome - as is his crew. Paul and the Fast Motion Team are world class. Nada's outfits for the first Act are amazing.
Nada Pre Pro - Jan 25, 2010
Kevin is in full swing pulling everything together for Future Fashion. Final Draft of the script is being approved. Madison & Cheryl are in training twenty four seven.
Nada Future Fashion - Jan 16, 2010
Well the cat's out of the bag. Project X is... Nada Future Fashion, a Fashion Short Film featuring the 2010 Fall Collection of one of Canada's best Fashion Designers Nada Shepherd.
Bayview Village BVTV - Jan 15, 2010
In studio with the wonderful Melissa Evan-Lee today shooting the first segment for Bayview Village BVTV Canada's Finest Shopping Destination for Luxury Brands.
Project X Casting - Jan 13, 2010
Spent the whole day with Kevin and Photographer Ivan Otis today on the Project X casting. Man this is going to be huge. A worldwide FASHION FIRST! We decided to go with the wonderful Madison Schill of Ford Models. She now goes straight into intense training. Grant is in full prep mode working hand in hand with Tim on shots and blocking. The style references for this project have everyone inspired to do there best work.
Fashion Week Web Casting - Jan 09, 2010
After the incredible success of the Joe Fresh Style web casting this past season at LG Fashion Week we've been asked to head up web casting all 35 shows next season live to the web. Super Cool! Our buddy Robert French will be leading the charge on putting this together.
Fast Motion Media - Jan 07, 2010
Met with Tim and Paul of Fast Motion Media. Both are the best in the biz and we very excited about the chance to be working with them. You can find out more about them at www.fastmotionstudios.com and www.timdashwood.com
James Toru Taylor - Jan 03, 2010
Grant been in a script writing frenzy with James on Project X. James brings a wealth of experience to the process and is the best sounding board around. From a Directing stand point Grant can't wait to get on set.
