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SATURDAY MORNING pens a manifesto for change

By Reel 360 Jun 15, 2020

When SATURDAY MORNING launched as a movement for peace to address and impact issues of racial injustice, they announced their mission with a letter. Today, in the wak...

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Commercial Casting Directors release guidelines

By Reel 360 Jun 15, 2020

As we previously reported, California Governor Gavin Newsom has reopened Los Angeles-based TV and film productions starting last Friday may resume on June 12, 2020. Keeping ...

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Masters and Savant serve up economical animation

By Colin Costello Jun 12, 2020

Because of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, many brands and agencies have been forced to alter or cancel their productions. It's led to many directors shooting families...

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Under new guidelines CGI recommended for sex scenes

By Colin Costello Jun 10, 2020

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Dept. of Public Health announced that the state, under certain conditions, can reopen for film production on June 12. That is gr...

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California movie theaters can reopen on June 12

By Reel 360 Jun 9, 2020

Good news, cinephiles. Movie theaters in California can begin reopening later this week if they follow a strict set of guidelines, including limiting capacity, according to new...

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600 Black ad pros demand end to systematic racism

By Colin Costello Jun 9, 2020

Long, long ago at ad agencies 2 - 3,000 miles away, I was part of a Black creative team for 10 years. We were young, talented and Black. And a surprise anomaly at the various a...

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Paper scripts could go away under production guidelines

By Colin Costello Jun 9, 2020

California is preparing to reopen the film production industry on June 12. The Illinois Film Office is preparing to issue film permits again. Oklahoma and Minnesota are open fo...

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Guiding principles for reopening film production

By Reel 360 Jun 8, 2020

Late Friday, we reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health stated that film and TV production can resume in the state beginning...

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California film production can resume June 12

By Reel 360 Jun 5, 2020

Great news for the film, advertising and TV industry. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health said that film and TV production can resume in...

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Production returns to Minnesota with guidelines

By Colin Costello May 19, 2020

Beginning yesterday, Governor Tim Waltz's executive order mandating residents stay home expired. The state will slowly start to reopen under the governor's new “St...

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‘Scoob’s!’ Will Forte gets Shaggy with Reel 360

By Reel 360 May 18, 2020

Jinkies. If it weren't for that meddling Coronavirus, families would have probably flocked to theaters in order to see Warner Bros. new animated Scoob! last weekend. But Warne...

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Zac Efron talks about Fred in the upcoming ‘Scoob!’

By Reel 360 May 13, 2020

SCOOB!, a fully animated, full-length Scooby-Doo action adventure for the whole family, reveals how lifelong friends Scooby and Shaggy first met and how they joined with young ...

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‘Scoob’s’ Amanda Seyfriend loves a good mystery

By Reel 360 May 12, 2020

Ruh-Roh! Break out the popcorn and the chew toys, grab a comfy seat and get ready to connect with friends and family because Scooby-Doo and the whole Mystery Inc. gang are brin...

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Prague reopens for U.S. productions

By Reel 360 May 11, 2020

The Czech Republic and Prague have created new production guidelines in light of the COVID-19 global pandemic, allowing productions to return including Disney+'s The Falcon and...

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Warner Bros looks at TV production in near future

By Reel 360 May 8, 2020

On Wednesday evening, Warner Bros. Television Presidents Susan Rovner and Brett Paul held a conference call with showrunners and executive producers to detail how the studio is...

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Interview: Kevin Makely, star of Netflix film, ‘Badland’

By Colin Costello Apr 24, 2020

It's been a minute since I've seen a good Western. However, that changed while I was scrolling around on Netflix, I stumbled onto an intimate character study of the genre calle...