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Colin Costello is a biracial award-winning Creative Director, Senior Copywriter and Content Creator who loves to explore the human condition through advertising and content creation.

He’s has conceived and written for a wide range of clients including most recently, Honcho Hard Seltzer, Disney, Marvel and AT&T. Because of his background, Colin understands that ‘emotion’ is one of the most important communication tools of them all. His website showcases the range of solutions he’s helped create with amazing global teams, over the years – from reinventing The Los Angeles Dodgers’ image to working with the Gatorade Sports Lab in Barrington, IL to reach brown and Black audiences.

Colin has been writing for Reel 360 since joining Reel Chicago in 2014. Colin started as a Social Media Manager, but then soon moved up to contributing writer. Colin eventually was given his own column covering the Los Angeles advertising and film scene called Reel LA.

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Masters and Savant serve up economical animation
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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
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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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600 Black ad pros demand end to systematic racism
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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
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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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Watch the catchiest video you’ll see all week
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Watch the catchiest video you’ll see all week

By Colin Costello Jun 5, 2020
Over the past week, we have witnessed many images and videos from the multitude of demonstrations in support of George Floyd , the young man who was brutally murdered by offic...
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Brands react after a weekend of Floyd protests
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Brands react after a weekend of Floyd protests

By Colin Costello Jun 1, 2020
As America raged this past weekend, making it loud and clear that it has had enough of police brutality targeted at Black people, major brands, networks and ad agencies took to...
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Nike finally says, “Don’t Do It” when it comes to racism
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Nike finally says, “Don’t Do It” when it comes to racism

By Colin Costello May 29, 2020
As a biracial man, I suffer at the sight of George Floyd being murdered in cold blood. As a father, I collapse to my knees every time I hear the 46-year-old African American ma...
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You can’t stop this new Nike spot with over 80m views
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You can’t stop this new Nike spot with over 80m views

By Colin Costello May 26, 2020
Welcome back to the real world after probably one of the more weirder Memorial Day weekends we've experienced in a long time. If we had published this story on Saturday, chance...
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Production returns to Minnesota with guidelines
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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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mcgarrybowen + Dentsu = Dentsumcgarrybowen
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mcgarrybowen + Dentsu = Dentsumcgarrybowen

By Colin Costello May 14, 2020
We're getting a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious vibe from this new merger. Welcome to the world of Dentsumcgarrybowen. Listed as a part of Dentsu Aegis Network, the new org...
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Real superheroes wear masks in new campaign
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Real superheroes wear masks in new campaign

By Colin Costello May 13, 2020
There is not really much to say about our Reel Ad of the Week which comes to us from Quick Fox Design in the United Arab Emirates. Pramod Kumar, CEO and Creative Director, told...
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DDB Prague’s aMAZING social campaign for McDelivery
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DDB Prague’s aMAZING social campaign for McDelivery

By Colin Costello May 8, 2020
Have you ever thought about how much time you've spent cooking lately? Especially in quarantine? Believe us when we say The Reel 360 Team has upped our culinary skills substant...
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Gallegos United “Got” Webby noms for “Got Milk”
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Gallegos United “Got” Webby noms for “Got Milk”

By Colin Costello May 5, 2020
Last month, the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) announced the nominees for The 24th Annual Webby Awards dubbed "Webbys From Home" by event organize...
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GAP enlists RadicalMedia’s Gálvez to relearn khakis
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GAP enlists RadicalMedia’s Gálvez to relearn khakis

By Colin Costello Apr 30, 2020
The GAP has been fairly quiet for a long time. Once, the brand was everyone's jam from Madonna to Spike Lee to Charlize Theron. It was "our casual chic." While GAP is still spo...
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Interview: Kevin Makely, star of Netflix film, ‘Badland’
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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...
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Our top ten favorite songs from that sexy MF Prince
  • Music

Our top ten favorite songs from that sexy MF Prince

By Colin Costello Apr 21, 2020
Philadelphia, my name is Prince and everything you've heard about me is true. Those were the first words I ever heard the Purple One utter. It was Philly. The Tower Theater. Th...
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Cashmere Agency releases new Jack in the Box work
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Cashmere Agency releases new Jack in the Box work

By Colin Costello Apr 17, 2020
LA-based Cashmere Agency has released literally a menu of humorous new work for client partner Jack in the Box. Led by Creative Director Tynesha Williams, the agency ties toget...
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UPDATE: Filmmakers accuse Maiden of pirating footage
  • Legal

UPDATE: Filmmakers accuse Maiden of pirating footage

By Colin Costello Apr 16, 2020
NYC Filmmaker and Producer Claudia Montano, of Firebrand Films, has sent a "Cease and Desist" letter to Convicts Films CEO, Peter Maiden, for copyright infringement of footage ...
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Disney+ censors Daryl Hannah’s butt in ‘Splash’
  • TV

Disney+ censors Daryl Hannah’s butt in ‘Splash’

By Colin Costello Apr 14, 2020
One of Tom Hanks early hits, that put him on the map, was the 1984 romantic fantasy Splash. The comedy also helped solidify Ron Howard as an amazing director and John Candy as ...
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New Normal – Cutters’ end of the world as they know it
  • THE NEW NORMAL

New Normal – Cutters’ end of the world as they know it

By Colin Costello Apr 6, 2020
Editor’s Note: The world changed right before our very eyes. We now work, live, exercise and entertain ourselves in our homes. This is the new normal. In this new on-goi...
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