the journal of Peter John Ross

I’m dying to get some real time off. Drowning in edits for clients, teaching multiple classes for 13 hour days several times a week. I don’t hate it. Somehow, I always find energy when I need it in the classroom Read more…

Shoot went fantastic yesterday. I had fun, got everything I wanted, actors were good, improv’d a little, and the camera work was staggeringly good. The camera never stopped moving. Not a single static shot in the piece. It’s meant to Read more…

Okay, über excited. Shooting in just a few short hours. Nice prime lenses, tricked out camera rig, a fairly new crew, and a mixed cast of new and old faces. I always get excited for shooting days. Already prepping another Read more…

Tomorrow, I shoot again. Ploy thus far successful. Time to wake up, get up, and stand up. Scouting a location last night. Holy cow is it awesome. This will be the kind of thing that looks better than most of Read more…

Sleeping in felt great. Time to tackle a myriad of projects today. Client edit, finalizing other edits, and prep for the shoot on Sunday. Life doesn’t suck when there’s something to do and people to do it with. I love Read more…

Things come together sometimes, even a last minute kinda project. I have some final details to work out, but Sunday looks to be a Fun Day of shooting and film stuff. Doing something will feel amazing. I need to stretch Read more…

I need less stress. So much in my life right now just wants to rip me apart. My body fails me. People disappoint me. I let myself down too. I cling to tiny moments, those wonderful bits where time stands Read more…

Been sick for several days now. Gout and MRSA combined into an all encompassing funk that my body could not fight and my insides have paid the hefty price. Got all my judging done for the 48 Hour Film Project Read more…

Today was not much better. Lots of pain, a little medication, a bit of sleep here and there, plus some work that could not be denied. Editing ain’t easy when you’re in pain and can barely keep your eyes open. Read more…

Here’s what a Friday night shouldn’t be: Get home from work exhausted, feed the army of cats, have a swollen pinky from MRSA hurt so bad you can’t move your hand, try to sleep only to have gout in your Read more…

A surprise, unexpected 13 hour teaching day derailed a lot of my plans for yesterday. Even so, I made 4 film festival submissions for several short films, as far as Japan. Shipping DVD’s and uploading festival edits to Vimeo with Read more…

FINALLY! The muse started to come back to me. I forgive you, baby. Just take care of your big poppa. It’ll be different this time, I swear. Getting all kinds of ideas, from lines of dialogue to snippets of visuals, Read more…