the journal of Peter John Ross

I’m using Google Drive extensively now. I’ve made simple spreadsheets for the first season of Framelines, charts about what segments are shot and what state the edit is in, and the release schedule of all the videos. Since I have Read more…

Last night’s Penny Poker night was fun. This year was the first year I actually played poker for more than 2 hands. I played for over an hour at the beginning and then in the wee hours, I played again Read more…

So I’ve been cranking away on the Framelines clips. For the fake demonstration scene, I got all the ADR in, some visual effects correction since some shots are daylight and others are nighttime out the big window, and added the Read more…

Today is a snow day. The roads are a little too rough so I cancelled all the interns and I’m gonna work from home. Gonna tackle some work projects and Framelines. Since the cold leaves me feeling somewhat immovable, it Read more…

I’m so busy I almost forgot my birthday this week. No plans other than working and teaching. The semi-annual Penny Poker Party bash will ensue soon enough, but that’s not really about me. I have a gift-ban every year for Read more…

If I thought I was busy a week ago, that ain’t nuthin’ compared to what I’m about to be. Looks like I’ve got my wish and I will be in production on a short, a podcast series, and a feature Read more…

Things move pretty fast. If you don’t stop, then you’ll get more done. Youtube changed one of their formerly archaic policies, one the did not allow you to upload a custom IMAGE to represent your video. First, there was no choice Read more…

This fairly new term “social media” was born from the ever changing Internets. The sites du jour, Facebook, Twitter, and to a much lesser extent Google+ (might as well be Myspace there, Google), have replaced the many sites with standard Read more…

Imma truckin’ forward. Studio is substantially more organized and cleaner. Got a greenscreen shoot done last night for Framelines. The Dynamic Intern Duo of Joe and Jacob helped us shoot this after cleaning out the studio area. One on teleprompter, Read more…

I don’t live in the past that much, depending on your definition of that. I don’t try to find my answers for tomorrow by examining the past. I am not who I was, and looking back means you aren’t facing Read more…

Keep on keeping on, brother. Maintaining this glow, the motivation and accomplishing goals takes work. Long days teaching don’t help the workflow, but they help pay the rent. Juggling several balls in the air at once between a short film Read more…