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Ross

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About Me

I'm a filmmaker and stay at home dad. I spend my days with my three year old son Ash. It's the greatest job in the world. Everyday he shows me the world in a new way, this way he keeps me young. I find myself fascinated with everything from tiny bugs to big trucks again; simply because he loves them.I am currently promoting my first feature length documentary The Turning Point ; about the pregnancy, birth and now the raising of Ash. Before that, I completed 2 short films, 2 music videos and 1 mock commercial. All can be viewed at: eRATicate.com
I also write a bi-weekly column on documentaries called: Truth Be Told
And if you care, I keep track of every single movie I watch.

My Interests

Playing with my son, Watching films of all kind, Music, Writing, Reading anything I can get my hands on, Photography, Watching Football (49ers) and Baseball (Mariners), Video Games when I get the rare chance to play, Cribbage and Poker.

I'd like to meet:

There's hundreds of people, but if I had to say one, I guess it would be Steven Speilberg. He's the first director I ever knew of, the first to make me interested in filmmaking. Plus he's created so many of my all-time favorite films.

Music:

The Shins, Weezer, Franz Ferdinand, Death Cab For Cutie, New Pornographers, Beck, The Beatles, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, The Police, Talking Heads, The Cars, Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Old Elton John, Creedance, Queen, Beach Boys, Roger Miller, Black Sabbath, Led Zepplin, The White Stripes, Sublime, They Might Be Giants... I could go on forever.

Movies:

The Matrix, Raising Arizona, Fight Club, Boogie Nights, Being John Malkovich, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Blade Runner, Jaws, Office Space, American Beauty, Dogma, Ghost World, American Movie, The Incredibles, Iron Giant, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Amelie, Rushmore, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice... and a hundred more.

Television:

The Simpsons, Seinfeld, Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Entourage, Survivor, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Futurama

Books:

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Childhood's End, Modoc, Harry Potter, Watchers, Catcher in the Rye, His Dark Materials and anything by Kurt Vonnegut, Phillip K. Dick, Stephen King, Michael Crichton, Roald Dahl or Arthur C. Clarke

Heroes:

My Wife and my Mom and DadAnd look at the directors list above.

My Blog

Help Fund The Turning Point - FOR FREE!

Okay I know that's a silly title, but even though The Turning Point is done we still have a lot of stuff to pay for.  Film festival fees rack up quickly, and if I want to go to any of them outsid...
Posted by Ross on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:59:00 PST

Today I turned 30, now what?

So I feel like today is the day that I'm now supposed to be an adult.  I'm no longer in my 20's.  I should know where my life is going, right?  But I feel as lost as ever.  Like I'...
Posted by Ross on Wed, 17 May 2006 01:29:00 PST

My growing Myspace addiction.

So I signed up for Myspace months ago, I'm not quite sure why, but I instantly forgot about it.  When I was looking for a song for my documentary I noticed how many bands had profiles up at ...
Posted by Ross on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:12:00 PST

Never mind...

I guess I just had to update my flash player, cause now they seem to be working.  You can still view a couple more films than what I've got here at: http://eraticate.com - if you're interest...
Posted by Ross on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:09:00 PST

If you're trying to watch my short films...

So for some reason I just can't get this site to properly display my films.  At first my 30 sec. commercial was working and I was trying to upload some of my longer stuff but none of it work...
Posted by Ross on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 09:12:00 PST

Bands Wanted

I have the new beginning to my film done; I believe it works really well, that it should grab any viewer's attention. (Hopefully the rest of the film does its job and holds them through till the end.)...
Posted by Ross on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 12:16:00 PST

Brand New Here...

So I've read about this site forever.... never bothered to sign up till today.  Thought it might help me promote my upcoming documentary a bit.  Might help me find some people who are i...
Posted by Ross on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 09:54:00 PST