# Ross Ching

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American filmmaker

Ross Ching Born 1985 or 1986 (age 40–41)[1] Occupations Film director, editor Website http://www.rossching.com

**Ross Ching** is an American [filmmaker](/source/Filmmaker) based in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California.

## Early life and education

Ching grew up in [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California).[2] He started making skateboarding videos as a teenager.[3] Ching went on to study film at [San Diego State University](/source/San_Diego_State_University) and graduated in 2008.[1][4] He was originally interested in [producing](/source/Film_producing) but later transitioned to production after his time lapse and stop motion videos in college began winning awards.[2]

## Career

Ching's edited together thousands of [long-exposure](/source/Long-exposure_photography) photographs in [QuickTime Pro](/source/QuickTime_Pro) for first short film *Eclectic* .[5] He's released at least two more sequels by March 2009.[6]

Following his graduation, he created a video inspired by [Death Cab for Cutie](/source/Death_Cab_for_Cutie)'s song, "Little Bribes" due to the lack of employment opportunities during the [Great Recession](/source/Great_Recession). He used [time-lapse photography](/source/Time-lapse_photography) to visually represent the song's 211 words alongside images from Los Angeles. The project took 50 hours to make and costed about $100. Prior to releasing it, he contacted different people on [Twitter](/source/Twitter) with large followings to preview the video, who in turn promoted it. He posted the video on his website in May 2009 under the banner, "looking for work". *[Stereogum](/source/Stereogum)* later covered the video, saying "We rarely post fan-made videos, but this is too good... Hire him!" Within days, [Atlantic Records](/source/Atlantic_Records) contacted Ching to purchase the video and released it as the song's official music video.[4]

Ching released action short film *[3 Minutes](/source/3_Minutes)* in 2011.[7]

He also re-released "Running on Empty" and added new footage to it, redubbing it for the big "Carmageddon" event in Los Angeles that threatened to shut down the freeway system.[8][9]

Producers [Don Le](/source/Don_Le) and [Peter Katz](/source/Peter_Katz_(film_producer)) approached Ching to shoot the short film, "Already Gone". The film was shot in one day in a Los Angeles warehouse and starred [Shawn Ashmore](/source/Shawn_Ashmore) and [Harry Shum, Jr.](/source/Harry_Shum%2C_Jr.) The producers hoped that the short film would generate enough interest for a feature film treatment.[10][11] The short was one of the top finalists at the first ever Shot on [RED](/source/Red_Digital_Cinema_Camera_Company) Film Festival in 2012.[12]

Ching directed a webseries for [Thrash Lab](/source/Thrash_Lab) called "Empty America".[13] He followed it up with "10 Epic Ways to Smash A Pumpkin".[14]

## Filmography

- *[3 Minutes](/source/3_Minutes)* (2011)

- "Running on Empty" (2011)

- "Empty America" webseries (2012)

- *"Already Gone"* short film (2012)

### Music video

Year Film Artist Notes 2009 "Little Bribes" Death Cab for Cutie [4] 2009 "My Girlfriend" Uncle Kracker 2009 "Welcome All Again" Collective Soul 2009 "Electricidad" Jesse & Joy 2010 "Valentine" Kina Grannis [15][16] 2010 "Offbeat" Clara Chung [17][18] 2011 "The Camel Song" Clara Chung [19][20] 2011 "Without You" AJ Rafael [19] 2012 "Missing Piece" David Choi [19] 2012 "Without Me" Kina Grannis [20] 2012 "Fish" Clara Chung

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) Wada, Karen (June 7, 2010). ["Driven by the desire to create the next viral video"](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/06/driven-by-the-desire-to-create-the-next-viral-video.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved November 30, 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:4_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:4_2-1) ["Ross Ching | SHOOT New Directors Showcase Event"](https://nds.shootonline.com/nds/profiles/ross-ching). *nds.shootonline.com*. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Jun022010 (June 2, 2010). ["Ross Ching — My Permanent Record"](http://www.geofffox.com/MT/archives/2010/06/02/ross-ching.php). Geofffox.com. Retrieved November 30, 2010.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_numeric_names:_authors_list))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:2_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:2_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:2_4-2) ["Viral video: The rebirth of the music video"](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/viral-video-the-rebirth-of-the-music-video-1930634.html). *The Independent*. London. March 30, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:1_5-0)** Martin, Claire (October 1, 2009). ["How One Filmmaker's DIY Formula Takes You Beyond YouTube"](http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/4236473). Popular Mechanics. Retrieved November 30, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Trailer Tuesday: Eclectic 3.0"](https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2009/03/17/trailer-tuesday-eclectic-30). *KPBS Public Media*. March 17, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Silver, Curtis (January 14, 2011). ["Intense Lightsaber Combat in "3 Minutes""](https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/01/intense-lightsaber-combat-in-3-minutes/). *Wired*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Los Angeles Without Cars"](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/carmageddon-la-without-ca_n_900087). *HuffPost*. July 15, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Carmageddon Approaches: Here's What It Will Look Like \[VIDEO\]"](http://mashable.com/2011/07/15/carmageddon-video/). *[Mashable](/source/Mashable)*. July 15, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Silver, Curtis. ["Exclusive: See 3-Minute Action Film Already Gone"](https://www.wired.com/2012/04/exclusive-already-gone/). *Wired*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1059-1028](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1059-1028). Retrieved March 22, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Erickson, Christine (May 2, 2012). ["Films as Startups: How Indie Producers Build Buzz"](https://mashable.com/archive/indie-film-social-trailers). *Mashable*. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Shot on Red Film Festival 2012](http://www.red.com/shot-on-red-film-festival-2012) red.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** [Short Films](http://www.seattlefilmnews.com/2012/10/short-film-seattle-people/#.UOPXz2_hpnQ)seattlefilmnews.com October 2012 [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121117104751/http://www.seattlefilmnews.com/2012/10/short-film-seattle-people/#.UOPXz2_hpnQ) November 17, 2012, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Baldegg, Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von (October 31, 2012). ["Celebrating a Halloween Tradition: 10 Ways to Smash a Pumpkin (in Slow Motion)"](https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/264364/celebrating-a-halloween-tradition-10-ways-to-smash-a-pumpkin-in-slow-motion/). *The Atlantic*. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Kina Grannis interview"](http://www.beatweek.com/music/musicianinterviews/3175-kina-grannis-interview/). *Beatweek Magazine*. Retrieved November 29, 2010.{{[cite magazine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [Cinema Musica 2010 was a success](http://peachies.net/2010/05/05/cinema-musica-2010-was-a-success/) peachies.net May 5, 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Ty, Kanara (December 19, 2010). ["Best of 2010: Asian American Musicians"](http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa-best_of_2010_asian_american_musicians_16234.aspx.html). *Asia Pacific Arts*. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Mochi Blog » Clara Chung Releases Her First Music Video for "Offbeat""](https://web.archive.org/web/20101022154718/http://mochimag.com/blog/2010/09/clara-chung-releases-her-first-music-video-for-offbeat/). Archived from [the original](http://mochimag.com/blog/2010/09/clara-chung-releases-her-first-music-video-for-offbeat/) on October 22, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:3_19-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:3_19-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:3_19-2) APA, Kevin Hsieh-channel (February 27, 2012). ["Missing Piece music video by David Choi | channelAPA.com"](http://www.channelapa.com/2012/02/missing-piece-music-video-by-david-choi.html).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:5_20-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:5_20-1) Kevin Hsieh (May 30, 2012). ["Without Me by Kina Grannis | channelAPA.com"](http://www.channelapa.com/2012/05/without-me-by-kina-grannis.html).

## External links

- [Ross Ching](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3266533/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Official Ross Ching Website](http://www.rossching.com/)

- [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/rastachingy)

- [3 Minutes - Official Site](http://www.3minutes-film.com/)

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