"Korea Dreambus" Pilgrimage and Documentary Film

Today has been a day of "little wins."  First, I figured out how to import my files into DaVinci without having to reformat! Also - realizing it's much better for me to select my clips and name the files before I import them. For now, I'm only renaming the clips I think I will use, and I'm starting with the video clips. I'll get to photos later, because with those I'll want to do something more dynamic, and only if/when there's not suitable video. I spent Easter Sunday being home sick, and while I'm feeling better today, I've still had to nap and take it easy. But with God's grace, I've been able to work on this film, so that's a little win of the day. Sanctuary of Yangnam church And this little win is really big, and points to the theme of my pilgrimage (God's never-ending providence):  I was typing up my paper edit with all the notes, but I couldn't remember the name of one of the churches I went to, one that wasn't on...

Happy Easter! He is Risen! I'm spending my Easter at home, mainly because I have what feels like another sinus infection. But in all honesty, it's a blessing to be home alone on this sunny spring day. I puttered on my porch, getting ready for what I'll be planting this year and organizing the porch garden-to-be. In awhile, I'll bake some chicken breasts and get some sort of dinner going. But in the meantime, I decided I was going to start playing with my footage in DaVinci Resolve. Saenamto Shrine, Seoul Except..I can't yet because apparently all the media are in formats not supported by DaVinci. I've asked my editor to suggest what app or website to use to convert everything. So, that's going to be another long and tedious task that isn't filmmaking but is part of filmmaking. I am chomping at the bit to start actually playing with footage and getting the beginnings of an assemble edit underway. But it's all good -- I'm learning more and more as ...