"Korea Dreambus" Pilgrimage and Documentary Film

Anyone who has created a video -- even a short one -- knows that organizing and managing the media (video and photos) is an essential step in preparing to edit. It can be a behemoth of a task, depending on how much media you have. If you're me, you overshoot everything, and you end up with about 4,000 video clips and photos from Korea to organize and manage. I've had to break this into a few smaller chunks so as not to get overwhelmed.  The first step was to create Albums in iCloud. I organized these by the locations of my pilgrimage trip: Seoul, Seosan, Ulsan, Eonyang, Incheon, and Returning Home.  This was fairly easy to do, as everything is automatically date stamped, and I knew from looking at the images where in my journey they were from. Haemi Martyrs Shrine I also had to prep my computer for editing. This meant several steps: clearing off non-essentials, backing everything up, and upgrading my OS to run Davinci Resolve (DR).  I looked up the minimum required system...

If you've read any news from Korea lately, you know that several wildfires have been raging this past week. Two of those fires were located in areas that I hold dear, in Ulsan and near Namchang.  The fire near Ulsan looks like it came up very close to one of the pilgrimage sites I visited last year -- Eonyang Catholic Church in Ulju-gun, Ulsan .  From what I can gather, that fire has been contained, and it never touched the property of the church. Thanks be to God.  However, elsewhere, the fires are raging with the loss of cultural and historical places as well as human life. Let's pray for a quick end to these fires before more lives are lost and irrevocably changed. Crucifix on the hill behind historic pilgrimage church at Eonyang, Ulju-gu, Ulsan, S. Korea

Incredible though it seems, it's been a month and a half since I returned from Korea. Until now, I've actively avoided writing on this blog or engaging in a serious perusal of the media I captured on the pilgrimage for three reasons:   1. I had quite a sit-rep presented to me when I got home, requiring me to sort out my housing in a hurry. It has all been settled now; I am getting a new housemate as of Jan. 1st. God be praised! 2. The backlog of catch up work and future planning for my teaching job was staring me down, and since this is the first time I've taught these three theology classes, there is heavy prep that requires intense intellectual focus and time. I also had to get my head back in the game for my writing job, which felt easier and more natural since I've been doing that job for over a year.  3. I just wasn't ready.  Let me unpack that third statement a bit. Lotte Department Store, Ulsan, S. Korea When I first got back, the jet lag was more than just a...