The Costco in Seoul is like every other Costco on the planet. That’s why I went there.
A few weeks ago, a friend back home (who shall remain nameless), expressed what I’ll generously describe as shock that there is a Costco in Seoul. There are three.
And so, I was asked to reconnoiter said whole-sale food and [...]

The Costco in Seoul is like every other Costco on the planet. That’s why I went there.

A few weeks ago, a friend back home (who shall remain nameless), expressed what I’ll generously describe as shock that there is a Costco in Seoul. There are three.

And so, I was asked to reconnoiter said whole-sale food and merchandise outlet and send back video describing it. My good friend James was kind enough to host:

That was a tasty hot dog.

Production notes: I shot this on James’ camera, an HP, which I didn’t like. My Canon A530 was sitting at home. There was only about five minutes of space on it, so I was constantly culling shots I knew I wouldn’t use. Made for tighter shooting, I think.

For editing, since I didn’t have my laptop with iMovie, I tried out Jumpcut.com, an online video editor. It was easy enough. The interface is mostly intuitive, especially for anyone used to iMovie. EyeSpot.com is another option.

It’s hard to calculate total production time on this, since I shot while shopping and edited at 3 a.m. using new software while IMing with someone back in California. Best guess is about 90 minutes, including learning curve.