Sunday 11 June 2017

Camp Hearties 2017- Week 2

Camp Hearties 

Week 2- The Scene
Judged by : Ben Rosenbaum
Guest Judge: Aren Buchholz

Ben's Brownie Points were awarded to:
Rip-Roaring Hearties Chicks- Creativity
Row House Rebels- Originality
Britches in Stitches- Humor
Constable's Company- Presentation

Aren's S'more points were awarded to:
Hope Valley's Hopeful #Hearties- Creativity
Rip-Roaring Hearties Chicks- Originality
Britches in Stitches- Humor
Constable's Company- Presentation


Teams continue to have fun, and things are a little crazy! I never said things were calm here at camp! This week they got to be part of the crew and set up a scene and they had choices. They had to choose between setting up Jack and Elizabeth's honeymoon or sending sweet Hickam on a date!  When I was preparing this week, I thought the honeymoon would be the most popular...boy was I wrong! But one team did stay loyal to their team name and prepared a lovely honeymoon for the lovebirds. So let's dive in and see what the teams came up with this week. Ben's comments will be in blue. Aren's comments will be in dark orange.

Row House Rebels

Ben: I think "The Date" is now my favorite filmπŸ˜‰ what a fun and creative way to format your submission! Fantastic details with the Hickith theme throughout: the nurse leading lady of course, the name of the boat, "Faith" by George Michael, fireworks (Hickam's favorite), and with a script penned by Rosemary what could go wrong? My only fear is that Brownie might steal my date!
Aren:Picnic looks yummy! With the location, song choices and Rosemary’s play, I think Hickam’s date will go very smooooothly.

Britches in Stitches

Ben:That whale oil is amazing!!! I want to make a t-shirt with that design!
OK, back to the task at hand. You've really set a fancy scene here! I can see eating being a problem with the knight's helmet on🀣, and I think that Lego bagpiper will haunt my dreams, but this looks like a recipe for a successful date! You've made Hickam into a very thoughtful (and Scottish?) gentleman on this date. 
Aren: Haha, I actually LOLed at this one- love me some bagpipes! Great wardrobe for Hickam, and hilarious choice for Rosemary’s advice!

HV Chickadees

Ben:This looks like a lovely date! I wish it included the awkward conversation where Hickam asked Ned Yost's permission to take Katie on a date!πŸ˜‚ I notice a sneaky watermelon in that fruit filled picnic basket. And a random shot fired across Elizabeth's bough for her baking skills! Haha! You did a great job on Hickam's outfit, that's definitely something I can see him wearing.
Aren: What girl doesn’t like sweet treats and sunset pond walking? That’s one classy date!


Constable's Company

Ben: What a beautiful presentation! And it's an actual Hope Valley location, filming equipment and all! Right off the bat I love that Rosemary is being helpful by staying out of it! Not an easy task for her! This looks like a wonderful picnic, and a very classy date. Great teamwork putting this all together so seamlessly! All the different elements compliment each other so well!
Aren:Beautiful date! I love how you used the location to tie it all together and set the mood. Great work!

Cowbelles

Ben:Love that custom wine (and the note about zooming in—very helpful)! But am I to understand that Hickam brought an empty picnic basket?! Charlotte Thornton would not be happy (?!?!? how far off am I with that guess?). That's a great outfit Hickam gets to wear; clearly he had some help from Lee. I see that cow bell in the music section—way to take advantage of a branding opportunity Cow Belles! 
Aren:That is one fine suit- Hickam will be looking very dapper in that! And great detail on the label! 

Rip-Roaring Hearties Chicks

Ben: Fun concept! I like the window sneak peek, it feels kind of whimsical. And then the whimsy ends with Faith's creepiest patient-case yet!πŸžπŸ›aaaaahhhh! Great location, Hickam loves a waterfall (unless the WCTH writers disagree in the future... then he does notπŸ˜‰). It was thoughtful of Hickam to include a detailed plaque to explain his wooden cat gift. I see what you're doing with that ukulele... you've been watching Andrea's music vids.
Aren: Frog jumping contest sounds so cool! Delicious picnic, beautiful location and adorable song- that’s one heck of a date. Great job!

Team Squidget

Ben: Well there's no mistaking that red hair! That and her name written in the note were a dead giveaway. I love that classic "do you like me?" note! Though I'm concerned that Molly has not checked a box. That's a whole lot of inappropriate mustard! And a bug broach? I think Rosemary would say Hickam took the wrong page out of Lee's playbookπŸ˜‚
Aren: Yeeesss- awesome song choice! Should Hickam sing it to her? Now that I’d like to see! 

Hope Valley's Hopeful #Hearties

Ben:That Sick Bay scene is the stuff of nightmares. Is Barbie Nurse Faith's patient a zombie? Very impressive scene. And the horror continues with the Halloween band! I see Freddy Krueger singing lead vocals and Michael Meyers on drums. A candy/junk food bouquet is brilliant, I think Hickam will win a lot of favor with that! And I'm loving the location- everything about this says fun... And scary... But mostly fun!
Aren: Excellent song choice, I LOLed at the change in lyrics haha! Gotta love good medicine.

Serge Watchers

Ben:Well this looks like a classic and beautiful honeymoon. Niagara Falls? Check. Carriage Ride? Check. Flowery sweets and goodies? Check. And to top it all off everyone in town gets souvenirs?!?! So generous and giving! It's so nice I'm not even going to mention that this is the only team who chose not to set up Hickam's date πŸ˜±πŸ˜‰
Aren:Niagara Falls would be a pretty sweet first date. And with the horse carriage, very romantic! Awesome collage. 


Thank you to both of our judges for your time and your comments! All the campers are so appreciative of the time you put into judging every week. And they are also appreciative of how you hand out those Brownies and S'mores! We went from an 8-way tie last week to a tie for 1st place, followed by a 3-way tie in second and 4 in third! Any team can still win! 

I hope you have had fun seeing what teams came up with for Hickam's date and Jackabeth's honeymoon. The teams this year are so creative! I"m so excited to see what they come up with next week for Life in Hope Valley! 


Lee's Plaid Pants,
Camp Director

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