Friday! Interest in today’s Underground Economy Domain Trading Post has reached a fever pitch, thanks to a massive poster campaign detailing some of the wares (pine needle tea, pillows, birch bark boxes) and skills (French lessons, how to eat ants) available at the event.

Our post mistress reports that parental interest in our Journey to the Sun project is understandably keen, but wait until we tell you about Kitchen Patrol! Setting tables! Washing dishes! Sweeping under the tables? Will they do it at home? They’re doing it here… They offered us Wintergreen to keep a lid on it, but the truth must be revealed.

Dude Zoo takes pride in their customized approach to table setting…

Open Moebius going after the crumbs...

Not that there are many crumbs to sweep up…

DOMAIN ACTION SHOTS:

Underground Economy Domain Guests Caroline and Colin  sport examples of their domain’s millinery creations…

Eli and Henry winging up bedding materials for the Green Roof Domain. In addition to plants from the nursery, campers are transplanting wild raspberries found in the sandy soil near the dining room.

Knitting!

Knitting Gone Wild!

Ideas into Artwork

Take that Wright Brothers! Here’s some footage of the Towels taking flight!

Gentlemen, start your engines…..this domain was piloted by Breck and Splinter of Brooklyn Aerodrome.

PROJECT:

Blue Screen approacheth…

In order to make Journey to the Sun a reality, we’ve created different departments through which the campers rotate in mixed-age Waves.

Nathaniel on the Costume Dept: “We spent the day looking for inspiration, cutting bits of cardboard to create armor for the soldiers. I made a model for the ammunition belt and epaulets. I have no prior experience with costumes. We also put a bunch of boxes on Wyatt, but it didn’t look very good, so we decided we’re going to need to use smaller boxes.”

Bess on EPK (Electronic Press Kit): We’ve been making inspirational posters.

Lillian and Tess on the Music Department: We’ve been hanging up wool blankets to soundproof the pods  so they can be our  recording studio.

The Camera Unit joins forces with the Production Dept

Andrezj on the Creative Unit: It’s the secondary unit. We worked on the set for the hill workers. Some of us worked on the blue screen. I’m looking forward to working with Props next.

Rohanna on the Costume Department: We’re about to start tie-dying the pants for the Sun Creatures. We dyed the scientists’ pants today, and made the buttons.

Sophie on the Art Department: We’ve been doing a lot of work on the interior of the spaceship. It’s starting to look like  it’s supposed to.

The Editing Department

Henry L on the Creative Unit: You get to do things like make models and mini flowers. Also, I’m going to audition for Wellman. I only know of one other person who’s doing that, Oliver from my bunk. I kind of hate competing with someone I like.

Annie on the Editing Department: We’ve been working out different styles of lettering for each character, so the audience can tell who’s supposed to be speaking. Today we worked on Wellman and the General.

Gavin on the Camera Department: We spent the day making test shots with the Production Department.

Meanwhile:

Catherine stands guard over an all-male swim session featuring Steambunk, Open Moebius and Big Willey Yacht Club

Anything goes when it comes to sportswear here at BEAM…

…& Jake found a potato chip so large he felt it required documentation.

The staff was also treated to a wonderful evening of original performance at which the cabins revealed the origin stories of their names, and India turned in an uncanny impersonation of Brian Cohen. Bootleg footage will be posted when it becomes available.