Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Cinematography added as "scheduled"

So, Erik's been eager to work on Cinematography with the Scouts. He started with a small group about a month ago, but with the vagueries of recent meetings, I'm not sure progress has been made. Now he has two weeks off work with the holidays, and was looking to fill some of that time with merit badge counseling. Sander did not sit in on the first meeting- opting instead for a rousing game of tag outside. But when looking for something to do on his week off next week, he was excited (genuinely!) to work on making a movie. The one thing he dreads is the notion of having to write a three or four paragraph story for the film that he'll be shooting. It's funny- he's got a creative imagination... he just doesn't seem to relish the work of putting pencil to paper to capture those ideas down.

Still not quite clear on when or how Erik is going to coordinate his day, but at least it's tentatively planned.
Okay, so this is just the start... and it took me long enough to figure out how to make it. A key to the images so far: Greyed out means that Sander has started work on these merit badges. Washed out, but in color, means that they are on Sander's schedule, but no work has yet been done on them.

18 down, and 104 to go? Then again, they keep adding more! Already Scuba is on the list, and national has confirmed four more due out in 2010. I've put those on the sash, but greyed out until official requirements come in. And rumor has it that four special merit badges for THIS YEAR only are coming out. I've heard they are Tracking, Pathfinding, Carpentry and Signalling... but I read elsewhere that one might be Blacksmithing. Until I hear anything 'official,' they aren't on the sash.