How Small Was That Plane?
I decided to pull a couple of frames from the aerial footage so everyone could appreciate our commitment to filmmaking. Marvin Longhurst graciously took our crew newbie, Justin, up in his small plane so we could get some fantastic footage of sunset in Dublan. At 6′6″, Justin truly had to fold himself into the back co-pilot seat. We were told that Marvin got the engine for the plane out of a snowmobile. I don’t know if that is true or not but I sure am glad we found out AFTER he went up because, otherwise, I think we probably wouldn’t have let him go. They’re resourceful folks down there. Everybody is some sort of MacGuyver. A little bit of wire, some duct tape, few sheets of tin and a snowmobile motor … voila … instant plane. 
One of the sections of the film talks about all of the things the pioneers had to make for themselves because they just didn’t exist there. You couldn’t run to Home Depot and pick up tools and supplies. You had to make them from things that were in the area. So, here, you can see a shot of Justin’s left knee up against Marvin’s back with the scenery below AND a shot of this right knee with the view out the other side. He said it was easier to shoot out the right side. It’s a great addition to the film because you can see how vast the valley is and the agricultural beauty of it. Not bad for a bunch of duct tape and tin.
