Mississauga Independent Film Festival

06.15.06 In order to make the trip out to Drumheller Alberta, there were a few things that had to be sorted out. Of course there’s equipment and actors, and a little thing called pre-production, but most critical to the trip was the method of transportation. We decided that flying was out of the question; one piece of equipment mis-handled by a baggage thrower at the airport and we’d have had a broken lens or a smashed lighting kit... any one of hundreds of items damaged could be a production halting screw-up. So that meant we were driving. Which meant we needed something to drive. Sure we’ve got cars, but a Sunfire and an Intrepid could hardly haul seven guys and all the gear and props for Six Reasons Why. Enter the Cubie. It just so happens, one of our masterfully skilled audio engineers came across the opportunity to trade his ability to master an album for a 16-foot french-Canadian Ford Cube Van. It’s a long story. Needless to say, this was going to become our production vehicle. After spending over a grand to get her certified and after three attempts to get the plates changed from Quebec to Ontario, we were finally driving the van legally. Whether it would make it all the way to Alberta or not, not even our mechanic could say, but at least she was driving... and stopping. The only thing left before hitting the road to the prairies was to make the van distinctly Campagna... a bit of orange paint, a few A/V gadgets and a week later, we had our Six Reasons Wagon. And Brandon had one hell of a paint job to do if he ever wanted to sell her off again. | Matt & Jeff Campagna