Casting Call

Casting Call

 Living Off The Land feature film project. The film will be 90 mins long and Rated PG when completed.  We will be filming in July and August 2025.

It's 1979 and two boys decide it's a good idea to live off the land like their hero. There will be lots of hiking, camping, canoeing, swimming and fishing in the film. 

This action, adventure, comedy, drama will be kind of like Stand Bye Me, The Goonies and Stranger Things.

We have two lead roles for Boys age 10 to 12

No acting experience required.

Must be committed to finishing the film project.

Must have good swimming skills as we will be working in and around water.

Must be fit as there will be a lot of hiking into filming location.

A parent or parent or parent appointed guardian must be on location while filming.

Everyone working on the film is volunteering their time.

14 to 20 day commitment.

If you are interested in setting up an audition for your son please contact Director Sterling Johnston sterlingjohnstonfilms@gmail.com

We also have a public swim scene where we require 100 film extras. Boys and Girls age 8 to 14. 

One day commitment.

Living off the Land feature film project

For the living off the land feature film project we really require a budget of $60,000.  If I'm super frougle and really stretch a buck we may be able to make it for $10,000.  What I'm thinking is to make the film only available to people who donate to the production. HD download copies for donations of $200 or more. I may come up with some other perks for large donations.  Cast autografts, behind the scenes and promo photos. 

People recieving a copy will be connected to never upload, rent or share copies of the film. People prorating the film causes huge amount of damage to trying to make money for new film projects. I do not receive any government funding of any kind. 

Am I going to post the final production on YouTube? No I'm not going to as the film's just don't make any money there. So only people who donate would be able to see the film.

Please comment your thoughts or please feel free to email me.  I really can not make another film with out the money to do so. Personally I have to continue to save up $16,000 for my current medical situation. I do not have any money to spare for filming. 

Two things?

 There is two things that I need to make a new film. Money and Actors. I do have a medical problem that requires a large some of money as well. But that is nether here or there In making a film unless I should become so ill I can't carry out my duties on set. 

So what do we do?  I have one female actress to play the women who drives the van life van in Living Off That Land. I would need to find 100 film extras for a half day and the two lead roles. 

I really dislike fundraising. It takes so much time and its just constant waiting to reach the goal. Someone once said "why not wait until the film is fully funded before filming it?" Answer the actors would be years older by the time it was fully funded.

Its the chicken and the egg.  I cant fundraise with out the actors cast and I can't film until its funded.

No one wants to help fund a film with out knowing who the actors are. 

So I am currently retired. I decided to pack it in a few years ago. I still have stories to tell. If i suddenly find some actors and I suddenly find the funding, I guess I would jump in and make a film. I love filming. I have been doing it since before Grade One. I also love how excited the actors are to do what they love to do, acting.  There is nothing like seeing a happy child smiling from ear to ear.

Please feel free to comment below or feel free to email me. 

It's Hard to Believe it's been...

https://youtu.be/VyfE3RxVnoE It's hard to believe it was 12 years ago that I had the opportunity to work with Bryan and Adam for 30 minutes.  Crazy how fast time flies. So many people over so many years. 

Looking back

Looking back at all the films I have made and all the great people I have meet, it was an amazing 41 years.  I would love to keep moving forward but it's like they say, life happens when you are making other plans. I didn't pay attention to how much money I was spending on films that would never make a return. 

Stress free

It is so nice to be stress free. Soon life will get boring but if I know me I will start planning the next film. I know a guy that knows a guy. But I know a Mayor of a town that could roll out the red carpet with free film primits to close down streets and parks. First rate filming location at my finger tips. Humm what film to make.

just cancelled

I just cancelled all film projects for this year and my stress level has dropped dramatically. Such a wait off my shoulders. I still feel like crap but at least I can breath. Maybe I just need to take a year off. 

Go Fund Me fundraisers are closed

 I deleted the go fund me fundraisers.  I have closed the account and Go Fund Me assure me that the three donations we got will be refunded to the people who donated. We would need to get very close to the fund requested to make it worth while as fees and so much paper work is involved. It just didn't pan out like we had hoped. A great big thank you to the three people who did try to help out. 

Zombie Zone 82 is Cancelled

It's with great sadness that  Zombie Zone 82 is cancelled. There is just not enough donations and we can't fill the cast. It's must be making a film about a virus turning people into zombies is too close to the covid shut downs. We need more time for people to heal from the tragic loss of life to careless people in labs. I guess they didn't read the comic books from the 50s to 70s or watch any of the super hero films. 

I can still make Ghost of Thunder Lake and living off the land. 

Website update

I'm thinking websites are going the way of the dinosaurs and their a waste of money. Everyone uses apps now days or Facebook pages or just the YouTube channel.  Yep so Im not going to build a new website. Don't really need one.  I have my blog for additional information and people can visit any time they want. 

Casting Calls

We have a casting call for a Boy age 9 to 11 for a feature film project filming summer 2022

Must have camping, fishing, canoning, swimming skills. A general intrest in nature. No acting exsperiance required. just a commitment to finishing the film project once started. A parent or parent apportinted guardian must be on location. If you would like to set up an audittion or a meeting to talk about the project, please eamil Director Sterling Johnston at sterlingjohnstonfilms@gmail.com

What's new and trying to survive after Covid lockdowns deviating my finances

I no longer making films but I do need to make some money. So far in 2022 I have made $38 from taking some scrap metal in and that's nowere near what I need to live on. I need to pay my car insurance $1200 and I need to buy gas to get around to find work.  Also my season campsite where I live for the summer months $3000. Money for food would also help. 

As I'm not looking for hand outs, I'm going to start offering autographed, limited photo quality 24" x 36" movie poster prints for $100 canadain. It includes world wide shipping. If your a true fan of my volunteer work and the films I use to make you can help me get back on my finacal feet again by buying a poster.  I may also start sell autographed 8x12 photo prints of my best photography. What are your thoughts? Please post your thoughts in the comments below or please feel free to email me sterlingjohnstonfilms@gmail.com Thank you for your support.