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The official web blog of NorthFront Films... New website design coming soon...
NorthFront Films came to be in the spring of 2001 being the grand vision of businessman Allen Stanley Johnson; Johnson was the middle child of a relatively small yet closely knit family. From an early age Allen learned the values of smart business sense from his father, a self disciplined/hard edged workaholic accountant, however it was Johnson's own mother, Theresa, who taught him how to dream big by introducing him to the magic of the silver screen through greats like Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Stewart, Bela Lugosi, The Three Stooges, Judy Garland, and Marilyn Monroe to name a select few. It wasn't until the summer of 1981 when Allen Stanley Johnson's life would be forever altered as the young 18 year old caught a screening of a film that would coin the term "Summer Blockbuster" that film was Raiders Of The Lost Ark. From that point on Johnson instantly knew his life desire wanting to try his hand at film yet his father intervened crushing his dreams by insisting he follow in the footsteps of the family business. It would be a conflict that would open wounds and test the very limits of the relationship Allen had with his father and over the years would put strain on the family as the elder Johnson wanted his son to be successful in what he did with his life and not take the harsh risks that came with a career in the film industry. Johnson eventually came to terms with his father and gave into his demands and enrolled in college majoring in accounting with a minor in business. After graduating Allen would find himself becoming an intricate part of the business that his father built and was fiercely devoted to his work. As the years progressed Johnson would go on to meet his father's goals yet by the time the late 90s came into focus Allen was ready to venture into a longtime hunger that was building up inside of him that he desperately wanted to feed so after consulting with his father Allen was given a blessing from him to go ahead and venture out to find life's other possibilities.
Wasting little time Johnson set to work beginning to build a company from the ground up seeking out people with natural talent that fit a genuine mold of quality and perseverance that Allen asserted in his business career. Then faith intervened in a chance meeting where Allen met a young man by the name of Jere Fritsche who had the same attitude, demeanor, and passion for life that Johnson recognized right away. In early January 2001 Jere signed on to NorthFront's creative team becoming Allen's protégé and closest supporter. "Allen Stanley Johnson is one of the most devoted guys I've met and have had the opportunity to work with, never have I met a man who with as much determination who is also a grand visionary." stated Fritsche when he was asked to share some thoughts about his tenure with NorthFront in 2001/2002. With his creative team in place Johnson and company set to work designing a website that would mesh Allen's original ideas with a edge that would combine both mainstream movie making with the popular indie film market that was beginning to find a wider audience.
As 2002 began Allen Stanley Johnson tried to push his vision further and move forward without faltering yet his support was beginning to become unfocused Fritsche confirms in the following statement: "I remember around that time the creative team and I were all gun-ho on a independent film project called Mindful Future, it was going to be a rough documentary shot on location and would be done on a low budget. As the project drew closer Allen was questioning the title Mindful Future and wasn't sure if it should be called that with what was happening in the world at that certain time but there wasn't really much that could be done as promo posters were fully designed and were being printed up. I stood firmly by the project title and told Johnson that it has a deeper meaning than ever but he just shrugged it off. In the end the project was basically called off and we decided to begin to throw more ideas into the pot on where NorthFront Films could go, what boundaries could be explored and broken through, and how we could set ourselves apart from other film companies out there on the indie market and then suddenly one day Allen told me that he needed time away to rethink things and find himself."
As the sunset to that chapter of NorthFront Films ended many people who had followed the company since its inception wondered what was to happen. As 2007 begins the sun has risen once again and is full of limitless possibilities as in this day in age there are multiple facets of technology that have recently come online and revolutionized the internet world. NorthFront Films looks to take full advantage of these promotional tools to write their new chapter. Even though Allen Stanley Johnson is yet to say anything his passion for this endeavor has come back around full circle and is ready to turn the world on its side and bring people his brand of entertainment.
What is known is with the update of NorthFront and the return is clearly the main agenda which is to pick up where things were left five years ago and the process has already begun with the company's branching off by joining sites like myspace and youtube.com the fact remains that 2007 should be an interesting year for this little independent film company.
New projects will be announced soon as well... Please keep watching.
