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Our official trailer is done, here it is! Start spreading the word about it. And in one day, our official website will be ready as well! It’s so exciting that these sentences deserved exclamation points!
Disney Channel star Debby Ryan (“Suite Life on Deck”) plays the part of 14 year old Kimberly in “What If…” Check out this interview where she discusses her career and her role in our film.
Director Dallas Jenkins discusses faith-based films for a festival in Pittsburgh, where “What If…” recently screened to a great response.
And this week on Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends,” Dallas was able to briefly discuss the increasing popularity of faith-based films:
We screened a cut of the film at the Christian Writer’s Guild conference in Denver on Friday the 19th, and the film received an enthusiastic standing ovation. As we handle the final tweaks of the film, we’re very encouraged to see the film getting such a great response. Stay tuned for more details about our release and upcoming screenings.
The latest video blog with director Dallas Jenkins discussing the final sound mix, DVD commentary, and music.
Check out the cover story here in this month’s Susie Magazine on Debby Ryan, one of our stars, as she talks about acting, being a Christian in Hollywood, and her experience working on “What If….”
As the movie nears completion, hear the latest update from director Dallas Jenkins and see behind the scenes footage of picture correction and Kristy Swanson, John Ratzenberger, and Kevin Sorbo doing DVD Commentary and ADR. Includes new images from the film…
Hear about how the music is coming together and see what a home recording studio looks like…
Footage from our test screening in Charlotte, where we got a terrific response. You can also see a few moments from the film and hear the audience response.
Director Dallas Jenkins discusses the first couple days of editing…
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- Worst part of doing props and production design–preparing food scenes.
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- Ben Walker brokes a major business deal.
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- Bugs will fly to the 17th floor to find the only lights around.
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- Last minute director adjustments before a dinner table scene is filmed.
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- Preparing a board room scene we shot at night to look like day.
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- Even the mundane tasks are important; here props are prepared for the board room scene.
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- Putting the dolly on the track for a smooth move during a long shot.
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- Our digitial imaging technician Scott downloads and logs the footage during shooting.
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- Taylor and Kevin rehearse a scene while crew watches and figures out where to put camera and lights
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- Shooting a big scene on the 17th floor landing.
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- During driving scenes the sound mixer trails behind remotely capturing the dialogue.
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- Cast and crew all applaud whenever an actor is “show wrapped” (they’re done shooting all their scenes).
Dallas talks about how scenes are edited and shows a scene coming together between Debby Ryan and Kevin Sorbo.
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- “Ben Walker” preaching a sermon when he hasn’t set foot in a church in 15 years.
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- “Kimberly” showing tickets to “Dylan” for a concert they’ll be going to (first date?)
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- Rehearsing (that’s why Kristy and Debby are wearing jackets) a scene where Ben Walker has screwed up again.
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- The Walker family (Sorbo, Ryan, and Swanson, with little Taylor snuggled against Swanson) about to be filmed watching a family memories DVD
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- Setting up a big scene inside the church. The 100+ year old church we used is no longer operating, open only as a museum on Saturdays.
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- Debby Ryan (Kimberly), Kevin Sorbo (Ben), director Dallas Jenkins
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- Setting up a shot inside the Walker home
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- The camera’s focus settings are impacted by the exact distance from the camera to the subject.
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- “Video village,” where the director and several other crew members watch the monitors in a separate room to see what the two cameras see.
Welcome to the Behind the Scenes blog for the feature film “What If…” Here you’ll find videos, pictures, and text updates and information that will hopefully be both entertaining and educational.
“What If…” tells the story of Ben Walker (Kevin Sorbo), who 15 years ago made a decision to leave his girlfriend Wendy (Kristy Swanson), and ultimately his faith, in order to pursue riches and success in the business world. Now on the verge of marriage to an equally materialistic fiance, he is visited by an angelic tow truck driver (John Ratzenberger) who shows him what his life would look like had he followed his original calling. Before he can argue, Ben is suddenly married to Wendy, the father of two daughters, and a new pastor at a struggling church. If he wants to escape back to his old life, he must first learn some important lessons about commitment, family, and God.
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