SCAB (Sci-Fi Short Film)

A young girl and a man form an alliance as they cross a post-apocalyptic landscape.
Check out the sequel here:
• The Infected (Sci-Fi S...

[@truebeliever4143]

Superb is the word. Story, direction and music.

[@CaseyFinSF]

Just watched this for the second time, and it holds up very well as a full and complete story. More indie films could learn from this and not leave you hanging at the end.

[@ajayimontague1669]

As parents you can only hope your kids remember the stuff we say when they need it. Well done.

[@aborgeshonorato]

I love this young actress, I saw her in the short movie: The infected. Cool👏👏👏

[@normdoty]

you all saw the pop-up illuminated sight right ?? this is an electronic ak(xx) it shoots plasma bullets not copper lead hence no magazine required !!

[@rcartaya2000]

normdoty lol i love it ak47s of the future shoots plasma rounds.

[@mirkopg69]

U right, maybe a little bit of new " make up" like more futuristic, is cheap details to do. 👍

[@flyingdutchman6984]

Apparently no need to release the safety either. 🤣🤣🤣

[@panzerabwerkanone]

But why make the future weapons look like AKM's, rubber Beretta trainers and Daisy Red Ryder BB guns?

[@biggestbrowneyes]

STAY CALM STAY FOCUSED STAY ALIVE....Wise words for us all ! Thanks

[@deniswilde1544]

In Christ.

[@beowulfvladmax7710]

In reality. Leave religious claims elsewhere.

[@mylittleviking4235]

There’s no ship to save us from COVID 19. Christ hasn’t shown up either. Buckle up.

[@Randytherumbler]

👍. That's right. Don't let or allow your emotions be wrecking your flow. To impair our common sense and logic of our judgment. Why,you ask? Because we're human (?). We're not robots. We're not perfect. NOBODY is! We don't live in a perfect world.

[@Randytherumbler]

​​@@beowulfvladmax7710👍✌️. That's right. I don't care *how* religious anyone is, we're not perfect. We don't live in a perfect world. NOBODY is! Don't care what anyone thinks,reads,and/or says. Ignorance is a poor excuse for anyone being so narrow minded. So shallow, superficial,and can be sexist as well. Xenophobic. Homophobic. Islamphobic. Whatever -phobic. America's a free country. People can say whatever they want. People can think whatever they want. Including me. Doesn't mean I HAVE to agree. Or listen to. Having free will doesn't mean hardly anything if the kind of people aren't very smart. In knowing any better of realizing their shortcomings. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Believe me when I say this..... Religious bigotry is one of the biggest reasons there are so very problems in this country. That's just one of them. It was nothing to do with this sci-fi mini-flick. It was good enough in my book.

[@duanekamstra8890]

The film left me wanting to see more. It would make a good feature. Good acting. Especially the young lady. Looking forward to watching the sequil.

[@jteuvonnen]

The guy has a magic AK. It shoots without a magazine attached. Amazing.

[@draco-deamon]

Very few shot scifi films get me hooked to watch from start to , this is one of those films . This was an awesome film and i wish it had been longer . Acting was great , story line was great hell the whole thing was perfect from start to finish

[@ItIsRainingBlood]

Great short film! I was hooked from beginning to end. I could honestly see this as a real sci-fi franchise. I know someone thought the acting in this was terrible but it's definitely way better acting than most home made films honestly. Great work once again. 10/10.

[@jerryshunk7152]

The girl's speech cadence elicited a great amount of empathy, which trumped all the directorial inaccuracies. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@richarddismore7499]

This is better than 99% of the crap that comes out of Hollywood these days. Nicely done.

[@duceposting1831]

couldn't get an Ak mag tho

[@nm_bob998]

Great film. The issue of the missing magazine is pointless. This is about people. And the actions and interactions were believable and well executed. Thank you!

[@Brianchse]

Actually things missing like that make the whole thing seem cheap and take the immersion away. It also has a safety that he never disengages. Details matter if you want to tell a good story.

[@josiptumapa]

Sometimes I WISH I didn’t scroll down the comments first while watching the film 😂

[@RunnerSandman]

Damn Josip. You got me. 1/3 way through and looking for spoilers lol

[@aishalotter9995]

I do the same it's highly addictive, plus I prefer reading to watching films so it's great!!! Peace out

[@bonobogal]

a fun time...the girl was amazing...the guy made me laugh...there are bits of genius within> Cant wait for more.

[@lighthouse8890]

..he didn't need to make her feel bad..when her Momma just killed.

[@conniecarroll7222]

Liked this very much, The guy didn't want to take the little girl and grew to not only to care for her but to depend on her help.

[@petersmitt2485]

This is one of the better films that I have seen. Except for the glaring error of the AK-47 with no mag. Good acting, good story line.

[@secondhandguru3558]

This was so good and beautifully shot that you forget you are watching a short. Look forward to the next installment

[@ronnietoyco4421]

Stay calm. Stay focused. Stay alive :-) Thanks

[@ronnietoyco4421]

@@OdeProductions Thank you...you are always welcome :-)

[@DanielSnedden]

To all of the negative comments about the rifle. This was filmed in Canada. They have very strict gun laws. He can't carry a fully functional semiautomatic rifle. Get over it. It was a great video.

[@Xiccarph1]

Agree...got to use what you have access to

[@karlt8233]

Canadians can still have a magazine in the rifle but it has to be pinned to accept 5 rounds. They also have access to prop guns for movies that look and feel like the real thing but are not capable of loading or firing a live round. So.. They could have been a bit more accurate on a prop that was very prominately displayed in the film.

[@rabidcougar6465]

They changed the laws when the aliens arrived......

[@warricktyler6759]

Some of these shorts are very very good

[@416loren]

Wish this one was.

[@philliphancock3666]

I definitely agree with you

[@philliphancock3666]

I've got a friend who does short films

[@ildefonsogiron4034]

Great! I love happy endings, specially for kids.

[@pauldavis9387]

This was really good. Imagine what could be done with a larger budget and more time.

[@neatznotso]

That was so great! I've been binging short films the past week, I'm totally obsessed, but this is defo one of my favs. What made me love it so much was definitely the relationship between the two main protagonists.

[@neatznotso]

@@OdeProductions awesome! Can't wait to see it.

[@latchdeadbolt]

Far above average. Thank you for the vid.

[@onichi2995]

Always zigzag when running ...when there's shooting. Good storytelling :)

[@stevetreloar6602]

Oni Chi, That's not exactly standard military doctrine; that's hollywood. Zig zag running just makes you a target for longer especially when you change direction.

[@rainbowsally2001]

Beautiful. The acting was excellent and it was a lot of fun to watch. The compromise to fit the short film format was a good tradeoff though it could have been longer. I agree. Brilliant.

[@lighthouse8890]

Dam SCABS!! GOOD SHOT GIRL!!!,WHEN NEXXT SEQUEL!!!??!!🌻

[@simonblackwood4672]

Really liked that. Well done and thank you for a great short story. Stay calm. Stay focused. Stay alive

[@ernestedwards7250]

Thank you all.

[@alejandrodecesare5929]

Suffice to say, way better than most films of the same genre in Hollywood

[@silasjones8262]

Good little Sci fi flick

[@Shyguyexplores]

Excellent :) This deserves some major funding to produce as a much larger Hollywood movie.

[@spud1252]

Is that space ship , really a lamp shade from Ikea?

[@goudagirl6095]

I was thinking this: Producer/Director: what do we do for the ship? Tecnical director: hm...how about an upside down birthday cake! P/D: Genius!

[@auntym4729]

jim davis lol thanks

[@squeakeththewheel]

We are Devo.

[@fauxmanchu8094]

jim davis Not all spaceships are saucer shaped.

[@lisadoesntlivehereanymore3527]

Looks like it...or a chandelier is what I thought.

[@PiggyBackers]

well done! Mark Kiazyk shared this with me on twitter this morning. I'll be sharing this for sure. I'm watching films everyday and I was hooked right from the start of this film. thank you!

[@joelee5875]

good film, and has a moral.

[@joelee5875]

Thank YOU Paul Plett for your excellent work.

[@otherpatrickgill]

A stellar performance by your young actress. she's done this before, hasn't she? your guns are weird. Good luck with the sequel

[@TheNicHoward]

The girl who played Lex was the best actor in this.

[@BAINE27]

The missing AK-47 magazine is just bugging me if it was a futuristic weapon it wouldn't look like it currently does

[@MotionBoatFilms]

Brilliant short! Visually quite spectacular.

[@IgorGoldkind]

Brilliantly plotted. Slow steady revealment. Good acting and superb cinematography.

[@miketurner8624]

Good story! Acting and writing great. Thanks, Paul Plett! Hope to see more from you soon!

[@mmouramm]

Very good!

[@mikeg4972]

Great film! *****

[@ericahenley9048]

really? wow. and the beautiful cool things you noticed? am glad there was no mag with children on the set. anyway, what do i know? i'm just a noob. thanx for the great little flick, can't wait for a sequel!

[@richardwiley5933]

Really? No mag on the set? AK's won't fire without a mag, and, mags don't load themselves, so, what's your point.

[@Ritercrazy]

Mr. Plett, you did a great job.

[@mahmoudsamy1958]

Enjoyable short film and so good work

[@moreality7719]

I love it - thats what makes a good Film even without many Specialeffects - Intelligent Characters and Charisma - Get on with that Stuff Please!

[@saintlybeginnings]

What an excellent short film. Excellent storyline, acting, & filming. Bravo 👍🏾

[@patrickholt2270]

I have built that chandelier in Fallout 4.

[@rodrickau]

The creator has achieved the unachievable in the portrayal of the bonding between a grown man and a beautiful young blonde girl with long hair, without any sexual connotations. In today's day and age, this is a most unusual event and the creators deserve a prize. One piece of lack of continuity regarding logistics is the night time scene when the girl holds a cindering twig as a weapon of defense, when she had been given a pistol and was walking around with it all day, carrying it in her right hand.

[@lorimurdy1215]

I love the girl !! Good story

[@jaspersilence9328]

They made it work...good little actress

[@khadijagwen]

I write Science Fiction. If your life is sad then write happy stories. This story has too much sadness and stress.

[@yggdrasilreforestation6239]

Aw come on guys! When people shoot at you do never run straight! Zig zag!

[@bigcity2085]

Serpentine !

[@frankelmer8055]

Shel

[@1TalldrinkH2O]

That is what I was thinking too. That's why butterflies zig zag to protect them from the attacking birds.

[@SNP-1999]

Well, you can...but not very long, not very far, not very alive ! 😜

[@woswasdenni1914]

lol yggdrasil, i hope youre trolling

[@nikospitr]

great film. With begining, middle and end, unlike many shorts

[@PenelopePitstop069]

Sure would love to see this in a movie. This is kind of like Lost and Walking Dead combined.

[@daddyprof]

Really a well-done film. Very touching. I do wish we had some insight about the war and illness, but that's asking a lot for less than 20 minutes. Really triumphing film. One commenter was confused. They did not get that this did not entirely come from a place of linear time, I fear.

[@deborahhupp4700]

I really enjoyed this film, can't wait to see more from you!

[@41divad]

Didn't seem long enough... maybe I'm getting old Many of these are throwbacks to we old SF readers of the 60s & early 70s

[@gamertimefriend1286]

The ak without the mag hurts me

[@rbear4574]

Would like to see more films like this.

[@patrickdurham8393]

That was excellent! So often the shorts are exactly that: short on plot, short on depth and very short on resolution. This was a giant of a short!

[@pennyhumphreys1748]

Niiiice

[@deniseb3897]

Really well done. It made you care about the characters quickly. Character development was smoothly done. At first he resented the woman and the girl because they represented their war being brought to where he was. Part of being a good man is an inclination to protect those less able than yourself. He saw that the little girl needed him and he stepped up and did what he could to help her. Good story telling in a short time. A+

[@G56AG]

Not bad overall, just a couple of funny things that are prop related, the AK47 had no magazine, and when he gets shot right outside the ship, when you get a close up of the weapon used at 13:53, its a Daisy BB gun!

[@jamesshaw3230]

Keep on KEEPING ON never ever give up. GOD made you for a reason. Fight til then. MAY GOD walk with all of you. GOD bless you and your family.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

It's nice to think so, isn't it? If you look at what actually happens in this world, this wishful thinking is laid bare as the fantasy that it is.

[@enyaw1948]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Good video, Good story !

[@alphalunamare]

Pretty darn good .. hits the right nerves and emotions.

[@adamclark9253]

I loved the bullet whipping by the camera

[@RichardDominguezTheMagicIsReal]

that was really good, thanks for the upload

[@robertneville2062]

The gun fire sound effects reminds me of a Dirty Harry movie

[@thisisit3737]

Wheres the goddamn mag in the AK! Like does he only have one in the Chamber? Gah...

[@redmoonmountain]

Very good story! But, I guess the firearms are a futuristic mod that turns toy guns into energy weapons. ;)

[@tristan7586]

Good short story and half decent acting. Not over the top, some minor prop mistakes and the like but entertaining. Thanks!

[@PenRippyJr]

really cool idea. the guns were ultra cheeseball they needed to be way more intense

[@Patrick-mu9fp]

I really like this movie. Well done. Someone forgot to put the magazine in the AK (variant).

[@markhobo9324]

Wow! That no-magazine rifle is magical!

[@ARS-77]

A toy AK without a mag. That shoots laser balls. O.k.

[@fromthewastes]

I really like this... it's got some serious potential and I'd like to see a sequel. Gotta get a mag in that AK, tho. ;)

[@Xiccarph1]

Just assume it had a 5-rounder.

[@karlt8233]

He has no mag and racked the slide at that the fires 2 rounds. LOL

[@Channel01_T]

Better than half the movies on NetFlix.

[@grahametaylor3842]

Great flick Paul Plett. You should make a prequel that explains how/when/why Earth came to be a world with ak47s converted to a zapping type weapons. I'd watch it.

[@grahametaylor3842]

@@OdeProductions Cheers!

[@Iconoclastithon]

Mark Kiazyk shared the link with me. Good work everyone.

[@Iconoclastithon]

He did indeed. As did Erin, and everyone else

[@rolikaseventysix]

Where the fuck is his gun's magazine anyways? LOL

[@JimCTSCLO]

Well, clicked on a good one. Thanks.

[@HagersvilleHunk]

well done,great story and acting,lets see more!

[@davidhomer78]

It didn't quite make sense but a lot of short fillms don't. This was better than most.

[@vakhtangkiziria7820]

Wow. Lovable characters. Good acting. Considering low budget challenges it is a great short. Good camera work and cut as well. Thank you guys

[@jefferyscott9075]

This would have to be the longest shorts film I've ever seen

[@jmsessn]

beautiful short with really great suspense. the short sci fi got me addicted lately, i grew to enjoy them more than long hollywood flicks. kudos 👍

[@jonathanporter5223]

That was awesome!

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

All these movies points to the same thing, A Mad Max type World

[@kurushdalal]

One of the nicer shorts i have seen, well done

[@blue_eyes2929]

The AK sound realistic I like that

[@DJMarcosArenas]

Friend, I watch a lot of films from Dust, CG Brothers, Rakka and other independents, I like this style a lot, because they are short and objective, I'm addicted ha ha. I think that's why KZbin recommended your channel. I loved these two films with this duo. Congratulations and thank you very much.

[@conradinhawaii7856]

I really enjoyed this film, Paul. It went great with some good wine and cheese on a gloomy Sunday afternoon. We have shared it, of course. And please pay no attention to all the wankers and "firearms experts" commenting about the lack of visible magazine in the AK, the "slow bullets", the "plastic handgun", and myriad other trivial nonsense. Gotta wonder what part of "science fiction" is unclear to them. Guess they never heard the term "a willing suspension of disbelief". Wonder if they all sat in theaters during Star Wars 4, 5 , and 6 and did the same thing? Sheeeesh... We look forward to seeing more of your films. Nice work on this one. Aloha nui... 🌴

[@MrShortfastloud]

@steppenwolf Wow. You sound like some kind of religious, gun nut. Stay classy Cletus.

[@areaboy777]

@ConradInHawaii, Shut the fuck up and go drink your cheap ass wine.

[@andrewjohnston4882]

Well said man...I’d love to hear them on Harry Potter!! Or any other slightly off-reality production of any kind. Fiction is just that...fiction. It would be “The Invention of Lying” without imagination.

[@stephenbruce5431]

Beautiful! Great short.

[@jonathang2679]

he looks kinda ridiculous with that AK-47 with no magazine...

[@zeon5323]

Very well done!

[@beautifulfaith9367]

Very good movie 👏👏👏👏 I’ll be watching this again 😎 Thank you!!!!!! Texas

[@DNTMEE]

Wow. 3 females killed and only 1 male. That's extremely rare. Usually these things are little more than an excuse to show the slaughter of males. You are capable of thinking out side your conditioning from all that has gone before. Congratulations.

[@lr937]

Bravo👏👏👏

[@niklar55]

Nicely made.