"What're you, the hostage whisperer?" The dialogue in this is amazing. 😂 Kudos, Shawna and the rest of the team to coming together to create this brilliant short film!
LOVE IT. Color, choreo, that witty dialogue. And may I say that the leads being a female badass and an Asian male make me swoon. Can't wait to see your next one!
You two should totally collaborate = ) Nothing but awesome could come from it! I will even donate to make it happen just tell me when/where! @Nanalew @Anna Akana
AAAAA SHAWNA YOU DID SO GUUUUD THIS IS SO AMAZING!!!! WOW!!! YAAAAAAAS KWEEEEEEN!!!!!! Also, TESSA AND RUSTY THE MUSIC SO GUUUDDDD!!!!!!! AAAAAAA!!!! At the beginning I was listening, and I was like "wait... is thaT RUSTY?!?!? OOOHHMMMYYYGGGGOOOSHHH!!!! YAAAASS!!!" Well done to everybody who worked on this! IT CAME OUT SO GUUUDDDD!!!! 100,000,000 out of 10! ALL THE OSCARS GO TO YOU!
Ah, so good! The editing, dialogue, acting, fight scenes - so well executed. And Tessa and Rusty did a damn good job on the music. Congrats on putting this all together Shawna!
so SO excellent! storytelling, characterization, choreography, cinematography. as always you make such beautiful and entertaining work. looking forward to more big projects from you!
This is bound to be your masterpiece, you are a natural born storyteller. I loved every minute of this short the way you balance the action and the comedy is perfect. If this were to become an actual series I would watch it from beginning to end and then back again.
I watched your video with Emma asking that people who always watch your videos to comment so I just wanted to come back here and tell you that I think the work you've done here is great. The acting is charming, the story line actually interesting and you make a fantastic female character with some actual dimension. The photography is great, very professional camera shots-- particularly excellent around the action-- and great editing flow. I'm already attached to the characters and would love to see more. Please don't ever give up, this is your calling!
SHAWNA!!!!! IT'S FINALLY OUT!!! I HAVE HATED WAITING FOR THIS, BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND! IT WAS AMAZING!!! ALSO THE MUSIC!!! TESSA SOUNDS SO PRETTY!!!! aaaaaaaaah! I'M TOO EXCITED FOR WORDS RIGHT NOW. :DDDDD
Haha he practically shot himself! Love the film Shawna you did an incredible job! Looks amazing and acting is perfect! I love the Cowboy Bebop Vibe to the whole film!
absolutely brilliant. the script, choreography, editing, vfx and everything else was spot on. not forgetting the music from tessa violet and rusty clanton too well done Shawna, I hope you get another opportunity to produce a short film in the future
Shawna, this is truly incredible. You can honestly tell how much work and effort went into making this and the result is flawless. It has inspired me to make a short film like this someday :D
I'm glad I got around to watching this ! The fights scenes were actually entertaining to me and so were the characters. I also have to praise the badass music. Keep it up Shawna!
Finally got a chance to watch this...it was FANTASTIC! Shawna, you are so creative & original! This was very entertaining from beginning to end, and now I really want a sequel! I completely understand the love/hate relationship with a project, but I am so glad you stuck it out with this one, you have created a beautiful piece of art :) Congratulations to everyone involved!
Really proud of you, Shawna! Happy to finally see it, action scenes were very well choreographed and shot, the editing was especially amazing! Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see what you come out with next in the future :)
I liked it, the humor really brought out the personality in a lot of the characters; that's something that a lot of short films (especially action ones) tend to miss.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T SAID IT SO HERE IT IS: I watch this all the time. I love these shots. This edit is amazing. This is all gold and you are killing this short film game.
My God Shawna this was fucking amazing. By far the best you've ever made, beautiful job. With some films you become very aware that you're watching them through a screen and seeing someone act, this was so organic (and funny). More please
SHAWNA. This was fantastic! I have seen a lot of RUclipsrs creating short films and not one of them has been as good or as coherent as this one. Your shots were engaging and obviously well thought out and the script flowed so well. You have some serious talent, girl. This was well worth the wait. I can't wait to see what projects your produce in the future. I am praying for you! Congratulations!
You never disappoint me. It's really good in several ways. The art design and the dialogue are exceptionally good, they were my favorite thing. Keep the hard work :)
Aaaahh so coool! I love how tessa, rusty and co. made the music!and some of the video transitions were so neat and thought out! It was pretty bad ass - great job!
YUSS SHAWNA YESSSSS this is awesome I can't believe I missed it when it came out?! Awesome acting, awesome cinematography, awesome choreography, just generally awesome I'm so proud of you wawwa. Wish it was a TV series
I loved this Shawna! I really liked the premise and the banter was spot on. It had a Whedon-esque feel to it for me, which just made me love it even more. If this was a tv series...I'd be hooked lol. I'm so happy that you finally finished it and shared it with us. Thank you.
Finally got around to watching this. I can't tell you how sorry I am that I put it off. This is incredible work Shawna. Absolutely magnificent. I look forward to whatever you make next.
This is such a inspiration for me I have been trying to break into film making for a while but my short films never turn out right but this shows me you can create amazing things you just have to work hard to get there!!!! Love it keep it up!!!
I enjoyed this! The acting felt natural and the comedy wasn't forced or cringey. The music fit really well with the action scenes and I loved the whole "fat" thing. Also loved toothpicks guy. Well done Shawna!
Shawna this was amazing. You can really tell how much hard work you put in. Bravo. Brava! Bravissimo!! That fight choreography though 👌🏼 and that music 🔥 and you 😍. I'm just blown away.
Really blown aways by that fight scene and the whole choreography! Such great coordination and stunning transitions! Good Job! It's so smooth. I don't know how you did that or how you explained the scenes to the cameraman but damn, it's good. You can be proud! You must have been through a lots of headache doing this but it's so worth it! Also, love the esthetic :) Congrats to you and the whole grew!
Struggling for words as I'm no movie expert but that was an extremely professional polished piece of work. You should be very proud, I am and I don't even know you. I wish you all the luck for the future. Your talent and skill should be appreciated.
OMGOMGOMGOMG my excitement can't be contained at how blown away I was! I have so many questions I want to ask as the creator, and screenplay writer and every other major role you played in creating this short film. Amazing! Absolutely amazing!! :D :D One of the many wonderful surprises when watching M&C was not only your fantastic acting skills, or that you and Tessa got to collab and make one of the two songs in the short, but also the sarcastic mixed with dark comedy vibe it brought out. The kind you see in 90s movies like Empire Records. Loved it! One of your best works to date, and I cannot wait to see you work on something as different or similar and great. Way to go Shawna! The only downside is that it took 2 long years to be fully completed when it most likely could've been finished in 6-8 months in terms of post production time. Fingers crossed your next major project doesn't have as many obstacles during post production stage.
Just watched for the second time. Congratulations Shawna, great work. Great fight scenes. Camera work was fantastic. Tessa's song was great. Everything was very professional. I hope this leads to good things for you in the future..
Very well done! Love the line you worked between humor and action. Reminds me a lot of Syfy's Killjoys. I know you were excited about not only making this, but showing it off. It's great to see your hard work and as another woman in production, it's wonderful to support you in your craft. (PS: Loved hearing Tessa and Rusty's tracks as the music! Simple but very cool.)
I was so excited to see this when it came out! And you did an amazing job. I've always enjoyed short films and just film work in general, so when I found your channel it was an obvious match :) Also the acting is always so good, how?? Great job your hard work paid off, I'm excited to see more :)
This is so good. SO GOOD! I think it's definitely worth the two years of work. Great casting and acting, witty dialogue that kinda reminds me of Firefly, killer choreography, and a great soundtrack. Congratulations on this really cool thing that you made and finished despite the difficulties you faced in creating it. I just enjoyed this so much that I'm just rambling now. ANYWAY *HIGH TEN* (THAT'S RIGHT! BOTH HANDS!)
Shawna for Best Unintentional Kim Possible Cosplay.
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Kim Possible: the movie we deserved
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"What're you, the hostage whisperer?" The dialogue in this is amazing. 😂 Kudos, Shawna and the rest of the team to coming together to create this brilliant short film!
LOVE IT. Color, choreo, that witty dialogue. And may I say that the leads being a female badass and an Asian male make me swoon. Can't wait to see your next one!
You two should totally collaborate = ) Nothing but awesome could come from it! I will even donate to make it happen just tell me when/where! @Nanalew @Anna Akana
+1
YES! That would be amazing!
Thank you, Anna!!
it's finally here! Congrats Shawna :D you did an amazing job on this.
Thanks, Tim! :']
AAAAA SHAWNA YOU DID SO GUUUUD THIS IS SO AMAZING!!!! WOW!!! YAAAAAAAS KWEEEEEEN!!!!!!
Also, TESSA AND RUSTY THE MUSIC SO GUUUDDDD!!!!!!! AAAAAAA!!!! At the beginning I was listening, and I was like "wait... is thaT RUSTY?!?!? OOOHHMMMYYYGGGGOOOSHHH!!!! YAAAASS!!!"
Well done to everybody who worked on this! IT CAME OUT SO GUUUDDDD!!!!
100,000,000 out of 10! ALL THE OSCARS GO TO YOU!
Ah, so good! The editing, dialogue, acting, fight scenes - so well executed. And Tessa and Rusty did a damn good job on the music. Congrats on putting this all together Shawna!
so SO excellent! storytelling, characterization, choreography, cinematography. as always you make such beautiful and entertaining work. looking forward to more big projects from you!
Just saw this now because it didn't go to sub box. Absolutely amazing work!! As always
Glad you liked it!
+Nanalew You need to start doing more of these! I love seeing the things you conjure up
They're too much of a massive, expensive production to do them often, but I'm trying!
+Nanalew Understandable, you can tell a lot of work went into this! You should do a QandA video soon I have so many questions 💕
if you wanna stop by ask.fm/shawnahowson you can ask there!
This is bound to be your masterpiece, you are a natural born storyteller. I loved every minute of this short the way you balance the action and the comedy is perfect. If this were to become an actual series I would watch it from beginning to end and then back again.
This was incredibly well made, I really enjoyed that the script didn't feel obvious and avoided clichés
thank you!
I seriously hope this is the beginning of a series! Wow. Great job.
That was literally kick ass! The slowmos were my favorite parts. The writing was well done! Much enjoyed it :)
I watched your video with Emma asking that people who always watch your videos to comment so I just wanted to come back here and tell you that I think the work you've done here is great. The acting is charming, the story line actually interesting and you make a fantastic female character with some actual dimension. The photography is great, very professional camera shots-- particularly excellent around the action-- and great editing flow. I'm already attached to the characters and would love to see more. Please don't ever give up, this is your calling!
SHAWNA!!!!! IT'S FINALLY OUT!!! I HAVE HATED WAITING FOR THIS, BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY SECOND! IT WAS AMAZING!!! ALSO THE MUSIC!!! TESSA SOUNDS SO PRETTY!!!! aaaaaaaaah! I'M TOO EXCITED FOR WORDS RIGHT NOW. :DDDDD
All my anticipation - fully rewarded! Well done, Shawna! Looking forward to the Making Of!
Haha he practically shot himself! Love the film Shawna you did an incredible job! Looks amazing and acting is perfect! I love the Cowboy Bebop Vibe to the whole film!
Holy guacamole! This was unbelievable! Great job with everything from the choreography to the lighting, Nanalew!
Yaaas, I've been waiting so long. I too wish it was a series. Music was spot on. Well done, Ms. Howson.
Freaking amazing, so well made, the fight scene was fantastic, and I loved the characters interactions. What a badass short film.
This is really, really. REALLY well done. Well done.
Thanks, Max!
That was crazy awesome. Like, really. I'm blown away. Way to go!
absolutely brilliant. the script, choreography, editing, vfx and everything else was spot on. not forgetting the music from tessa violet and rusty clanton too
well done Shawna, I hope you get another opportunity to produce a short film in the future
I love this short film so much! The mix of action and humor fit together so well.
OH MY GOSH IT'S HERE IT'S SO GOOD THE WAIT WAS SO WORTH IT!!!
Shawna, this is truly incredible. You can honestly tell how much work and effort went into making this and the result is flawless. It has inspired me to make a short film like this someday :D
So good & so worth the wait! Awesome film with an amazing soundtrack! You & Tessa & Rusty rock!
That was amazing, Shawna!! So worth the wait, and I love that the music was done by Rusty and Tessa 👌😍
I'm glad I got around to watching this ! The fights scenes were actually entertaining to me and so were the characters. I also have to praise the badass music. Keep it up Shawna!
Intro hasn't even started yet-- already screaming inside. I've been waiting for this for AGES girl, AGES!
Finally got a chance to watch this...it was FANTASTIC! Shawna, you are so creative & original! This was very entertaining from beginning to end, and now I really want a sequel!
I completely understand the love/hate relationship with a project, but I am so glad you stuck it out with this one, you have created a beautiful piece of art :)
Congratulations to everyone involved!
Really proud of you, Shawna! Happy to finally see it, action scenes were very well choreographed and shot, the editing was especially amazing! Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see what you come out with next in the future :)
I liked it, the humor really brought out the personality in a lot of the characters; that's something that a lot of short films (especially action ones) tend to miss.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVEN'T SAID IT SO HERE IT IS:
I watch this all the time. I love these shots. This edit is amazing. This is all gold and you are killing this short film game.
+Michelle aka Richie 💖💖💖💖
My God Shawna this was fucking amazing. By far the best you've ever made, beautiful job. With some films you become very aware that you're watching them through a screen and seeing someone act, this was so organic (and funny). More please
oooooh. I got chills. Superb job, Shawna! 👏👏👏 So nice to see how your hard work paid off!! Awesome job 😊
SHAWNA. This was fantastic! I have seen a lot of RUclipsrs creating short films and not one of them has been as good or as coherent as this one. Your shots were engaging and obviously well thought out and the script flowed so well. You have some serious talent, girl. This was well worth the wait. I can't wait to see what projects your produce in the future. I am praying for you! Congratulations!
Thank you!
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Yes!
Shawna, that was fantastic, I'm so glad you finally got to release this!
Thank you!
Fantastic work, Shawna. You should be really proud. Way to go!
Going back to this. I miss old youtube so much
I needed it to be like 4 hours longer because it was so good with such great characters. Loved it so much. So proud! Such talent!
YESSSSS SHAWNA glad this is out now! Well shot, well written and overall entertaining. Well done to everyone involved!
Come on Shawna....
That was amazing!!! Good for you - we need more short films by you!
Outstanding and so badass
LOVE 😍 So great to watch it after hearing you talk about this for so long- beautifully made
I love this so much, awh well done on your first short film - right off the bat I noticed Rusty singing, fits so well with the film! Awh I'm so proud
This is honestly the best short film I've seen in a long long time!!! You got some real talent here!!!!
thank you!
I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SHORT FILM!!! YOU SHAWNA ARE AN ARTIST AND I WOULD PAY TO SEE THIS!!!
This was very reminiscent of a Netflix original, glad I finally got around to watching it. I love your love for film Shawna!
This was brilliant! The photography was simply amazing! 😱
You never disappoint me. It's really good in several ways. The art design and the dialogue are exceptionally good, they were my favorite thing. Keep the hard work :)
Aaaahh so coool! I love how tessa, rusty and co. made the music!and some of the video transitions were so neat and thought out! It was pretty bad ass - great job!
This deserves so many more views, it's so good I think I've watched it like 10 times :)
YUSS SHAWNA YESSSSS this is awesome I can't believe I missed it when it came out?! Awesome acting, awesome cinematography, awesome choreography, just generally awesome I'm so proud of you wawwa. Wish it was a TV series
This was wonderful, Shawna! Very well written and witty, I can tell how much work you put into this. I hope there can be so much more in the future!!!
Better than a lot of Netflix original series, very cool and i've loved it
I'm amazed at how much you were able to pack into 13 minutes. Congratulations on completing such a huge project so well!
Thank you!!
Great work! I don't think people realise how much work goes into making a film, the music was great.
I loved this Shawna! I really liked the premise and the banter was spot on. It had a Whedon-esque feel to it for me, which just made me love it even more. If this was a tv series...I'd be hooked lol. I'm so happy that you finally finished it and shared it with us. Thank you.
I really really enjoyed this!
Witty and funny and packed with action. honestly my favorite combination in film. Great work!
IT WAS SOOO GOOD I LOVE MARA SO MUCH LOL OMG im so happy to finally see what you've worked so hard on!!! it was so worth the wait ❤️❤️❤️
I want this to be a series 😭 it was tres good, proud of you Shawna!
Finally got around to watching this. I can't tell you how sorry I am that I put it off. This is incredible work Shawna. Absolutely magnificent. I look forward to whatever you make next.
+Savannah Forest thanks savannah!
This was a visual paradise! You always exceed expectations. Awesome work, Shawna!
Thanks, Nicole!
That was so cool !! Congratz on the awesome work Shawna ! And killer music ;)
This is such a inspiration for me I have been trying to break into film making for a while but my short films never turn out right but this shows me you can create amazing things you just have to work hard to get there!!!! Love it keep it up!!!
Once starting watching Shawna I never thought she would upgrade to this level of badassiness. You guys rock! ; )
so great! I'm glad it finally came out. I know you were looking forward to that. I want more of course!
Wow shawna! This is really good, I'm honestly impressed by your work and your coworkers!! All did a fantastic job!
I enjoyed this! The acting felt natural and the comedy wasn't forced or cringey. The music fit really well with the action scenes and I loved the whole "fat" thing. Also loved toothpicks guy. Well done Shawna!
I actually adore your character, Shawna. That toothpick line was so well delivered.
+Generic Pop-Culture Reference Mc Arrowtotheknee thanks!
really awesome!!! now like someone suggested, i'd really watch that as a series!!!
+DJ Marchand 😘😘
Shawna this was amazing. You can really tell how much hard work you put in. Bravo. Brava! Bravissimo!! That fight choreography though 👌🏼 and that music 🔥 and you 😍. I'm just blown away.
Shawna; the visuals are simply outstanding. It is a pleasure to watch.
Oh my god this is amazing!! I would love to see this as a series or movie tbh Great job everyone, but especially Shawna!
Really blown aways by that fight scene and the whole choreography! Such great coordination and stunning transitions! Good Job! It's so smooth. I don't know how you did that or how you explained the scenes to the cameraman but damn, it's good. You can be proud! You must have been through a lots of headache doing this but it's so worth it! Also, love the esthetic :)
Congrats to you and the whole grew!
+Kelly Ceccato thanks kelly! The action was all yung's! He's amazing
+Nanalew so are you ! ❤
I've been waiting for this for months and it was worth the wait! Everything was so great
This is actually amazing I want a sequel :D such great camera work Shawna, you smashed it man!
Gosh dang! That was so amazing, Shawna. You did an amazing job and worked so hard. Keep it up, girly! :)
Struggling for words as I'm no movie expert but that was an extremely professional polished piece of work. You should be very proud, I am and I don't even know you. I wish you all the luck for the future. Your talent and skill should be appreciated.
This is superb. Shawna you makes Mara so dangerous.
I liked the music a lot and enjoyed every single second of this!!
OMGOMGOMGOMG my excitement can't be contained at how blown away I was! I have so many questions I want to ask as the creator, and screenplay writer and every other major role you played in creating this short film. Amazing! Absolutely amazing!! :D :D
One of the many wonderful surprises when watching M&C was not only your fantastic acting skills, or that you and Tessa got to collab and make one of the two songs in the short, but also the sarcastic mixed with dark comedy vibe it brought out. The kind you see in 90s movies like Empire Records. Loved it! One of your best works to date, and I cannot wait to see you work on something as different or similar and great.
Way to go Shawna! The only downside is that it took 2 long years to be fully completed when it most likely could've been finished in 6-8 months in terms of post production time. Fingers crossed your next major project doesn't have as many obstacles during post production stage.
Thanks, Monique! The making of comes out on Saturday, which you might enjoy. :D
I can't wait for that either! So excited and stoked for you Shawna. Excellent job done!! :)
This was very enjoyable. I liked the style of action you went with. it was high paced and was comedic at the appropriate places. nice work, Shawna!
This was so amazing! You have such an amazing talent as both an actress and a writer. Keep up the amazing work!
This is fantastic. You never fail to inspire/impress Shawna... Love your work!
Just watched for the second time. Congratulations Shawna, great work. Great fight scenes. Camera work was fantastic. Tessa's song was great. Everything was very professional. I hope this leads to good things for you in the future..
Outstanding!!!! Loved every minute of it!! Time to get on that sequel!
Wow, you did a GREAT job, Shawna!! Congratulations!! :D Hope to see more of your work!
Very well done! Love the line you worked between humor and action. Reminds me a lot of Syfy's Killjoys. I know you were excited about not only making this, but showing it off. It's great to see your hard work and as another woman in production, it's wonderful to support you in your craft. (PS: Loved hearing Tessa and Rusty's tracks as the music! Simple but very cool.)
that was amazing shawwwna great job seriously and the cinematography was amazing especially in the intro and also the soundtrack love love love!!! :)
AHHHH so excited to get to see this!! It was super great and I really wish there was more!
Love, love, love!!! :D Especially the action sequences! :D
That was so good. Wish there was an entire series.
This left me wanting more.
Great job! Keep up the great work!
I was so excited to see this when it came out! And you did an amazing job. I've always enjoyed short films and just film work in general, so when I found your channel it was an obvious match :) Also the acting is always so good, how?? Great job your hard work paid off, I'm excited to see more :)
This is amazing, Shawna! The writing, directing, and of course your acting! I loved this and I can't wait to see everything you make in the future! :)
Thank you so much, Nikki!
This was amazing! Well done everyone involved!
Such great writing! Great Editing and music. I loved every bit of this production =)
This was a long time coming, it's good to see it completed, and to see you as total badass lol
It's doneeeeeeeeeeeee! I didn't get an alert so I saw it just now D; LOVED IT, GIRL! Congrats!
thank you, Cindy!
This is so good. SO GOOD! I think it's definitely worth the two years of work. Great casting and acting, witty dialogue that kinda reminds me of Firefly, killer choreography, and a great soundtrack. Congratulations on this really cool thing that you made and finished despite the difficulties you faced in creating it. I just enjoyed this so much that I'm just rambling now. ANYWAY *HIGH TEN* (THAT'S RIGHT! BOTH HANDS!)
thanks, madisyn!