8 Hours with Scott

The most boring man alive can’t catch a break. His girlfriend dumped him and now he’s going out for a walk and he doesn’t know when he’ll be back.  Trouble ensues. Psychics, bunny slippers and even the most notorious scooter gang in Logan square can’t help Scott become less boring.

8 Hours with Scott is the second feature from Johnny Lange. Each scene was inspired by prompts from Chicago's longest running experimental film club Group 312. 

8 Hours with Scott was shot over the course of a little more than a year using mostly available light. Lange used several  DV cameras, a broken Sony PD170, a Panasonic PV150 with a bad lens, a spy camera, an inexpensive dash cam and even a Flip cam to bring the grainy, digital, amateur look. 

The film is constructed around strict 8-, 4-, and 2-second cuts, with edits landing precisely on the frame as it shifts between cameras. No shot exceeds eight seconds. 

Directed by Jonny Lange

Starring Ben Bishop

Media: digital Projection

Run time: 65mins

Programmed for Comfort Station by Raul Benitez, Emily Perez and Mat Tapey

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