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. 

Scott was shot over the course of a little more than a year using mostly available light. We 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 Lang

Starring Ben Bishop

Media: digital Projection

Runtime: 65mins

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

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