Degeneration

(Glasgow Short Film Festival 1min short runner-up)

The piece employs VHS generation loss (multiple dubbings to the point of noise). Successive dubs causes various video glitches and are overlayed to show the transition of degradation. The subject is Justin Bieber's mugshot. It alludes to his reportedly degenerate adolescent celebrity lifestyle. The single audio sample of his debut single 'Baby' is rearranged and slowly degraded (Plunderphonics) to noise, furthering the theme of degeneration.