#fragmentedvideo

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A Ghost in the Codec (2023)

This video is a failed rendering process, where a ghost becomes trapped in a sequence of misinterpreted frames and incomplete transparency data. The checkerboard pattern, holding space for empty spaces, overlays the subject instead of functioning as a background, creating a break in the compositing process.

The interpretational dance mimics a frame delay or a misalignment in temporal data. The vaporware mountains move laterally in chromatic aberration or RGB misalignment errors, a side effect of how digital files handle color channels during degradation.

shot on iPhone and edited in Premiere Pro