History of Wipe

	Revision 8 . . (edit) September 6, 2001 2:22 pm by Koyaanis Qatsi
	Revision 7 . . (edit) September 6, 2001 1:38 pm by Mike Dill [redirect]
	Revision 6 . . (edit) September 6, 2001 9:52 am by Koyaanis Qatsi
	Revision 5 . . September 6, 2001 3:41 am by Larry Sanger [lower-casing words that should be lowercased]
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	Revision 3 . . September 6, 2001 3:39 am by (logged).133.62.xxx
	Revision 2 . . September 6, 2001 3:34 am by (logged).133.62.xxx
	Revision 1 . . September 6, 2001 2:40 am by (logged).133.62.xxx

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Changed: 3c3

It is often aknowledged that using a wipe, rather than a simple cut or Dissolve is a stylistic choice that inherently makes the audience more "aware" of the film as a film, rather than a story. For example, George Lucas is famous for the sweeping use of Wipes in his Star Wars films, which help evoke a kinship to old serialized pulp sci-fi novels and serials.

It is often aknowledged that using a wipe, rather than a simple cut or dissolve is a stylistic choice that inherently makes the audience more "aware" of the film as a film, rather than a story. For example, George Lucas is famous for the sweeping use of Wipes in his Star Wars films, which help evoke a kinship to old serialized pulp sci-fi novels and serials.

Changed: 5c5

Wipes also can be used as syntactic tools, but are often frowned on. Some examples are the Star Wipe, Heart Wipe, [Matrix Wipe]?, and [Clock Wipe]?.

Wipes also can be used as syntactic tools, but are often frowned on. Some examples are the star wipe, heart wipe, [matrix wipe]?, and clock wipe.