The Return of the Star Wipe
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This videographic essay explores the star wipe—a long-dismissed and oft-ridiculed editing transition—as an emblem of marginal and forgotten media artifacts. By examining its historical use across various forms of media, from classic television and feature films to online ephemera, we reveal how this seemingly trivial transition embodies complex intersections of technology, memory, and aesthetic value.
Source: [in]Transition
Authors: Jiří Anger, Veronika Hanáková
Institutions: Queen Mary University of London, Charles University
Language: English
Topic: Cinema History and Criticism
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409409459