A wipe can move horizontally - starting from the left or right - and imitare a camera pan.

Or a wipe can travel vertically _ up

or down - and imitate a camera tilt. Note: Wipes composed on digital editing systems can start anywhere _ for example, from
one comer of the frame or all four - and move in any direction.
WIPE2:
A sign moves from
the bottom to the
top of the frame to
create this vertical
wipe from theatre
to Western set.

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