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The in-between in screen media: a taxonomy
Interlude (musical)
Intentional (author-led)
1 : a period of time between events or activities
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She left for a brief interlude.
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He has resumed his acting career after a two-year interlude.
2 : a brief romantic or sexual meeting or relationship
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They always met in the city for their romantic interludes.
3 : a short piece of music that is played between the parts of a longer one, a drama, or a religious service
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an orchestral interlude
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a drama with musical interludes
The Britannica Dictionary: Interlude (2023) Encyclopædia Britannica. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/interlude (Accessed: 15 May 2023).
Clerks
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Between moments in narrative
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Between scenes with the main characters
Clerks Bonus: Kevin Smith talks about the dance scenes
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The dance was always in the script, but not something Smith favours - comments on how the dance is often a fan-favourite scene, and one he doesn't think of as remarkable due to the lack of dialogue
Clerks II
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Break in diegesis - colour grade switches to more vibrant to show
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Musical interval for reflection - characters making choices, audiences connecting emotionally, transitioning from a space of mental turmoil to clarity
Ferris Bueller
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Musical interval for reflection - characters making choices, audiences connecting emotionally, transitioning from a space of mental turmoil to clarity
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In this case, it aids in shifting the tone of the scene from depressing and slow, to fun and light - first of all, keeping to the comedy genre, and secondly, demonstrating the dynamic between Cameron and Ferris formally
The Breakfast Club
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Transitional, emotional - allows for a change in the dynamics between the characters, and a transformation in emotional levity
Pretty in Pink
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Used here as an 'annoyance'
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Ducky is interrupting Andie as she waits for her date, distracting her with an unwanted dance number
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This scene is harder to define as in-between since it does serve a narrative purpose - further thought is needed here - how is this different from the above?
Night Trap
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The in-betweens of Night Trap are difficult to classify due to its formal structure
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As far as the narrative/film world, this is a musical interlude. It interrupts the narrative.
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However, due to the nature of the game, the viewer must click away from this scene - and so what is between what?
In Space with Markiplier
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Interactive films are also difficult to classify, due to 'inconsequential' scenes/choices being variable in their narrative importance
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Are they easter eggs? In-between? Or core to the narrative, because the experience = narrative?
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Should a musical number in a musical count as in-between, if it interupts the flow of the narrative?)
A Heist with Markiplier
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