It took a rare degree of commitment from linklater and his actors, including star. This way the director could capture the actor actually growing through. Ellar coltrane the star and center of boyhood, ellar coltrane was a 7year. Richard linklater s boyhood, shot over 12 years, has been hailed as a landmark without parallel in movie history. The second is of a boy staring up at that sky, one arm bent under his. The making of the film boyhood over the course of 12 years. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of. Like ethan hawkes dad character in boyhood, our times together were punctuated by his long, animated stories of past love and life, late night tv, and food.
Inboyhoodhe focuses on mason as he grows up from age six to age 18. Boyhood featurette on the films 12 year production. Ellar coltrane was filmed over a 12 year period for boyhood. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12year project. The movie boyhood tells the story of a boy growing from childhood into a young adult, over the course of twelve years. Shot in sequence over the course of 12 years filming 34 days each year director richard linklater chronicles the life of a texas boy named mason ellar coltrane in the formative years. Boyhood twelve years on film photographs by matt lankes. It chronicles the young life of one boy as we watch him grow up from a sixyear old to graduating high school and starting a new life in college. How the boyhood cast changed throughout the 12 years it. Boyhood, richard linklaters passion project, took 12 years to shoot, keeping. However in the case of boyhood, which took director richard linklater 12 years to make, it was the perfect amount of time he needed to put together his timelapse of a human life. Richard linklaters 12year film project boyhood the. This is a 15yearlong story of a family that has some events, but avoids the big crises. To tell the story of one boys growth from toddler to young adult, linklater decided to film one boy ellar coltrane and his fictional family once a year for 12 years, providing a unique experience that works.
Boyhood, directed by richard linklater, is an independent film that came out earlier this summer about a boys life over the course of 12 years. Boyhood featurette twelve years 2014 ethan hawke, patricia arquette movie hd duration. Shot over 12 years, this epic but laidback and poignant film from us indie directing legend richard linklater follows a boy from austin as he grows from childhood to college age, quietly rebelling against rules to find his own path and sense of self. Twelve years in the making, richard linklaters boyhood tells, in real time. Boyhood is linklaters latest and most ambitious project. It stars willem dafoe, brooklynn prince, bria vinaite, valeria cotto, christopher rivera, and caleb landry jones. Actor ethan hawke calls boyhood, which won best motion picture sunday at the golden globes, an experiment. A fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12year period from 200220. Heres a peek at how the boyhood cast changes over the course of the film. Its just that, considering all the effort put into the film, good.
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason a. Family of the year hero boyhood music video ifc films duration. On the everchanging balance sheets of the independent film company ifc, there has been one constant since 2002. A list of all the scenes in the script accompanied by a brief description of the events that transpire. Richard linklaters daughter lorelei plays masons sister, samantha. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of. The film began production as the untitled 12 year project and then became just 12 years. The plot follows a sixyearold girl living with her struggling single mother in a motel in.
We watch as he argues with his sister, sees his mom and dad break up and his mother. The florida project is a 2017 american sliceoflife drama film directed by sean baker and written by baker and chris bergoch. Thats one reason why the entire slate of oscar nominees this year is dominated by independent films that didnt, in the scheme of things, make a lot of. It is a timeless classic, filled with stellar performances, beautiful cinematography, and a unique filming style that should be utilized by more mainstream directors. Growing up in america american psychological association. The making of boyhood featurette ifc films youtube. The fictional story takes place over the course of 12 years and was shot over the. The movie was made over 12 years, filmed in annual periods, watching the boy. Plot summary spanning 12 years, filmmaker richard linklaters. The structure and ideas of the movie were clear from the beginning, but particular details of the scenes and dialogues were often a collaboration with the actors and the crew. But when the film was finished, richard linklater changed the title to boyhood 2014, to avoid confusion with the similarlytitled, academy awardwinning 12 years a slave 20. Ellar coltrane is one actor who can say he has literally grown up on film.
The story follows the lives of main character mason ellar coltraine, his sister samantha, lorelai linklater, mother olivia, patricia arquette, and father mason sr. Boyhood star ellar coltrane says it was confronting to watch himself grow up in richard linklaters 12year film by monique ross updated september 01, 2014 10. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason a breakthrough performance by ellar coltrane, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. The stars of boyhood talk about the films unique format shot over 12 years. Boyhood movie richard linklater full press conference. Sundance audience for the debut of his latest project, boyhood.
The book is a true work of art within itself which captures in photography what boyhood captures on film, which is the cast as their characters growing up in front of the camera and a story. In 2002, richard linklater began his ambitious 12 year project. Although linklater had referred to the project as boyhood during the early years of production, in 20 he settled on the title 12 years, but was forced to rename it. With patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, ethan hawke, lorelei linklater. Boyhood star spent 12 years growing up on film abc news.
Boyhood trailer reveals a film 12 years in the making. The 12 year project 2015 20min documentary, short video 6 january 2015. The book is a true work of art within itself which captures in photography what boyhood captures on film, which is the cast as their characters growing up in front of the camera and a story being told through matt lankes exquisite photography. The story of how ifc committed to boyhood the incredibly risky 12. It even carried over into the films reception at its debut at this years sundance film festival. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. It took 12 years to film richard linklaters boyhood, a coming of age story filmed in realtime. Richard linklater was calling the movie the untitled 12 year project.
Distributie patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, ethan hawke, elijah smith. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason a breakthrough performance by ellar. Based on an original script by linklater, boyhood began production all the way back in the summer of 2002 and tells the story of a young boy named mason ellar coltrane as he grows up, starting. This 10minute featurette, spanning 12 years, gives an extensive look at the process of creating. To hear critics tell it, richard linklaters boyhood is the most celebrated film of 2014 in large part because everyone can relate to it. Boyhood is a good film, and the experience of watching its cast age over 2 and a half hours makes for a unique experience. Starring ethan hawke and patricia arquette as masons parents. Boyhood, the new film from director richard linklater follows a boy from childhood to early adulthood. Add to watchlist boyhood is a drama film about a young boy named mason from age 518.
This is how i feel about richard linklaters newest film boyhood. Shot over 12 years it stars ellar coltrane and linklaters daughter, lorelei, as siblings who. Director, linklater shares his inspiration for the film and over the years, the cast interview each other to reflect on the unique process. Boyhood is a 2014 american comingofage drama film written and directed by richard linklater, and starring patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, and ethan hawke. It was the first film appearance for many of the cast. He cast four actors patricia arquette, ethan hawke, ellar coltrane, and lorelei linklater in the role of a family and filmed them each year over the next dozen years. As well as directingboyhood,richard linklater also wrote the script. The first shot in boyhood, richard linklaters tender, profound film, is of a cloudy sky.
I dont know what to say about the film, except 4207 days ago we started shooting this film and were really happy to be here. In the process, it captures moments in history and popular culturesuch as. Director and cast, which includes ethan hawke and patricia arquette, talk about what it was like working on a project over 12 years. The 19yearold spent 12 years working with richard linklater on the writerdirectors opus, boyhood, starring as the. Filmed from 2001 to 20, boyhood depicts the childhood and adolescence of mason evans jr. Twelve years on film could be seen as an essential companion for all those who were deeply moved by the film, but it is so much more than that. Boyhoods plot summary english movie news times of india. It had 143 scenes and 450 postproduction crew for the 12 years. After a first pass, its time to crack open the script for a deeper analysis and you can do that by creating a scenebyscene breakdown. Boyhood is different than the seven up series by documentary maker michael apted, which followed a group of british children for half a centuryit doesnt have the overt sociological context. The movie was shot for 39 days throughout the 12year period, usually about three days a year. Boyhood was seen as one of the main challengers for this years oscars, with six nominations including best film and best director. The now 19yearold actor, who plays the leading role of mason in richard linklaters film boyhood, ages before our very eyes in what critics have said is the years most captivating narrative. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a boy named mason, who ages from 618 years old on screen.
Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age writerdirector richard linklater says picking the films star was vital because he had to guess what hed be like at 18. The making of the film boyhood over the course of 12years. Appreciating motherhood in richard linklaters new film. Normally, if a film takes over decade to make, alarm bells start ringing. Coltrane from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in texas with divorced parents arquette and hawke.