Jul 17, 2014 it took 12 years to film richard linklaters boyhood, a coming of age story filmed in realtime. Ellar coltrane, the boy at the center of richard linklaters boyhood, spent 12 years filming the directors epic comingofage project, with linklater shooting a little bit each year. At the center is mason, who with his sister samantha, is taken on an emot. Inboyhoodhe focuses on mason as he grows up from age six to age 18. 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. The story follows the lives of main character mason ellar coltraine, his sister samantha, lorelai linklater, mother olivia, patricia arquette, and father mason sr. The director shot his oscarwinning boyhood over 12 years. Coltrane from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in texas with divorced. Apr 25, 2014 boyhood, the new film from director richard linklater follows a boy from childhood to early adulthood. Linklater is no stranger to extremely long film projects. A fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12 year period from 200220. Richard linklater filmed boyhood once a year over the course of 12 years, capturing the daytoday journeys of a fictional family from the time their.
Feb 23, 2015 boyhood, the new film from richard linklater, took 12 years to make. When shooting started, richard linklater was calling the movie the untitled 12 year project. I dont know what to say about the film, except 4207 days ago we started. It had 143 scenes and 450 postproduction crew for the 12 years. Nu students get first look at richard linklater flick. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age writerdirector richard linklater says picking the film s star was vital because he had to. Not only is richard linklaters boyhood a fantastic film, but its also quite the cinematic achievement. Jul 11, 2014 ellar coltrane is one actor who can say he has literally grown up on film. Richard linklaters boyhood and the problem of aging in film. Twelve years on film presents an honest collection of faces, placed sidebyside, that chronicles the passage of time as the camera connects with the cast and crew on an intimate level.
Ellar coltrane was filmed over a 12 year period for boyhood. Like the movie, this boyhood book was 12 years in the making kut. Boyhood became the instant subject of media buzz last year when linklater revealed that hed been working on the project for 12 years, following the same actors including patricia arquette and ethan hawke as the heros parents, olivia and mason, sr. List of films with longest production time wikipedia.
Ellar coltrane spent 12 years acting for richard linklater. Adair about his idea for boyhood, shooting footage each of those 12 years, she immediately agreed to take part. This deeply affective film received widespread critical acclaim and industry recognition. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12year project. Boyhood, richard linklaters passion project, took 12 years to shoot, keeping. Apr 27, 2014 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. Boyhood, potentially, could be one of the best films ever made. He famously directed 2014s boyhood over a twelve year period, documenting the fictional life of a boy growing up in texas. An interview with ellar coltrane, mason in boyhood. Patricia arquette remembers the emotional first time she. How boyhood editor sandra adair helped shape the films 12. Filmed from 2002 to 20 12 years, boyhood depicts the childhood and adolescence of mason evans, jr.
Since 2002, just before he began work on school of rock, the texan. Jul 17, 2014 one key member of that family who played a crucial role in the films evolution is boyhoods editor sandra adair, who has cut every linklater feature since dazed and confused way. Boyhood is a 2014 american independent comingofage comedydrama film, written and directed by richard linklater, and starring patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, and ethan hawke. Jul 09, 2014 in 2002, richard linklater cast 6 year old ellar coltrane, his 8 year old daughter lorelei, patricia arquette and ethan hawke in a project that would film once a year for 12 years.
Nu students get first look at richard linklater flick the. 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. 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. Executive producer and film sales agent john sloss watches more than 1,250 completed films a year, but he only brought one his latest project, boyhood to screen to a group of bill. Aug 30, 2019 linklater previously shot his criticallyacclaimed film boyhood over a 12 year period.
Jul 06, 2014 d irector richard linklater and ellar coltrane, the 19yearold star of his new film, boyhood, have a relaxed look in each others company it is as if they were a father and son and we were. The decision was made to edit the film progressively, cutting the scenes from each year after they were completed. I had done two films with them, tape and waking life. Richard linklater to film merrily we roll along over 20.
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. Last year, i referred to his third installment of the before series, a masterpiece. Jul 25, 2014 boyhood chronicles the 12 year growth of a boy from first grade through his first day of college. It is a film, now titled boyhood, by the acclaimed. With patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, ethan hawke, lorelei linklater. This is a pretty normal amount of time for a feature film shoot, but its usually not spread over more than a. The story of how ifc committed to boyhood the incredibly risky 12. Shot over a period of 12 years, during which the director and his cast would get together in austin to rehearse for a week and shoot for three or four days, boyhood is the latest and best. Just in case you dont know, linklater completed the film over the span of 12 years.
Ellar coltrane is one actor who can say he has literally grown up on film. Boyhood movie richard linklater full press conference. Boyhood however, is something that is a once in a lifetime endeavor that will be studied, criticized, admired, and bring all the discussions about film to the forefront. Boyhood director richard linklaters new film will take. The only project one might liken it to is the bbcs up series, which has. It took more than 4,000 days to complete boyhood 39 actual days of shooting spread out across 12 years. This series started here and we have 23 volunteers to do scenebyscene breakdowns of contemporary movie scripts. Watch on ifc films unlimited with prime video channels.
As such, if youve seen boyhood i would love to hear what you thought of the film, so please leave a comment below and tell me all about it, or even if you disagree with my thoughts. 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. Director and cast, which includes ethan hawke and patricia arquette, talk about what it was like working on a project over 12 years. Taking the experiment first laid out in linklaters before trilogy and expanding it to unheard of new heights, boyhood originally known as the untitled twelve year project began filming in 2002. Richard linklaters 12year film project boyhood the. Richard linklaters long awaited boyhood starring ethan. Theres never been anything quite like richard linklaters new movie boyhood, which was filmed with the same cast over 12 years. 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.
Meet boyhood kid ellar coltrane hollywood reporter. Richard linklater interview every year for more than a decade richard linklater gathered the same cast including ethan hawke and patricia arquette to shoot scenes for his film boyhood. Richard linklater will be directing the project, which is being backed by blumhouse, and will shoot over a 20 year span. Director, linklater shares his inspiration for the film and over the years, the cast interview each other to reflect on the unique process. 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. So lets start with the obvious point that everyone brings up with this film that it took over twelve years to make, while still using all the same. Twelve years in the making, richard linklaters boyhood tells, in real time, the. Jul 15, 2014 richard linklaters boyhood, shot over 12 years, has been hailed as a landmark without parallel in movie history. Boyhood trailer reveals a film 12 years in the making.
Boyhood, the new film from richard linklater, took 12 years to make. Samantha would not see any footage before the film was finished. Jul 12, 2017 filmed offandon over the course of 12 years, boyhood chronicles the growth of a young boy from first grade through entering college. The making of boyhood featurette ifc films youtube. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age. Patricia arquette remembers the emotional first time she saw.
Jul 11, 2014 normally, if a film takes over decade to make, alarm bells start ringing. Following the life of a boy and his family over 12 years, it gives us an intimate journey into the boys development over time, the effects of divorce, single parenting, peergroup relations, and the challenges faced by children and adolescents in this era. Filmed from 2001 to 20, boyhood depicts the childhood and adolescence of mason evans jr. Filmed offandon over the course of 12 years, boyhood chronicles the growth of a young boy from first grade through entering college.
Boyhood twelve years on film photographs by matt lankes. Growing up in america american psychological association. Major kudos to jacob jensen for doing this weeks breakdown. Filming took place once or twice a year, starting in summer 2002 and ending in october 20. He is a film maker with a deep interest in psychology. Everything you need to know about boyhood movie 2014. If youd like a pdf of the boyhood script scenebyscene breakdown, go here. Like the movie, this boyhood book was 12 years in the making.
Ellar coltrane, the lead actor, was seven years old when filming began and 19 years old when it was complete. Shot over 12 years it stars ellar coltrane and linklaters daughter, lorelei, as siblings who. The 12 year project 2015 20min documentary, short video 6 january 2015. It may well take another 12 years to appreciate fully. 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. Richardson teen tyler strother makes debut on silver screen. The 19 year old spent 12 years working with richard linklater on the writerdirectors opus, boyhood, starring as the. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story. Boyhood its a really good movie and i think everybody should watch it but the problem is that the last half hour could be over long and may be boring. Boyhood is a superb film that is also a frontrunner for best film next sunday night at the academy awards. Twelve years in the making, richard linklaters boyhood tells, in real time, the story of a boy called mason played, since he was six, by ellar coltrane. The movie was shot for 39 days throughout the 12 year period, usually about three days a year.
Jan, 2014 linklaters 12 year project, the nearly completed boyhood is said to have begun production in houston in the summer of 2002 and reportedly completed shooting in late 20. Coltrane from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in texas with divorced parents. Jan 06, 2015 with patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, ethan hawke, lorelei linklater. The cast and crew gathered to film scenes for three or four days annually. The cast and crew discuss how this groundbreaking movie came. Boyhood was going to be titled the 12 year project until director richard linklater ditched that plan following the release of 12 years a slave last fall. The project began without a completed script, with only basic plot points and the ending written initially. She had the most to say though about her recent oscarwinning role as olivia evans, the mother of richard linklaters 12 year project boyhood. Apr 28, 2014 a fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12year period from 200220. The first segment filmed in 1986, while the final six were completed in 2003. Richard linklater and ifc accepted the golden globe for best picture, drama for boyhood. Boyhood richard linklater, 2014 is an experimental dramatic film that follows a boy and his family growing up over a 12 year period of time.
Boyhood was the recipient of six academy award nominations, five golden globe award nominations, nearly perfect scores from movie critics. I dont even know how the hell he got financing 12 years in advance. Youre going to actually see a lot of different things that were done behind. The production of boyhood lasted 12 years, from may 2002 to august 20. On the everchanging balance sheets of the independent film company ifc, there has been one constant since 2002. Everything you need to know about the making of boyhood over 12 years. Boyhood featurette on the films 12 year production. Boyhood on dvd january 6, 2015 starring patricia arquette, ethan hawke, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12 year project. Nov 26, 2014 not only is richard linklaters boyhood a fantastic film, but its also quite the cinematic achievement. Boyhood is a 2014 american epic comingofage drama film written and directed by richard linklater, and starring patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, and ethan hawke. Film released after 12 year wait the film that began production in 2002 and has been described by star ethan hawke as a secret art project is released in the uk. Ethan hawke and patricia arquette of boyhood if the story fell apart after 12 years of filming, it would have been a real drag, says patricia arquette, and a colossal waste of time.
She had the most to say though about her recent oscarwinning role as olivia evans, the mother of richard linklaters 12year project boyhood. Nov 01, 2014 in 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12year project. 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. Linklaters 12 year project, the nearly completed boyhood is said to have begun production in houston in the summer of 2002 and reportedly completed shooting in late 20. Just as boyhood the film calls forth memories of childhood and lures one into a place of selfreflection, boyhood. When rick approached me about the 12 year project i said yes right away, says jonathan searing, president of ifc films. 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. This is a mature movie about life and growing up with some sex situations and some alcohol abuse so i think people 12. It took a rare degree of commitment from linklater and his actors.
Dec 09, 2014 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. Normally, if a film takes over decade to make, alarm bells start ringing. Jul 10, 2014 filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age writerdirector richard linklater says picking the film s star was vital because he had to guess what hed be like at 18. In 2002, richard linklater cast 6 year old ellar coltrane, his 8 year old daughter lorelei, patricia arquette and ethan hawke in a project that would film once a year for 12 years. Richard linklater was calling the movie the untitled 12 year project. Although these 12 years comprised of roughly 4,000 days, the boyhood team only shot for a total of 45 days. Jul 10, 2014 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. An cinematic experience covering 12 years in the life of a family.
The star of richard linklaters new film, boyhood, a feat of conceptual daring that tracks a fictional boy over episodes spanning 12 years, shot in bursts spanning 12 actual years, coltrane has just returned to austin after a month of adventuring through the southwest with his father, a rock musician, and leaves tomorrow for a film festival in. Jul 17, 2014 boyhood is linklaters latest and most ambitious project. As well as directingboyhood,richard linklater also wrote the script. Funny and evocative, the finished product is a truly unique look at the. Filming began in the summer of 2002 in austin and wrapped in october 20. Principal photography on the first segment of the film has been completed. The making of the film boyhood over the course of 12 years. Eventually, linklater changed the title to boyhood to avoid confusion with another acclaimed oscar film, 12 years a slave. 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.