In 2002, director Richard Linklater created a story about a 6-year-old boy and his family. Shooting took place 12 times over the course of 12 years to make the film “Boyhood,” which follows Ellar Coltrane through his boyhood. It’s the case of an actor really growing up in his role. The film also stars Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke.
Linklater achieved a subtlety in showing the passing of time. Linklater said Coltrane lived in the same area as him, and Linklater also has a daughter of about his age, so he could check in on how the boy was doing developmentally and plan that year’s filming around it.
He didn’t include any indications such as “one year later.” Rather the passing of time is seen in a slightly different look, a different haircut, et cetera. He wanted it to flow like a person’s memories.
Having to deal with a big shift, a big move, the protagonist encounters some related trauma in his boyhood.
“It’s hard to say what’s traumatic,” Linklater said. He noted that even little things can be traumatic for children.
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