Boyhood
Director: Richard LinklaterProduction company: IFC Productions Detour Filmproduction
Distributor:IFC Films (US) Universal Pictures (International)
Domestic box office: $25,352,281
Year: 2014
Titles:
The titles appear right at the beginning of the film stating the production company and the name of the film. The font has a child like feel to it, because of its resemblance to drawing with chalk, this can also be seen through the way in which it appears on the screen- looks to be written across the shot.
Sound:
Yellow by Coldplay is the first thing and sound presented to the audience, after the first ten seconds into the song the opening shot is finally shown. The song continues until the next scene where it is then faded out. The choice of song reflects pensive connotations which contrasts with the imagery of youth and innocence.
The next shot is an extreme close up of the protagonists face which then zooms out to a mid shot, this shot brings to the audiences attention who this character is by zooming out from him instead of zooming in to him. The fact the shot first shows the boys eyes gives the audience connotations of dreaming, the symbolism of his dreaming eyes intertwines with the whole feel of the movie being one innocence, growing up and the future.
The following shot is one long tracking shot that films the protagonist's mother from a long shot to a medium close up. This tracking shot gives the audience a sense of the pace of life for this boy once people are with him compared to the laid back dreaming pace he had before. The tracking shot stops as the next scene shows the two characters together in a car. The end of that shot signifies the end of the opening.
Mise-en-scene:
The mise-en-scene is that of circa 2003, in an american kindergarden, this is seen through the school building and the swing set seen in the background. The song and the clothing fits in with the mise-en-scene also.
Shot types:
The opening shot is a point of view and worms eye view shot of the sky and clouds, this is the background for which the titles are displayed.The next shot is an extreme close up of the protagonists face which then zooms out to a mid shot, this shot brings to the audiences attention who this character is by zooming out from him instead of zooming in to him. The fact the shot first shows the boys eyes gives the audience connotations of dreaming, the symbolism of his dreaming eyes intertwines with the whole feel of the movie being one innocence, growing up and the future.
The following shot is one long tracking shot that films the protagonist's mother from a long shot to a medium close up. This tracking shot gives the audience a sense of the pace of life for this boy once people are with him compared to the laid back dreaming pace he had before. The tracking shot stops as the next scene shows the two characters together in a car. The end of that shot signifies the end of the opening.