Most recently, Richard Linklater has introduced us to his latest film Boyhood, a story spread over 12 years of a young boy's life. ... Slacker becomes the story of a broke Austin filmmaker exploring new methodologies of cinema; Waking Life becomes a story of director experimenting with inventing new software to translate footage shot on a digital camcorder to artistically roto-scoped moving images. And Boyhood becomes a story of a filmmaker experimenting with a telescoping narrative and production schedule, as well as self-reflective behaviors from the actors. ...

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