Boyhood · written by Richard Linklater · 2014

Olivia and Mason walk across a college campus.

Scene 30 of 160 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Save the Cat: Break into Two

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Begins 28 min into a 3:02 film

The story so farBefore scene 30

As his mother’s homes and relationships change, Mason grows from a restless child into a young photographer learning to choose his own direction before leaving for college.

Scenes 1–11
Mason’s world is a child’s local orbit of school, siblings, play, and a family not yet displaced.
Scenes 12–23
The move exposes Mason’s wish to keep his friends and stay connected to his absent father while Olivia seeks a more secure life.
Just before
Scene 27
Mason shows Dad his arrowheads and specimens while Samantha interrupts to share basketball photos and stories.
Scene 28
Olivia returns to find the children excited about their visit; she and Dad step outside to argue about the changed drop-off plan.
Scene 29
Mason and Samantha watch their parents argue outside and hope Dad will stay, then see him leave.
Scene 30
This scene

30EXT. COLLEGE - DAY

Mason and Mom walk across the campus lawn.