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Pandemic Editing And Childhood Source Material
- Mike Mills edited much of C'mon C'mon alone during the pandemic while doing Zoom school with his child Hopper each morning.
- He collected real-life moments from Hopper and others, then shaped them in editing and rehearsal to find the film's voice.
Writing As Reporting, Acting As Playmate
- Mills treats writing as a journalistic reporting process, gathering real moments and then linking them rather than forcing causal plots.
- He relies on actors (like Joaquin) as playmates to transform and elevate the script during collaboration.
Black And White Creates Emotional Elbow Room
- Mills chose black-and-white to give the film an archetypal, fable-like distance and to create visual elbow room.
- He says black-and-white changes how sound and music function, replacing color's emotional lanes.