Forced to support himself by committing petty thefts, Godard used his experiences in his films about small time crooks. An example of this is his film Breathless (1959), where he also used many well-known New Wave techniques that made him one of the most influential directors in history. Some of the techniques Godard implemented include the use of jump cuts, handheld cameras and portable tape machines.

In 1959, Jean-Luc Godard released his first feature film Breathless. In this film, he used several technical characteristics of the New Wave. Probably the most noticeable of these was the use of jump cuts in the rough

Another scene that uses jump cuts shows Michel and his American girlfriend driving through the streets of Paris. In this long scene the camera never moves as it stays focused on the female character. Since the background of the scene is moving, with every edit there is a jump cut. This technique is more visible here than anywhere else in the film simply because with every jump cut there is different scenery. There many other times in the film that jump cut editing is used, but these are the most noticeable locations during the film.

Jean-Luc Godard made a huge impact on the directing style of today’s film-makers. Directors as well-known as Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese and Robert Altman have all been influenced by Godard.

When Michel sees that the officer has noticed him he grabs the gun from the glove box. After the officer stops and gets off his motorcycle, Michel shoots him. When the gun is fired, it sounds natural, as if the audience just witnessed someone getting shot. Because Godard uses direct sound with the camera, seeing and hearing this scene makes it believable, once again making the audience feel they are a part of the film.

One example of a jump cut is shown in the opening scene, which shows Mic

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