Going from the documentary High School to The 400 Blows was seemingly simple. 400 Blows is the first movie from French Director François Truffaut, the movie follows a character based on his own life, so it feels like a documentary. Using real locations such as the carnival ride where Jean-Pierre Léaud, who played Antione, is playing hooky with his friend looked incredible. Later on, I was disapointed that his friend Rene couldn't visit him in the reform school. Come to find out that was based entirely on real events from Truffaut's life. I noticed there were longer takes and less different angles for takes even for close up shots. It must have been difficult to set up for those shots back then, but it really shows how much thought was put into every take. The scene near the end of the movie where he was running must have taken tremendous effort and planning. To set up that long of a shot, and to have the young Leaud run that in one take looking like he wasn't breaking a sweat, could have been a scene from a running documentary.
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