
Film: Back to the Future
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Release Date: July 3,1985
Summary: In 1985, Doc Brown invents a time traveling car and in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake.
Genre: Action, sci-fi, adventure, and family.
Scene 5: The Time Machine (2 minutes and 50 seconds)
Shot 1: A mid shot (MS) that starts with a pan shot of the car then a dolly shot to a crane shot of the Professor, Marty and Einstein
Shot 2: Medium close up (MCU) shot of the professor.
Shot 3: Medium close up (MCU) shot of Marty.
Shot 4: Over the shoulder (OSS) shot of Marty followed by a pan shot and dolly shot.
Shot 5: Close up (CU) shot of Einstein, the dog.
Shot 6: Wide shot (WS) of all three characters, then ends with a dolly shot.
Shot 7: Medium close up (MCU) shot of Einstein and the Professor.
Shot 8: A cut in (CI) shot of stop watches.
Shot 9: Over the shoulder (OSS) shot of the Professor.
Shot 10: Close up (CU) shot of the Professor adjusting Einstein’s seatbelt then zoom lenses occur near end of shot on Einstein’s face in the car.
Shot 11: Over the shoulder (OSS) shot of the Professor controlling the remote control.
Shot 12: Wide shot (WS) of both Marty and the Professor.
Shot 13: Over the shoulder (OSS) of the Professor activating the remote control following a pan shot of the car.
Shot 14: A two-shot (TS) of the Professor and Marty.
Shot 15: Rack Focus A very wide shot (VWS) of the car in the parking lot of JC Penny. A pan shot of the car driving away.
Shot 16: Rack Focus A two-shot (TS) of the Professor and Marty.
Shot 17: Rack Focus Over the shoulder (OSS) and very wide (VW) shot of the Professors right side and the ongoing car.
Shot 18: Rack Focus A low angle extreme close up (ECU) of the cars tire.
Shot 19: Rack Focus Wide shot (WS) of the Professor and Marty.
Shot 20: Rack Focus Medium close up (MCU) of car then a pan shot of the car in reverse.
Shot 21: Rack Focus Extreme close up (ECU) of which the car comes to a halt.
Shot 22: Rack Focus Wide shot (WS) to a pan shot of the Professor and Marty.
Shot 23: Rack Focus Over the shoulder (OSS) and wide shot (WS) of the Professor and Marty in the middle of the street/parking lot.
Shot 24: Rack Focus Medium close up (MCU) of the Professor and Marty.
Shot 25: Rack Focus Point of view (POV) shot of the remote control in the Professor’s hands emphasizing that he is controlling the cars action.
Shot 26: Rack Focus A low angle medium close up (MCU) shot of the car.
Shot 27: Rack Focus Extreme close up (ECU) of the Professor’s finger on the remote control.
Shot 28: Rack Focus A low angle extreme close up (ECU) of the cars back tire, portraying the action within the scene.
Shot 29: Rack Focus Point of view (POV) shot of the Professor’s remote control.
Shot 30: Rack Focus Extreme close up (ECU) shot of the car, which includes tilting from tire to the front side of the car.
Shot 31: Point of view (POV) shot of the remote control activating car by the Professor.
Shot 32: Medium close up (MCU) shot of both the Professor and Marty including a dolly shot.
Shot 33: Point of view (POV) of the Professor’s remote control.
Shot 34: A two-shot (TS) of the Professor and Marty.
Shot 35: Pont of view (POV) of the Professor and Marty.
Shot 36: A low angle medium close up (MCU) shot of the car in motion.
Shot 37: A low angle wide shot (WS) of the car driving towards the Professor and Marty.
Shot 38: Wide shot (WS) of car driving passed by (side angle).
Shot 39: Wide shot (WS) of Einstein in the car.
Shot 40: Close up (CU) shot of passing car.
Shot 41: A back angle wide shot (WS) of the car driving towards both the Professor and Marty.
Shot 42: Mid shot (MS) of the Professor and Marty then follows a pan shot of Marty moving away.
Shot 43: Over the shoulder (OSS) wide shot (WS) of the Professor and Marty in wait of the cars arrival.
Shot 44: Extreme close up (ECU) of sequence numbers.
Shot 45: Medium close-up (MCU) of Einstein in the car behind the wheel.
Shot 46: Extreme close-up (ECU) of sequence numbers/count down.
Shot 47: Medium close-up (MCU) of Einstein in the car.
Shot 48: Wide shot (WS) at a low angle of the car driving forward in which a pan shot is used throughout entire shot.
Shot 49: A two-shot (TS) of the Professor and Marty due to bright light approaching.
Shot 50: Extreme wide shot (EWS) of the car vanishing into time towards/ through Marty and the Professor.
Shot 51: A low angle medium close-up (MCU) of fire between Marty and the Professor’s legs.
Shot 52: Wide shot WS) of the backs of the Professor and Marty.
Shot 53: Medium close-up MCU) shot of the Professor and Marty with shocked faces with zoom lenses in effect.