Evidence of Editing: Back To The Future: “You’re George McFly!” (1985)

Editing in this clip

• Eye tracking was used quite a lot, the main focus of the shot was in the same place when the clips cut.
• I also noticed some cross cutting, when the characters were having a dialogue.
• I also noticed something similar to a match cut, but done within a shot and without cutting.

What I liked

• I liked the dialog, it made up have the same realization that Marty did.
• I liked the pace, it didn’t seem too forcefully fast or slow.
• I really liked the similarities in movement between Marty and George
• I liked how you still had the main characters in the foreground, but something was going on between them in the background

What I learned

• I learned that you don’t have to cut away to change the focus of a shot.
• I also learned that when you cut the audio and the video can be really important.