GREAT SCOTT! What BTTF Really Looked Like! VFX Breakdown
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October 21st is a great day for all of us "Back to the Future" fans and to commemorate it we're going to do an in-depth dive into the incredible special effects and VFX that went into this "timeless" classic! so let's harness the lightning, channel it into the Flux Capacitor and take a trip, Back to the Future!
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The Back to the Future trilogy isn't just some films about time travel, they're films about a young man and a crazy scientist, risking everything they have in the present, to change the past, in the hope for a better future, oddly enough, ILM, the visual effects company responsible for the movies did a similar thing, using everything they'd learned from the past and every tool available in the present to create some visual effects that belonged in the future.
Back To The Future.
This first film was made at a time when modern CGI and digital compositing didn't exist, all the effects animation was hand-drawn, one frame at a time, and then printed optically onto the live-action plates. Wes Takahashi was the creator of the iconic DeLorean Time Slice Effect, Director Robert Zemeckis said he wanted something never seen before, he said he wanted it to be violent, "like a Neanderthal sitting on the hood of the DeLorean and chipping away the fabric of time in front of him- or something to that effect." so Wes Takahashi got to work on various effects, sparks and glowing lights, flashes and vapor trails, and in the end, Zemeckis wanted a combination of absolutely everything.
The flashing pops, animated comets and vapor trails, the animated sparks that bounced off the space/time fabric, and the Time slice tearing open were all hand-animated in ink, pencil, or airbrush, the blue glowing tubes were done by hand roto-ing each frame and then giving the timings to the Optical department so that they knew when to double expose some light onto those areas, and the implosion effect was actually a practical explosion, printed running in reverse, and then composited with everything else into the final effect.
Back To The Future II.
The second film was a combination of old techniques and modern solutions, since convincingly real CG models were still unavailable a remarkable amount of practical models and miniatures were made for this film, Biff's Casino and Hotel building was an 8ft (2.4m) miniature building with light bulbs behind the window cutouts, the police hovercar was a 1/5 scale model made from vacuum-formed plastic, there was a 1/5 scale DeLorean with servos to fold the wheels up, and every other hovercar in the movie was actually a physical prop, they were all shot individually in front of a blue screen and the chroma-keying method was done chemically, each one was then choreographed to one camera move.
Perhaps one of the most interesting scenes in the movie and one of the hardest (because it took 3 whole days just to shoot) forced ILM to make an important innovation which was then used in multiple scenes throughout the movies. In the dining scene where Michael J Fox plays the role of Marty Senior, Marty Junior, and Marlene, digital compositing and virtual cameras were not available so split-screen was their only option, the two biggest problems with split-screens were that the camera had to remain in exactly the same place and the seam between the two shots had to be disguised by something, normally a strong vertical line like a tree or door jamb, or sometimes just a black background, Zemeckis wanted neither of these things, so ILM designed and built the "VistaGlide".
Back To The Future III.
Just like the previous films, in this film most things were done practically, the DeLorean Time Slice effect was achieved the same way, miniatures and models were used, and they even built the entire set of 1885 Hill Valley from scratch with intricate detail, but one scene in the film balanced practical effects, physical stunts, digital effects, and pyrotechnics almost perfectly, Clara's hoverboard rescue scene required stunt horseback riding, when Clara gets onto the train, steam, fire, and explosions for when the train's boiler explodes, digital blue screen work for when Clara hangs upside down and also for her and Doc's hoverboard escape, digital removal work for the cables that caused the DeLorean to do a wheelie and a 1/4 scale set complete with steam train, track and DeLorean for the end of the scene.
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Fame Focus l thought they used full scale train and cars in movie they were all miniatures
Stop clicking bait with the fake thumbnails, idiots
No
This old school special effects are way cooler than any modern computer generated effects!
and that's the sad part of how the future has turned out for movies
Agreed. Looks way better too.
The sad part you make great with the lbest pompter c/g effects , if you don't the rest of a good file to go with it 😢
They even look more real than CGI.
@@raven4k998 yep. Watch behind the scenes of marvel movies. 90% is complete green screen behind the actors :(
The Back to the Future series (espeically part 2) will always be the greatest movie(s) of all time for me
All the multiple character scenes were incredible, especially the dining scene. It's a masterpiece that amazes me since then, and it still does.
It took us about two weeks to get all of the coverage through the McFly 2015 home. Four hours a day just to apply the make ups (and an hour to remove at the end of a shoot day/night). I remember one week my time card had a 19, 21 & 26 hour long days. It was grueling for all, and especially for me since I was hung upside down for most of it.
Wow!
Is it true that an earthquake took place between the shots of the dinner and you have to repeat it all?
@@Macionik Yes & No, there was an earthquake during the period we were shooting these scenes at night while we were not on set, but we did not have to reshoot any of the Tandreau design motion guide Vista Glide shots.
Can I have your autograph please Jeffrey Ime from the U. K
Although I've never actually heard it said anywhere, was the reason they hung you upside down simply to make it harder to tell that you were not Crispin Glover? Also, I hear you do an amazing Stan Laurel as well!
BTTF was well before its time. Its a all time classic and will never be bettered by any.
This trilogy is fantastic and magnificent and all but... I've been listening to that background music for like 8 months everyday constantly and very simply never ever could I get enough of it and I don't think I will be able to quit listening it any time soon. It's addictive! Billion thanks and apreciations personally to whoever composed and aired it.
Remember when movies had great stories?
The lighting looks better than some modern cgi today beautiful.
Dude the point of the first movie was to *NOT* change the past so that Marty could still exist. It being a better present when he got back was a pleasant side effect of smaller consequences.
Totally.. I always saw the entire first movie as an anti bullying, morally grounded masterpiece. It covers everything from how to treat women, bully's and life itself... Oh and, it reminded everyone that we all need a crazy friend that's always got our back!
Yes that intro made it immediately sound like the video guy had never watched the first movie, or the point of it was completely lost on him.
What makes you think having yuppie parents and siblings made the “present” better?
My dad had the box set of back to the future yeats ago!
It had all three films and the fourth tape was the makeing of all three!
Its still ground breaking to this day and is still one of my favourite memories with my dad🤗
As a child of the 80's , I appreciated that extra work and extra detail done back then, everythings digital now😔, the model cars had me fooled all these years....🤣
Can we appreciate how many things have been invested that was in these movies ❤
Still to this day. I enjoy all three movies.
To me I just see it as 1 very long movie
@@David.L291because it is one big story. People say the first movie dose not end on a moment that sets up a sequel but remember Doc after dropping of Marty mentions he wants to go into the future. Then Doc comes back worried about Marty’s future after seeing what he saw so the first movie still connects to the other two even if it wasn’t originally planned to have a sequel.
One of my all time favourite movies, and one that show NEVER be rebooted!!
A reboot of this franchise is the eighth deadly sin (after spelling that, I now understand why they stopped at seven)
It won't be. Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis refuse to sell the rights to anyone.
Dear lord I hope no reboot.
Old school practical effects seemed real.....because they are real!
One of the greatest movie & trilogy ever made, thanks for the walkthrough, really awesome video!!
I agree
Definitely…
No matter what movie it is out there… Theres different genres for different audiences.
but BTTF, can be seen and enjoyed by any. That’s what makes it great.
@@eeiko321 ,,hii
No, the greatest movie ever is star wars
@@thegame6141 Dude, i was saying "ONE OF THE GREATEST"...
Suddenly I feel like drinking a Pepsi while shopping at JC Penney
6:58 I especially loved watching them jump on the skateboards, so much rehearsal went into this movie, to get the few hoverboard scenes perfect.
I absolutely love every hoverboard scene and love seeing these never before seen skateboards behind the scenes‼️
As a train lover, I'm always sad to see the scale steam engine destroyed at the end of BTTF3. I was also hoping this video might have some BTS shots of Doc's time traveling train. I've always been curious how functional it was. Obviously, I know it doesn't really fly or travel in time, but I've always wondered if it had an engine and could move on its own, or if it was just dragged along the track.
there are bts shots posted on several of the BttF fan & fx FB pages
Alright then let's see if you know your knowledge what was the locomotive used in back to the future?
@@kadenrobinson7067Sierra Railway #3 on the P&AC. No. 3 is a 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler steam locomotive built by the Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works of Paterson, New Jersey. Construction of the locomotive was completed on March 26, 1891, and was given Rogers construction number 4493.👍
Movie stars hardest job is waiting!!! Its what actually caused Clark Gable death. He hated waiting for his scenes in the heat of the desert shots. As you get older your temper gets shorter.
I was 15 when I was forced to go see this movie.. all against my will.. best thing my cousin made me do!
Hmmm.. 1985... 15 years of age... May I be bold and assume it was not your real cousin, just a really close mate who was either pretty handy in a fight, or a complete wimp who knew you were handy in a fight?! :D
Sorry, I'm projecting
BTTF WILL NEVER GET OLD !! PERIOD .
I have the blu ray set watch them all the time. If I had to rank them it be 2 , 3 , 1 I didn’t hate the first movie I like them all but 2 I can watch over and over I love it and 3 is so good and overlooked. 1 is a classic though but I find it kinda boring just a little bit.
Thanks a lot for sharing this. My favourite trilogy anyday. The movies just keeps me engaged even after watching them over 10 times
One of the most fabulous trilogy ever made 🤩 thank you for posting this awesome walkthrough of my memories 💯💙
The method used for the group scene reminds me of things Keaton did with hand cranked cameras and masking in the silent days.
They filmed the scene 3 times. Micheal first played his characters son the his characters daughter then himself older. Then all three scenes were played back and recorded on the camera system as three separate windows stitched together. That’s why Micheal needed to wear an ear peace so the director could feed him the previous lines because Micheal was acting to no one he played all the characters.
Hand made magic, an iconic movie! Great story, thanks!
Nicely done and thank you for sharing! Back to the Future was truly a timeless classic movie...
No. Your information is just wrong.
1) There was use of miniatures for some scenes. And, sure, you have pictures of a miniature of the train/DeLorean scene, but the fact is it was only a rehearsal. The final scene is using a real train and a real DMC12 (DeLorean). When the stuntwoman is hanging from the train in the medium shots, that is on a real locomotive. In the wide shots where you see both the locomotive and the DeLorean, that is also the real locomotive and the real DMC12. Sure the actress might have been composited into the shot for the wide shots, but since you can't see her face, it is unlikely they would bother as compositing is very expensive. It is just cheaper to rent a real locomotive and attach a stunt person to the side of it. They used a real clock face for the scene where Harold Lloyd was hanging from a clock in the 1923 movie Safety Last. I see no reason why they wouldn't do the same thing here.
2) The picture you have of the camera rig being pushed by the locomotive is only for the closeups of the front of the locomotive. When the DeLorean lifts in the front briefly, that was not using any sort of cables as a DMC12 ways WAAAAAAY too much to make that practical. A DMC12 has a curb weight of ~2700 pounds. Unless you have titanium cable (that didn't exist in 1992), there is no way they could have lifted the front of that car with anything even remotely thin enough to not be scene on screen. The only time they would use miniatures was when a car was hovering. Miniatures are rarely used unless they need to be as it is hard to get the scale to match. This is why, whenever you see a miniature used for a scene with water or fire, they typically composite the water or fire in later. Water does not scale well. Neither does fire.
3) The taxi is both a miniature AND a real prop. In the closeup shots of it, it is an actual vehicle that they designed specifically for the movie. When it flies away they carefully transition to the miniature. The people who worked on the scene confirm this in the special features on the 25th anniversary edition of the DVD box set. In fact, they also show how the hoverboard thing was done. It wasn't the way the pictures you show claim it was. Instead they used chromakey to remove the wheels of the hoverboards. So they first shoot the scene with the actors on regular skateboards with chromakey material attached to the side facing the camera. Then they shoot the scene without the actors in it. Then they composite the two together and remove the chromakey color replacing it with the b roll of the scene.
nice to know i’m not the only person like this out there :)
Not only did I enjoy this video, I really enjoyed all three movies as well. Still kind of salty about our rather lackluster IRL 2015, but, oh well. I do have to say, that given when these movies were made, the SFX really stand the test of time. Don't get me wrong, today's computers are fantastic in what they can do with SFX, but to do all the effects of those movies practically is an achievement to be seriously proud of.
Good job indeed.
I had no idea the train sequence was mostly filmed a miniature, I thought the only miniature was the scene were it goes over into the ravine!
I get the split screen effects, it's the interactions that really blows my mind. How many takes did they take to make it look so seamless.
The director said multiple lol took a why’ll to nail it. The scene with young and old Biff in the car talking about the sports book took a why’ll because Wilson kept screwing up and moving to much throwing off the effect. The director said the middle of the car’s windshield was the split of the two scenes.
One of the best time travel movie with all the three parts are awesome and it is preserved too till now, no doubt why it is a classic 👌
Superb vid with excellent explanation - cheers mate
And that is why the films are so successful and still fun to watch.
Great video! Congrats to all technical special effects technicians and artists!
I'll bet that girl in BTTF 2 in the courthouse scene that hit the pole and got seriously injured wishes that was all CG effects
INSANE stuff, GREAT VFX team
Great review of the tech used. There was a video on how the ride was made for Universal, which the wide screen leveraged (miniaturization for the most part, blue screen for other components, and some other tech) but I always thought some of the original movies were drawn special effects. Apparently what I saw as a kid, particularly the first film, that guess was right. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for that video. I love these movies. Great look behind the scenes
Thank you for making and uploading.❤️
Das Wölfchen
Excellent little documentary
To this day all 3 are still brilliant!
This is just mind boggling
Great Films,.... Story Line and effects.
Fascinating! Thank you for these insights in the wonderful world of movie making!
Back when actors had to get in shape for the roll they played .
Yes the effects that they did back then made it even more even more Awesome. can you imagine if they actually made back to the future now with all the technology that we have Now. I'm sure the price would be like astronomical to produce it. CGI I'm sure they would use for use for the the train scene and that would just take away from the Real world effects that it originally did.
Some small touches...sure thing. But the clowns in hollywood actually believe that people can't "see" CGI fx when real world fx is better and more believable.
i absolutely loved this video.. i love the movie series, and the music in this video is epic and super hype , makes me want to binge watch BTTF... so hyped right now
These kinds of VFX were part of movie magic. Back in the days you were wondering how they managed to pull this out. Now, if you ever wonder the same thing, the answer is 100% guaranteed CGI.
Amazing Video, a rare piece for film and VFX Students
Let's have a thought for Michal J. Fox! A giant in my book. Great video.
This is amazing for its time
Thanks For The Great Video... Thanks😀😃😄
It's to bad they don't make movies like this any more. CG and VFX get old
Well, that's nice and clear 🤯
Good video,thanks
Part 2 was probably the most groundbreaking for its time. It’s the one movie people make fun of for being goofy but that’s what they were going for in the future stuff. But I like it for its groundbreaking effects it’s the only movie in the franchise that pulled out all the effects for majority of the movie.
Adorei o canal fame focus excelente explicação dos bastidores dos filmes e muito curiosidades sobre eles . 😉👏👏👏👏
Great video. We love seeing the faces of everyone when they Rent one of our Delorean Time Machines for events and parties. This movie stands the test of time and the Delorean is the reason why!
Incridable Vfx Behind The scenes
Huge back to the future fan 😈
While I might have guessed if I thought about it I never realized they used a small model train and car in part 3.
Awesome bro
Zemeckis, for his next film, should impose the same, or close to the same, constraints VFX wise that he had on the third Back To The Future. I’m guessing he would make something amazing as he did back then.
8:43 amazing quote
Fun fact: a normal DeLorean is so slow that once it reaches 88 mph it merely goes back to the time it started accelerating.
I hear it only goes up to 75 or 80 mph.
Great video
This is great but where did you get this footage? I don't think its on the dvds extra footage is it?
People think day think that VFX and SFX are all new but if it wasn't for movies from the past we wouldn't have what we have today in the movies that we all love to watch.
Captain Disillusion did an episode on Back to the Future a few years ago which I highly recommend (the video and the channel!)
- Part One: th-cam.com/video/AtPA6nIBs5g/w-d-xo.html
- Part Two: th-cam.com/video/rhNDsPMaK_A/w-d-xo.html
Also, if you have Netflix, check out their series "The Movies That Made Us" and look for the _Back to the Future_ episode. It's excellent.
Loved them both! Been following The Cap for awhile. Outstanding TH-camr. Well worth the subscribe ^^
@@FameFocus Yep. CD has some of the highest quality content on TH-cam. It's too bad he only uploads about 8 to 10 times a year!
Amazing.
In #2 there is a scene where a hover car comes out of the sky, touches down on the ramp and drives by the camera all in one smooth take. Always wondered how they pulled that off. I also want to know why old Biff is in so much pain when he comes back from dropping off the Almanac, it's never explained.
there is a cut scene which shows him disappearing from time, because he's changed his history, the version of him that takes the Almanac back doesnt exist any more
I seen a video on that because he changed time and it was starting to affect him what he did
There is a scene in Blade Runner, with a flying car landing in the rain, the scene with the DeLorean landing in the 2nd movie in the rain is very similar just not as dark.
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That thumbnail is hilarious
Well done.
I am a fan of the trilogy as well. I had always found it funny how much they were concentrating on effects, but didn't bother to reshoot the scene in the alley of 2015 when the Delorean lands. The back "vents" of the car are different than any other scene in the movies. These are the vents that usually released all the "smoke" (or CO2?) from the back after time traveling.
I love back to the future part 3 it's my favorite movie in the whole wide world
Astonishing what technology could do even back then
Wao, amazing!
i love this music.......🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Spettacolo!
we LOVE Wes Takahashi, my wife is an old friend of his.
Esta trilogia e grease, quantas vezes passar, assisto
It's very misleading to have a photo of people in green helping to film the train and Delorean miniatures. That was in-camera without opticals. And green screens weren't widely used in the late 80´s since blue was preferred. But I think you just use the image for click bait which may work.
yeah they always use these greenscreen pictures. I often find them hilarious!
I take it you're new to this channel! Look at the thumbnails to all their other videos and you'll get it. 😄
Total Click Bait!
Still want my hoverboard.
My favorite movies ever ❤❤❤❤❤
Remember on the clock tower how there were those two stone lions, and one of them freaked out Doc Brown during the lightning storm?
When I was at Universal Studios we saw the set. Off the side of the tram they had those two lions. I reached out and touched one of them.
The tram guy said, Everyone make sure to keep your hands inside the tram at all times.
I said, Yeah everyone. You better keep your hands inside at all times. Follow the rules....
My favorite sci-fi trilogy… but I’ve always wondered about the original script for the first and second movie before Crispin Gloover were fired…
Awesome vid. I love part 1 and 3 but cant stand part 2 lol
I get that Oct 21st is when they went to the future but shouldn't BTTF day be Nov 5th?
I think that this could get to be a confusing discussion that could break the space/time continuum.. July 3, 1985 is when the movie hit the theaters....
I still want to know where Doc went at the end of BTTF 3, when asked if back to the future he said no 'been there', well he's been to the past also so where else, or did he just go home.
M8del Train and mini delirean look so great anyway
COOL!!!
And whats really cool is that camera car has the same rims as The General Lee from the TV show The Dukes Of Hazzard.
Mind blown
Great trilogy and another great breakdown video 😎
Respect for those great minds who propelled VFX, PFX and SFX further!
No Termina -tor-tor-tor-tor-tor, um... tor curse! That sounds just right to me.. lol
(Did I miss one?)
Your all videos graet