The Scene
Robin Wright, AKA Jenny, delivers a powerful scene in the nightclub where she’s playing the guitar naked. In order to perfect the scene, it was actually shot for an entire day! Wright was sick for most of filming and found it difficult to perform while battling a runny nose and sniffles. However she did a spectacular job as that’s a scene engraved in all our heads.
The Scene
Magic
Computer-generated imagery (CGI) played an important role in Forrest Gump. We’ve already mentioned the swamp and Lt. Dan’s legs, however the CGI team did more than just that. Particularly during the ping pong tournament. That little ball flew around everywhere, faster than the eye could follow. Now when you have two actors who aren’t that skilled at ping-pong pretending that they are, there is a lot of hard work that has to come into play. The CGI team made sure to step in and have it appear as the two opponents were playing faster than the speed of sound and that made it appear as though they were far better skilled.
Magic
