Subject Matter/Genre: Robert Zemeckis doesn't really have an overall genre for all of his films. He really doesn't focus on any one subject. Robert has directed many different genres ranging from A Christmas Carol, Annie, Back to the Future, Castaway, Forrest Gump and more. As you can see none of them actually are the same genre.
Cinematography: Throughtout my film of Forrest Gump, Robert Zemeckis uses many Point-of-View camera angles to show what Forrest is seeing through his eyes. When Forrest is in the army, Robert uses many close up shot sizes to show the dirt, blood and scars on Forrest from the war. The dirt and blood and scars you can see on Forrest and Bubba from the close up shots, show what the soldier have to go through while serving. There were a lot of close up shots even when he wasn't in the army to show Forrest's reaction to an event that occurred. During Forrest's big Ping-Pong battle, there are many extreme close ups on Forrest's eye's to show his concentration during the match and his determination to win. There are close ups on Forrest's hand with the Ping-Pong pattle in it to show Forrest's reflexes and how quick he reacts to the ball being hit. Robert Zemeckis often uses the dollying camera movement if at all. He uses the dolly movement because it's moving with the object, Forrest being the object. Since Forrest is known for running and all throughout the movie, childhood, high-school, college, army etc. he runs everywhere so there are a lot of dolly shots that move with him to show how fast he's running. You can also tell from the background and how fast it's going by. All of Robert Zemeckis' films are color films. He's never made a black and white movie.
Mise-en-scene: I chose the scene when Forrest, Bubba and two other are in Vietnam and somehow ended up in enemy territory. The decor in the scene was like the jungle, lots of trees and bushes in the background. Forrest and the others were lying on the ground in the dirt and mud. It was at night time so the lighting was low. There was a little light where you could see there faces in the close up shots and there bodies in the farther shots. Everyone was wearing the same uniform. Grassland camo, helmets, boots and they each had an assault rifle. The scene was based in the jungle over in Vietnam during the time of the war.
Cinematography: Throughtout my film of Forrest Gump, Robert Zemeckis uses many Point-of-View camera angles to show what Forrest is seeing through his eyes. When Forrest is in the army, Robert uses many close up shot sizes to show the dirt, blood and scars on Forrest from the war. The dirt and blood and scars you can see on Forrest and Bubba from the close up shots, show what the soldier have to go through while serving. There were a lot of close up shots even when he wasn't in the army to show Forrest's reaction to an event that occurred. During Forrest's big Ping-Pong battle, there are many extreme close ups on Forrest's eye's to show his concentration during the match and his determination to win. There are close ups on Forrest's hand with the Ping-Pong pattle in it to show Forrest's reflexes and how quick he reacts to the ball being hit. Robert Zemeckis often uses the dollying camera movement if at all. He uses the dolly movement because it's moving with the object, Forrest being the object. Since Forrest is known for running and all throughout the movie, childhood, high-school, college, army etc. he runs everywhere so there are a lot of dolly shots that move with him to show how fast he's running. You can also tell from the background and how fast it's going by. All of Robert Zemeckis' films are color films. He's never made a black and white movie.
Mise-en-scene: I chose the scene when Forrest, Bubba and two other are in Vietnam and somehow ended up in enemy territory. The decor in the scene was like the jungle, lots of trees and bushes in the background. Forrest and the others were lying on the ground in the dirt and mud. It was at night time so the lighting was low. There was a little light where you could see there faces in the close up shots and there bodies in the farther shots. Everyone was wearing the same uniform. Grassland camo, helmets, boots and they each had an assault rifle. The scene was based in the jungle over in Vietnam during the time of the war.