Video Response

Bob Ross and His Happy Trees (Family Guy)
Moves: Animation, parody, describes the brush type, describes the bush as "happy and lil"
Because this video is a parody they simplify the process and speed it up.


Bob Ross/ Distant Trees
Moves: Soft/calm speaking tone, makes the sound distinct enough so you can hear the paint brush movements, close up of his hands, draws from memory ( he is not actually looking at trees)

He mentions why he does what he does. He explains why he makes them bigger in the middle and smaller towards to the center so it creates a little pond. He continues to talk about what "effect" the brush movement has on the overall painting. He keeps saying the phrase "happy little" ex. happy little reflections. (how can reflections be happy?) He also shows techniques that don't create the same effect that he is trying to make. Zooms in and out to show the depth of the picture and draw focus on the different layers.


Bob Ross/ Painting Mountains
Moves: the word very to add more description to the simple language he uses(very flat, most popular, little roll of paint, push very hard, very very basic shape). Scraping noises are audible

He talks about how light affects how mountains look and how they are going to try to replicate that effect through the image.

Bob Ross/ Painting an Evergreen Tree
Moves: repetition ex. back and forth. assumptions: everyone knows there's 500 branches in a tree

The main focus is the tree, more specifically he talks about the movements of the brush to enhance the appearance of the branches.

4 Disney Artists Paint One Tree
Moves: Celebrity appearance (bringing in Walt Disney), Incorporating famous cartoons, a mixture of animation and live-action filming, background music, more descriptive language ( a tree is a marvelous piece of architecture), similes ( the tree is like a sky scraper), personification ( tree is a living thing full of personality), different locations, using actual trees as inspiration

The video mentions specific requirements for the background/trees. They mention that it must harmonize with the characters and the mood of the scene. The trees are looked at as live beings that participate within an animated film.