Blog on Tatti's Mon Oncle

I thought the movie Mon Oncle by Tatti was pretty good. I really like the French style movies, they are so simple yet entairtaining. The sound effect and music in film was mostly split into main theme tune for the market and everytime the "Uncle" would appear on the screan as well as really strict no music enviroment for when little boys house and family would appear. The sound would always be very distinct, for example the water fountain turning on, but only when someone would be at the gate. They had a very high tech house with technological sounds. It was also interesting how in class Dr. Twombly pointed out to the sound of footsteps, how Mom's and Dad's sounds were clicky, edgy and distinct compare to muted footsteps of the child and completely quiet footsteps of the Uncle. I loved how some of the object on the screen had direct source of sound. For example a door opening or closing, a car rumbling or a noise of a carriage and bells. Where on the other hand there were sometimes pictures but no direct sound like dogs running around but never really making sound until the scene with the fish at the market. I thought the scene of kids whistling and getting people to walk into a post was really cute as well as different compare to the other set of music/sounds to the film. At this part I noticed there was no main tune theme, and more silence as well as coins setting on the rock, which made a more intense feeling, but not as strict as the silence and house commercial sounds at the rich home. I also think that even thought this movie was pretty good, it took a long time for the film to really unfold to be able to tell what was the story going to be around, but I did like how music had a sense of linear combination of different sections in the film. One very good scene that shows causal listening was the scene with the phone picking up sounds from the market and main tune to symbolize what the Uncle was doing at that specific time.  In general I think the movie really represented more of direct sounds, which is what you see is what you hear.