Mark Kerins
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After completing bachelor's degrees in chemistry and mathematics, Mark Kerins realized watching, making, and writing about movies was more fun than working in a lab. So he went back to film school, and now teaches filmmaking at 色花堂_色花堂 98堂. When not in the classroom, he makes his own films, does post-production work, and writes about surround sound, home theater, and Michael Bay (not all at the same time).
Current projects include The Michael and Me, a feature documentary about the development and launch of the Bit Theater in Chicago, and Publish or Perish (temporary working title), a board game about academia (follow the game’s development on FB / IG @publish.or.perish.game, or check out his ongoing series of game design diaries on YouTube @PublishorPerishGame).
Kerins teaches in the core production sequence (FILM 1304 Intro to Production / FILM 2304 Production Formats / FILM 3304 Intermediate Production / FILM 4304 Advanced Production) as well as specialized courses in post-production (FILM 3308 Editing, FILM 3384 Sound, FILM 3388 Post-Production Visual FX) and other areas. He also created and advises the Summer Film Production program.
In 2024, Kerins was selected as an Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, an 色花堂_色花堂 98堂-wide award, and as Algur H. Meadows Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Meadows School of the Arts in 2014. He also received the 2018 Excellence in Mentoring Award from 色花堂_色花堂 98堂’s Office of Engaged Learning.
Education
Ph.D. and M.A. in Radio/TV/Film, Northwestern University
B.A. in Mathematics and Humanities and B.S. in Chemistry, Valparaiso University
Recent Work
BOOK
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Beyond Dolby: Cinema in the Digital Sound Age, Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2010. |
JOURNAL ARTICLES
"Hearing Reality in Joker," New Review of Film and Television Studies , vol. 19, no. 1 (March 2021): 89-100.
“A Statement on Sound Studies,” Music, Sound and the Moving Image , vol. 2, no. 2 (autumn 2008): 115-119.
“Narration in the Cinema of Digital Sound,” The Velvet Light Trap , no. 58 (fall 2006): 41-54.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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“Michael Bay as Marketer: Selling Across Media.” In Transmedia Directors: Artistry, Industry, and New Audiovisual Aesthetics, eds. Carol Vernallis, Holly Rogers, and Lisa Perrott. Bloomsbury, 2019. |
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“Home Theater(s): Technology, Culture, and Style.” In The Routledge Companion to Screen Music and Sound, eds. Miguel Mera, Ronald Sadoff, and Ben Winters. Routledge, 2017. |
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“The Modern Entertainment Marketplace: 2000-present.” In Sound: Dialogue, Music, and Effects, ed. Kathryn Kalinak. Rutgers University Press, 2015. |
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“Multi-channel Gaming and the Aesthetics of Interactive Surround.” In The Oxford Handbook of New Audiovisual Aesthetics, eds. Claudia Gorbman, John Richardson, and Carol Vernallis. Oxford University Press, 2013. |
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“Understanding the Impact of Surround Sound in Multimedia.” In Psychology of Music in Multimedia, eds. Siu-Lan Tan, Annabel Cohen, Scott Lipscomb, and Roger Kendall. Oxford University Press, 2013. |
"Raising Questions by Lowering the Boom" (book review), Jump Cut , no. 51 (Spring 2009).
"Constructing the Diegesis in a Multi-Channel World," Offscreen, vol. 11, no. 8-9 (October 2007).
“Sound Designing: How Should You Think About Sound?” Student Filmmakers, August 2007: 46-9.
“Editing is Re-editing: From Rough Cut to Picture Lock,” Student Filmmakers, July 2007: 24-6.
“Seven Suggestions for Stellar Soundtracks,” Student Filmmakers, December 2006: 32-5.
“Getting Good Performances,” Student Filmmakers, November 2006: 32-5.
SELECTED DIRECTORIAL FILMOGRAPHY
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Echoes
(2018) (director / producer / DP / production design) – dramatic short, available here
Winner:
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Best Visual Effects, NOVA International Film & Music Festival Also nominated for dozens of other festival awards
Festival screenings include:
Ojai Film Festival
Berlin Sci-Fi Film Festival
Pasadena International Film Festival
SENE Film, Music, and Arts Festival
New York Latino Film Festival
Vero Beach Wine + Film Festival
San Jose International Short Film Festival
and over forty other festivals
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All the Wrong Friends (2016) (director / producer) - feature thriller, available on Tubi, Amazon Prime, iTunes, Vudu, and elsewhere
Winner:
Best in Category Thriller, Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival Also nominated for multiple other festival awards
Festival screenings include
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How NOT to Quit Your Day Job (2012) (director / producer / writer) - comedy short Winner: Best Comedy Short, Illinois International Film Festival
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Drunken phones Calls (2012) (director / co-writer) - dramatic short Official selections: |
Happiness Is (2002) (director / producer / editor) – music video for RCA recording artist The Verve Pipe, nominated for Best Visual Effects at HDFest World Tour 2003
Would You Please (2002) (director / producer / editor) – music video for RCA Victor recording artist Rachael Yamagata
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY (other crew positions)
Watershed (2012, dir. Paula Goldberg) (editor) - dramatic short
Hays County Nights (2011, dir. Tommy Dingwall) (editor / re-recording mixer) - music video for The Clay Wilson Band
There Goes the View (2007, dir. Carolyn Macartney) (voice recordist / re-recording mixer) – 16mm experimental short, won “Best Experimental Film” at 2007 University Film and Video Association Conference
The Big Lull (2005, dir. Adam Marshall) (editor) - narrative short (an MFA thesis film)
First and Last (2004, dir. James Joyce) (editor / production mixer / sound editor) - narrative short (an MFA thesis film)
