Post-Production and the Invisible Revolution of Filmmaking

George Larkin is the Chair and an Associate Professor of Filmmaking at Woodbury University in Burbank, CA. He has a B.A. from Yale University, an M.A. in Shakespearean Studies from the University of Birmingham (England), and a Ph.D. in Film and Media Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.

"Beyond the existing canon of critical reception theory on Film Sound, Larkin’s work is a significant expansion of an emerging specialty: the history of the post-production of mainstream films and the art history which considers the collective authorship of soundtracks by industrial artisans." --David Stone, Professor of Sound Design, Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Academy Award© winner for Best Sound Effects Editing, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), and author of Hollywood Sound Design and Moviesound Newsletter: A Case Study of the End of the Analog Age. (2017, Focal Press)"The evolution of sound from its inception in The Jazz Singer in 1927 to its present subliminal importance in film is clearly highlighted in this text. Larkin’s readable history of this on-going development contributes richly to the collaborative art of post-production." --John J. Michalczyk, Director, Film Studies Program, Boston College, USA

• Introduction: Post-Production: An Invisible Art Chapter One: The Invisible Revolution: the Art of Post-Production Chapter Two: The Post-Production Process of Silent Film Chapter Three: A Sense of Sound in the "Silent" Era Chapter Four: Transition to Post-Production: The Rapid Rise and Fall of the Monitor Ma Chapter Five: The Art and Science of Film Engineers Chapter Six: Coverage and Post-Production Chapter Seven: Post-Production: Past, Present, and Future Coda: The Perpetual Revolution and Evolution