Includes bibliographical references and index.

Applied media aesthetics -- The first aesthetic field : light -- Structuring the first aesthetic field : lighting -- The extended first field : color -- Structuring color : function and composition -- The two-dimensional field : area -- The two-dimensional field : forces within the screen -- Structuring the two-dimensional field : interplay of screen forces -- The three-dimensional field : depth and volume -- Structuring the three-dimensional field : screen volume and effects -- Building screen space : visualization -- The four-dimensional field : time -- The four-dimensional field : motion -- Structuring the four-dimensional field : timing and principal motions -- The five-dimensional field : sound -- Structuring the five-dimensional field : sound structures and sound/picture combinations -- Visual narrative : the syntax of continuity editing -- Visual narrative : the syntax of complexity editing.

"Delivering the most comprehensive coverage available, Herb Zettl's SIGHT SOUND MOTION: APPLIED MEDIA AESTHETICS, 8e thoroughly describes the major aesthetic image elements -- light and color, space, time-motion, and sound -- as well as presents in-depth coverage on how they are creatively used in television and film. Real-world applications bring the text's detailed coverage of aesthetic theory to life. It equips you to think critically about media aesthetics and apply them to production situations. Now presented in full color, the Eighth Edition's engaging presentation is richly illustrated with strong visuals that often draw on traditional art forms, such as painting, sculpture, and dance."-- Publisher's website.