Applied media aesthetics -- First aesthetic field: Light -- Structuring the first aesthetic field: Lighting -- Extended first field: Color -- Structuring color: Function and composition -- Two-dimensional field: Area -- Two-dimensional field: Forces within the screen -- Structuring the two-dimensional field: Interplay of screen forces -- Three-dimensional field: Depth and volume -- Structuring the three-dimensional field: Screen volume and effects -- Building screen space: Visualization -- Four-dimensional field: Time -- Four-dimensional field: Motion -- Structuring the four-dimensional field: Timing and principal motions -- Structuring the four-dimensional field: Continuity editing -- Structuring the four-dimensional field: Complexity editing -- Five-dimensional field: Sound -- Structuring the five-dimensional field: Sound structures and sound/picture combinations -- Epilogue: Media aesthetics and the human condition.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-413) and index.