Copyright © by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be repro- duced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, retrieval system, or any other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, NJ 07430 Cover design by Gail Silverman Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Metallinos Nikos Television aesthetics: perceptual, cognitive, and com- postional bases / Nikos Metallinos. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-1221-0 (cloth: alk. paper). -- ISBN 0-8058-2218-6 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Television--Aesthetics. 2. Visual perception. 3. Auditory perception. 4. Television and the arts. 5. Televi- sion--Production and direction. I. Title. PN 1992.55.M46 1996 791.450+2BC01-dc20 95-42621 CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |