澤特爾，現任美國舊金山州立大學廣播電視和電子傳播藝術係教授，主講影像製作和媒體美學。在加盟舊金山州立大學之前，他曾就職於KOVR，並曾齣任CBS舊金山分颱KPIX的製作人兼導演，曾參與過CBS和NBC的各種電視製作活動。

Media aesthetics have gained prominence with the dramatic advances in the digital technology of video and electronic cinema, making Herb Zettl's SIGHT SOUND MOTION: APPLIED MEDIA AESTHETICS, International Edition more applicable than ever. The Sixth Edition of SIGHT SOUND MOTION continues to be the most comprehensive book on the market, not only describing the major aesthetic image elements--light and color, space, time-motion, and sound--but also presenting in-depth coverage on how they are creatively used in television and film. Zettl's thorough coverage of aesthetic theory and the application of that theory place this contemporary and highly relevant text in a class by itself. Richly illustrated, this edition features strong visuals that often draw on traditional art forms, such as painting, sculpture, and dance.