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APA Reference Guide: Film, TV and Video

APA Reference Guide 7th Edition to correctly acknowledge sources of information in your work and assessments

Film, TV, Video

Film, TV and Video

                                                                                                                           

Film

Referencing Films and Television (examples are in blue)


 Note: use & for multiple names (Director - or similar descriptor eg. Producer).

 Note: for webisodes, use same format as Episode from Television series. See entry below.

 

Format Reference List In-Text Citation
Film or movie

Director or Executive Producer Surname, Initial. (Descriptor). (Year). Title of film or movie [Film]. Production Compan(ies). 


Daldry, S. (Director). (2000). Billy Elliott [Film]. BBC Films; Tiger Aspect Pictures; Working Title Films.

(Director or Executive Producer Surname, Year)

(Daldry, 2000)
ClickView

Director or Executive Producer Surname, Initial. (Descriptor). (Year). Title of film or TV episode [Video]. Website name. URL

Garner, S. (Executive Producer). (2009). White Australia policy [Video]. ClickView. http://online.clickview.com.au/libraries/videos/3714287/white-australia-policy

(Director or Executive Producer Surname, Year)

(Garner, 2009)
Television Series

Surname Executive Producer, Initial. (Executive Producer). (Years it aired). Title [TV series]. Production Compan(ies); Broadcaster Name.


Boylan, J. (Executive Producer). (2017-2018). War on Waste [TV series]. ABC TV; ABC

Note: If TV series is still airing, use present in the date range

Note: use ; to separate multiples production companies

(Executive Producer Surname, Year)

(Boylan, 2017-2018)
Episode from Television series

Episode writer's Surname, Initial. (Writer) & Director surname, Initial (Director). (Year, Month Day). Title of television series episode (Season ..., Episode ...) [Television series episode]. In Executive producer's surname, initial. (Executive producer), Television series name. Production Companies - use ; to separate multiple companies.

Litt, D., & Cohen, R. (Writers) & Cendrowski, M. (Director). (2007, October 29). The middle-earth paradigm (Season 1, Episode 6) [Television series episode]. In Lore, C., & Prady, B. (Executive producers), The Big Bang Theory. Chuck Lorre Productions.

 

(Writer's last name & Director's surname, Year)

(Litt, Cohen & Cendrowski, 2007)

 

Videos Online

Referencing Online Videos (examples are in blue)


 Note: when referencing TED talks, note whether you are retrieving the video from the TED website or YouTube, and see entries below.

Format Reference List In-Text Citation
YouTube or Video Streaming Online

Creator surname, Initial or Username. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video]. Website name. Web address

CreativeLive. (2017, September 19). Margaret Atwood - Between the lines interview [Video]. 
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_t4VBwxu6Q

 

 

(Creator surname or Username, Year)


(CreativeLive, 2017)
Ted Talk from YouTube Reference exactly as you would reference a YouTube video
Same as in-text citation for YouTube video
Ted Talk from Ted Website

Speaker Surname, Initial. (Year, Month). Title of TED Talk [Video]. TED Conferences. Website address.

Cuddy, A. (2012, June). Your body language may shape who you are [Video].
TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are

 

(Speaker surname, Year)

(Cuddy, 2012)