Citation of films follows the style used for books, with the addition of medium type. A portion of a video is cited as a chapter of a book, using chapter numbers that are provided if the medium is DVD.. Supplementary material that is included on a DVD is cited as a chapter.
Basic model for a film or video | |
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Director Firstname Lastname, Film Title (Original publication date; Publication City: Publisher, Publication date), Medium. |
Bibliography |
Director Lastname, Firstname. Film Title. Original publication date; Publication city: Publisher, Publication date. Medium. |
An entire film or video | |
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Edward D. Wood, Jr., dir., Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959; Chatsworth, CA: Image Entertainment, 2000), DVD. |
Bibliography |
Edward D. Wood, Jr., dir. Plan 9 From Outer Space. 1959. Chatsworth, CA: Image Entertainment, 2000. DVD. |
A video from an online video site, such as YouTube "Title of Video." File Type video, MM:SS. Name of Website. Posted by Poster, Date Posted. URL. |
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2. "Tony vs Paul," video, 5:02, Youtube, posted by FriendsInFaux, November 16, 2006, YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJzU3NjDikY. |
Bibliography |
"Tony vs Paul." Video, 5:02. Youtube. Posted by FriendsInFaux, November 16, 2006. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJzU3NjDikY. |
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