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APA Referencing Examples: Video

Film

Format

Director, A. (Director). (Year). Title of film in italic sentence case [Film]. Production Company/Companies Name/s.

Reference List

Scorsese, M. (Director). (2023). Killers of the flower moon [Film]. Apple Studios; Imperative Entertainment; Sikelia Productions; Appian Way Productions.

In-Text

... (Scorsese, 2023).

OR

Scorsese (2023) ...

Notes

  • If there are multiple production companies, list them in the order according to the database and separate them using a semicolon.
  • To cite a direct quote from audio visual material, include a 'time stamp' in the in-text citation. This refers to the time that the quote started. See the Quotations section in the APA Formatting Guide for further information.

TV Series Episode

Format

Writer, A. (Writer), & Director, A. (Director). (Year). Title of episode in sentence case (Series/Season number, Episode number) [TV series episode]. In A. Producer (Executive Producer), Title of series in italic sentence case. Production Company/Companies Name/s.

Reference List

Duffer, M. & Duffer, R. (Writers & Directors). (2017). Chapter two: Trick or treat, freak (Season 2, Episode 2) [TV series episode]. In M. Duffer, R. Duffer, S. Levy, D. Cohen, & I. Paterson (Executive Producers), Stranger things. 21 Laps Entertainment; Monkey Massacre; Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office; Netflix.

In-Text

... (Duffer & Duffer, 2017).

OR

Duffer and Duffer (2017) ...

Notes

  • If there are multiple production companies, list them in the order according to the database and separate them using a semicolon.
  • To cite a direct quote from audio visual material, include a 'time stamp' in the in-text citation. This refers to the time that the quote started. See the Quotations section in the APA Formatting Guide for further information.

Online Video

Format

Author, A. [Username]. (Year, Month Day). Title of video in italic sentence case [Video]. Website Name. URL

Reference List

Cowern, D.  [Physics Girl]. (2019, October 4). World’s largest camera lens [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33UMkPe93Ko

Insider Tech. (2018, January 5). What airplane turbulence is and why it's no big deal [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/_w6OnK-Djns?si=bJ99ctpUcX4OItLJ

In-Text

... (Cowern, 2019)

OR

Cowern (2019) ...

 

... (Insider Tech, 2018).

OR

Insider Tech (2018) ...

Notes

  • Use the uploader's name as the author, even if they did not create the video.
  • If there is also a username, provide this in square brackets. If the uploader's name is not clear, simply use their username and omit the brackets.
  • To cite a direct quote from audio visual material, include a 'time stamp' in the in-text citation. This refers to the time that the quote started. See the Quotations section in the APA Formatting Guide for further information.