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Chicago Referencing Guide: Video

In-text citations

When you want to directly quote from audiovisual material, instead of a page number you include what is know as a 'timestamp', this is the point in time in the material when the quote occured, and is included in the in-text citation like so:

(Smith 2022 1:12:36)

Film

Format

Director Last Name, First Name, dir. Year. Title of Film in Italic Title Case. Location of Production Company. Name of Production Company. Format.

Reference List

Weir, Peter, dir. 1998. The Truman Show. Los Angeles, CA: Paramount Pictures. DVD.

In-Text

... (Weir, 1998).

OR

Weir (1998) ...

Notes

  • The director of the film should be listed as the author, with 'dir' put after their surname.

TV Series Episode

Format

Director Last Name, First Name, dir. Year aired. TV Show Title in Italic Title Case. Season number, episode number, "Episode Title." Aired Month Day, Year, on Network. Medium or URL for online access.

Reference List

Silberling, Brad, dir. 2014. Jane the Virgin. Season 1, episode 1, "Chapter One." Aired October 13, 2014, on The CW. https://www.netflix.com/title/80027158.

In-Text

... (Silberling 2014).

OR

Silberling (2014) ...

Notes

  • Like a film reference, the episode director is listed as the author.

YouTube or other streaming Video

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. Year. "Title of Video in Title Case." Format, Running length time. URL.

Reference List

California Newsreel. 2008. "In Sickness and in Wealth." Kanopy streaming video, 58:00. https://curtin.kanopy.com/video/sickness-and-wealth

Ellis, Lindsay. 2017. "Auteur Theory vs. Michael Bay: The Whole Plate: Episode 2." YouTube video, 12:31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srk-tPbQVcs

Lyiscott, Jamila. 2014. "3 Ways to Speak English." TED video, 04:17. https://www.ted.com/talks/jamila_lyiscott_3_ways_to_speak_english

In-Text

... (Author DATE).

OR

Author (DATE) ...

Notes

  • The person who posted the video is often credited as the author.
  • If the real name of the person who posted the video is unknown, include only the username.
  • When directly quoting, use the username/video creator in the in-text citation, but mention the person stating the quote in your text.
  • For other web streaming videos, replace ‘YouTube video’ with the relevant video title e.g. TED Talk video, Netflix streaming video etc.