If you are citing a direct quotation from a film, you can use the time stamp in place of a page number within the in-text citation.
Template
Director, A. A. (Director). (Year). Title of video [Film]. Production Company.
Examples:
Bier, S. (Director). (2018). Bird box [Film]. Netflix; Chris Morgan Productions; Dylan Clark Productions.
(Bier, 2018, 16:30)
Guggenheim, D. (Director). (2006). An inconvenient truth [Film]. Lawrence Bender Productions; Participant Productions.
(Guggenheim, 2006, 23:13)
Haggis, P. (Director). (2004). Crash [Film; director's cut on DVD]. Bob Yari Productions; DEJ Productions; Blackfriars Bridge; Harris Company; ApolloProScreen Productions; Bull's Eye Entertainment.
(Haggis, 2004)
Note: If the edition of the film you used is important, such as a special extended edition, include that in the brackets.
Use this for videos posted on websites or blogs, such as YouTube, TED, a news website, etc. If you are citing a direct quotation from a video, you can use the time stamp in place of a page number within the in-text citation (see Example 1).
Template
Author, A. A. [username]. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video]. Website. http://xxxxx
Example 1: Full Name
Jones, P. [patrickJMT]. (2009, October 24). Easily memorize the unit circle [Video]. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03McKEg9ASA
(Jones, 2009, 1:15)
Example 2: User Name Only
Vercamath. (2011, July 25). Parallel universes explained [Video]. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWaB3SksOQU
(Vercamath, 2011)
Example 3: TED Talk
Gavagan, E. (2012, April). A story about knots and surgeons [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/ed_gavagan_a_story_about_knots_and_surgeons
(Gavagan, 2012)
TED. (2016, August 30). Suzanne Simard: How trees talk to each other [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un2yBgIAxYs
(TED, 2016)
Note: If citing from the TED website, list the speaker as the author. If citing from YouTube, list TED (or the account) as the author and include the speaker's name in the title.
The library database Films on Demand may contain different types of videos, including full films and television episodes. You will usually not be able to identify a director for a video; begin with the title in that case. Identify as many of the components as you are able.
Film Template
Director, A. A. (Director). (Year). Title of video [Film]. Production Company.
Title of video [Film]. (Year). Production Company.
Film Example
My brain and I [Film]. (2012). ORF.
(My Brain, 2012)
Episode Template
Title of episode (Season X, Episode X) [TV series episode]. (Year). In Title of series. Production Company.
Episode Example
The Vikings, from Paris to Normandy (Season 3) [TV series episode]. (2019). In Butterfly effect. Balanga.
Template
Writer, A. A. (Writer), & Director, B. B. (Director). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode (Season X, Episode X) [TV series episode]. In C. C. Executive Producer (Executive Producer), Title of TV Show. Production Company.
Example
Moffat, S. (Writer) & Macdonald, H. (Director). (2007, June 9). Blink (Season 3, Episode 10) [TV series episode]. In R. T. Davies (Executive Producer), Doctor who. BBC Studios.
(Moffat & Macdonald, 2007)
It is preferable to locate a speech in a retrievable source (e.g. in a book, website, video, etc.), and then cite that source.
Example 1: In a Book
Safire, W. (Ed.). (1997). Lend me your ears: Great speeches in history. W.W. Norton.
(Safire, 1997)
Example 2: Transcript on the Internet
The Avalon Project. (n.d.). I have a dream by Martin Luther King, Jr; August 28, 1963. Yale Law School. http://www.usconstitution.net/dream.html
(The Avalon Project, n.d.)
Example 3: YouTube Video
EDM is LIFE. (2017, January 6). I have a dream speech full video - Martin Luther King, Jr [Video]. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weEb9S6YyQs
(EDM is LIFE, 2017)
Example 4: From Vital Speeches of the Day
Manschreck, C. L. (1971). My conscience is bound by the word of God. Vital Speeches of the Day, 37(17), 540–545.
(Manschreck, 1971)
Example 5: Audio Recording
King, M. L., Jr. (1963, August 28). I have a dream [Speech audio recording]. American Rhetoric. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm
(King, 1963)
Only cite an interview if it is retrievable. If it is a personal interview that is not able to be accessed by the reader, follow the guidelines for personal communication.
Template:
Interviewee, A. A. (Year, month day interviewed). Title of interview [Interview]. Website. http://xxxxx
Example:
Miller, C. (2019, October 7). Chanel Miller - Turning her pain into a rallying cry with Know My Name - Extended interview [Interview]. Comedy Central. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-september-18-2012/salman-rushdie
(Miller, 2019)
Template:
Artist, A. A. (Year). Title of song [Song]. On Title of album. Label. (Original work published Year).
Artist, A. A. (Year). Title of album [Album]. Label. (Original work published Year).
Example:
Destiny's Child. (1999). Say my name [Song]. On The writing's on the wall. Columbia.
(Destiny's Child, 1999, 0:43)
Joel, B. (1978). 52nd street. Columbia.
(Joel, 1978)
Template:
Host, A. A. (Host). (Year, Month Day). Episode title (No. XX) [Audio podcast episode]. In Title of podcast. Production Company. http://xxxxx
Example:
Mars, R. (Host). (2019, September 30). The help-yourself city (No. 375) [Audio podcast episode]. In 99% invisible. Radiotopia. https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-help-yourself-city/
(Schmidt, 2017)