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Citing Sources: APA

Basic format

Motion picture:

Producer, A. A. (Producer), & Director, B. B. (Director). (Year). Title of motion picture [Motion picture]. Country of Origin: Studio.

DVD, video file, etc.:

Producer, A. A. (Producer), & Director, B. B. (Director). (Year). Title of motion picture [Medium: DVD, video file, etc.]. Country of Origin: Studio.

Streaming:

Producer, A. A. (Producer), & Director, B. B. (Director). (Year). Title of motion picture [Medium]. Retrieved from http://xxxxx

  • If content behind log-in or paywall (e.g., Netflix), or easily available via search, provide URL of home page of site.

Television - single episode from series: (similar format to chapter in a book)

Writer, A. A. (Writer), & Director, B. B. (Director). (Year). Title of episode [Television series episode]. In Producer, C. C. (Executive Producer), Title of series.  Location: Studio.

Citation examples

Motion picture:

Finerman, W. (Producer), & Frankel, D. (Director). (2006). The devil wears Prada [Motion picture]. United States: 20th Century Fox.

DVD:

Finerman, W. (Producer), & Frankel, D. (Director). (2006). The devil wears Prada [DVD]. United States: 20th Century Fox.

 Television episode:

Robin, A. (Writer), & Cherones, T. (Director). The Junior Mint [Television series episode]. In David, L. (Executive Producer), Seinfeld. Los Angeles, CA: CBS Studios.

Streaming:

Finerman, W. (Producer), & Frankel, D. (Director). (2006). The devil wears Prada [Motion picture]. Retrieved from http://www.amazon.com/

Robin, A. (Writer), & Cherones, T. (Director). The Junior Mint [Television series episode]. In David, L. (Executive Producer), Seinfeld. Retrieved from http://www.hulu.com/