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Citing Film

Director's Last name, First name, director. Title of Film. Production Company, Year.

      or

Performer's Last name, First name, performer. Title of Film. Production Company, Year.

      or

Title of Film. Directed by , Performance by, Production Company, Date.

CITING TV OR RADIO BROADCASTS

"Title of segment or episode".  Title of program or series. Name of network, city of local station,  

        broadcast date.

CITING A SOUND RECORDING

Performer. "Song title." Album title, Label, Date.

CITING A SPEECH

Last name, First name of speaker. “Speech title.” Meeting or Conference, date, Venue, City.

CITING INTERVIEWS

Last name, First name of interviewee. "Title of interview." Title of source or program,

Network or station, Date.

 

Examples

 

Film (watched in a theater)

Pride & Prejudice. Directed by Joe Wright, performance by Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn, 

Focus Features, 2005. 

        or

Wright, Joe, director. Pride & Prejudice. Performance by Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn, 

Focus Features, 2005. 

 

Film (in DVD format)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Directed by Mike Newell, performance by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma

Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Warner Home Video, 2006. disc. 1.

         or

Newell, Mike, director. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Performance by Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma

Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Warner Home Video, 2006. disc. 1.

 

TV or Radio Broadcast

“The Phantom of Corleone.” Narrated by Steve Kroft, Sixty Minutes, CBS / WCBS, 10 Dec.

2006.

 

Recorded Music

Zevon, Warren. "Werewolves of London." Excitable Boy, Elektra / Asylum, 1978.

 

Speech or Lecture

Gore, Al. “The Case for Optimism on Climate Change.” Ted2016 Conference, 29 Feb 2016, Rogers Arena, Vancouver.

 

Interview

Royer, Yvonne. Telephone Interview. 8 Aug 2016.

                    or

Royer, Yvonne. Interview by Bill Levy. Farmer’s Hour, National Public Radio, WTTM, 20 Apr. 2015.

 

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