Video or film (studio production)
In-text citations
Use the name of the director as the author.
Paraphrasing
Zemeckis (1985) directed …
Marty McFly walked towards the car when suddenly … (Zemeckis, 1985).
Direct quote
Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and provide the year and a timestamp to indicate the exact starting point of the quote.
"Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me that you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?" (Zemeckis, 1985, 10:06).
Reference list
Template
Director. (Role). (Year). Title [Film]. Studio.
Example
Zemeckis, R. (Director). (1985). Back to the future [Film]. Universal Pictures.
Notes on style
- Give the name of director and their role.
- Give the title in italics. Add film in square brackets (no italics). If needed, add more details to the word film after a semi-colon e.g. [Film; educational DVD].
- Give the name of the studio.
- However you accessed the film, reference it as above. There is no need to include a URL even if you watched the film online.