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APA Citation Guide (7th Edition): Audiovisual Media

Note: This guide reflects the latest version of the APA Publication Manual (i.e., APA 7).

Film or Video

Format

Director, D. D. (Director). (Date of publication). Title of motion picture [Film]. Production Company.

Example

Slade, D. (Director). (2010). The twilight saga: Eclipse [Film]. Summit Entertainment.

Note: When a film title is in a different language than your paper, include a translation of the title in square brackets (see Section 9.38).

YouTube Video or Other Streaming Video

Format

Author, A. A. [Username]. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video]. Streaming Service. URL

Example

Nye, B. [TheRealBillNye]. (2009, April 8). Bill Nye the science guy on energy [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/0ASLLiuejAo

Note: The person or group who uploaded the video is credited as the author for retrievability, even if they did not create the work. If the author's name is the same as the username, you can omit the [Username].

TedTalk

Format

Author, A. A. or Group Name (Year, Month Day if known). Title of video [Video]. Streaming Service. URL

Example

TEDx Talks. (2010, October 6). Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/X4Qm9cGRub0 

Television Series Episode or Webisode

Format

Writer, W. W. (Writer), & Director, D. D. (Director). (Original air date). Title of episode (Season number, Episode number) [TV series episode]. In P. Producer (Executive Producer), Series title. Production company(s).

Example

Young, R. (Writer, Producer, Director). (2010, February 9). Flying cheap (Season 28, Episode 2) [TV series episode]. In R. Young (Executive Producer), Frontline. American University School of Communication's Investigative Reporting Workshop.

Music Album

Format

Recording artist. (Year of release). Title of album [Album]. Record label.

Example

Franklin, A. (1968). This girl's in love with you. Atlantic Records.

Note: For a recording of a classical work, see section 10.13 in the APA Publication Manual.

Single Song or Track

Format

Recording artist. (Year of release). Title of song [Song]. On Title of album. Record label.

Example

Franklin, A. (1968). The weight [Song]. On This girl's in love with you. Atlantic Records. 

Artwork in a Museum or on a Museum Website

Format 

Artist, A. (Year of release). Title of artwork [Medium]. Name of museum, City, State, Country. URL of museum

Example

Francis, S. (1973). Under Blue [Lithograph]. Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, England. https://www.jacobsongallery.com

Photograph (Not Associated with a Museum)

Format

Photographer, P. (Year of publication). Title of photograph [Photograph]. Source. URL

Example

Escobar, F. R. (2017). To photograph a Galapagos tortoise, get out of the race [Photograph]. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/insider/to-photograph-a-galapagos-tortoise-get-out-of-the-race.html?searchResultPosition=1