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APA 7th ed. - Referencing Tool

Referencing - Film and Video

Online Video

If the author's name is not available, use their online screen name.

Provide the full date if available, otherwise include as much information about the date as you can find, such as the year.

Example

Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author online name. (Year, Month, Day). Title of video [Video]. URL of specific video

In text example

 Reference list example

 In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 

(Khan Academy, 2014)
 
 In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Khan Academy, 2014)

 

 

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):

 (HarvardX, 2017)

 Khan Academy Example:

Khan Academy (2014). Organic chemistry naming examples 5 [Video]. https://www.khanacademy.org/video/organic-chemistry-naming-examples-5

 

 

YouTube Example

HarvardX. (2017, April 20). Mitochondria: The cell’s powerhouse [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkYEYjintqU

 

 

For further information see:

Film and Documentary

  • - Dates for films should be the date of first release, not when the video/DVD was published.
  • - Only the film title should be in italics.
  • - The first letter of the first word of a title should be capitalised as should the first letter of the first word of any subtitle. Everything else should be in lower case unless it is a proper noun or an abbreviation that is always written in capitals.
  • - List the primary contributors in the author position and use parentheses to identify their contribution.
Example
Primary contributor surname, Initial. (Role). (Year).  Title of movie [Format e.g. Film or DVD]. Name of Studio.

In text example

 Reference list example

 In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 

(Spurlock, 2004)

 In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Spurlock, 2004)
Film:
Spurlock, M. (Producer & Director). (2004). Super size me [Film]. Fortissimo Films.

 

 

 

Television Series

  • - Only the series title should be in italics.
  • - The first letter of the first word of a title should be capitalised as should the first letter of the first word of any subtitle. Everything else should be in lower case unless it is a proper noun or an abbreviation that is always written in capitals.
  • - List the primary contributors in the author position and use parentheses to identify their contribution.

Example

Writer Surname, Initial. (Writer), & Director Surname, Initial. (Director). (Year, Month Date).  Episode title or number [TV series episode]. In Producer Initial, Surname (Title) Title of series. Name of Studio.

In text example

 Reference list example

 In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):  

 (Cox, Eagger, Gist, & Sklan, 2012-2015)

 

 

In-Text Citation (Paraphrase): 

(Davies & Walsh, 2011)

  In-Text Citation (Quotation):

(Davies & Walsh, 2011)

 Television series

Cox, D., Eagger, F., Gist, C., & Sklan, C. (Executive Producers). (2012-2015). Miss Fisher’s murder mysteries [TV series]. Every Cloud Productions. 

 

Television series - episode:

Davies, A. (Screenwriter), & Walsh, D. (Director). (2011, June 23). Episode 1 [TV series episode]. In G. Riley & J. Turner (Producers). Little Dorrit. BBC.