Director(s). (Director). (Year). Title of movie in italics [Film]. Production Company.
Example:
Matsoukas, M. (Director). (2019). Queen & Slim [Film]. BRON Studios.
In-text citation: (Matsoukas, 2019)
Director(s). (Year). Foreign title of movie [English title of the movie] [Film]. Production Company.
Example:
Bosch, R. (Director). (2010). La rafle [The round up] [Film]. Menemsha Films.
In-text citation: (Bosch, 2010).
Name (Executive Producers). (Year-Year). Name of TV show in italics [TV series]. Production company.
Example:
Gelbart, L., Reynolds, G., & Metcalfe, B. (Executive Producers). (1972-1983). M*A*S*H [TV series]. 20th Century Fox Television.
In-tex citation: (Gelbart et. al., 1972-1983)
Name (Writer), & Name (Director). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode (Season #, Episode #) [TV series episode]. In Name (Executive Producer), Name of TV show. Production Company.
Example:
Greenburg, D. Z. (Writer), & Gillum, V. (Director). (2002, November 1). Shindig (Season 1, Episode 4) [TV series episode]. In J. Wheadon, & T. Minear (Executive Producers), Firefly. Mutant Enemy Production; 20th Century Fox Television.
In-text citation: (Greenburg & Gillum, 2002).
Uploader. (Year, Month Day). Name of the video in italics [Video]. Site. URL
Example:
Atlas Pro. (2018, February 6). What’s the longest river on Earth? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/g3Y3vCgVeM0
In-text citation: (Atlas Pro, 2018).
Presenter. (Year, Month). Name of presentation in italics [Video]. TED Conferences. URL
Example:
Brown, B. (2010, June). The power of vulnerability [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?referrer=playlist-the_most_popular_talks_of_all
In-text citation: (Brown, 2010)
Presenter(s). (Year, Month Day). Name of the webinar in italics [Webinar]. Source. URL
Example:
Hickey, C. (2020, May 16). Accessibility and online multimedia content [Webinar]. New York Library Association. https://www.nyla.org/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=2773&MenuKey=career
In-text citation: (Hickey, 2020)
Artist. (Year). Name of the album in italics [Album]. Label.
Examples:
June, V. (2013). Pushin' against a stone [Album]. Sunday Best Records.
In-text citation: (June, 2013)
The Brandenburg concertos: Concertos BWV 1043 & 1060 [Album recorded by Academy of St Martin in the Fields]. Decca. (Original work published 1721)
In-text citation: (Bach, 1721/2010)
Artist. (Year). Name of the song [Song]. On Title of the album in italics. Label.
Examples:
Bach, J. S. (2010). Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 [Song recorded at the Eugene and Shelly Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University]. On Live Elmar Oliveira: The violin concerti of J.S. Bach. Artek. (Original work published 1717-23)
In-text citation: (Bach, 1717-23/2010)
June, V. (2010). Twined and twisted [Song]. On Pushin' against a stone. Sunday Best Records
In-text citation: (June, 2010)
Childish Gambino. (2018). This is America [Song]. mcDJ; RCA.
In-text citation: (Childish Gambino, 2018)
Name (Host). (Year-Year). Name of the podcast in italics [Audio or Video podcast]. Source. URL
Example:
Barbaro, M. (Host). (2017- present). The daily [Audio podcast]. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily
In-text caution: (Barbaro, 2017-present
Name (Host). (Year, Month Day). Title of the episode (No. #) [Audio or Video podcast episode]. In Name of the podcast in italics. Source. URL
Rogan, J. (Host). (2020, May 7). Elon Musk (No. 1470) [Video podcast episode]. In The Joe Rogan Experience. Joe Rogan. http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/elon-musk-2
In-text citation: (Rogan, 2020)
Speaker. (Year, Month Day). Title of the speech in italics [Speech audio recording]. Website. URL
Example:
Roosevelt, F. D. (1941, December 8). Pearl Harbor address to the nation [Speech audio recording]. American Rhetoric. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm
In-text citation: (Roosevelt, 1941)
Photographer. (Year, Month Day). Title in italics [Photograph, if you altered this in any way mention it here]. Website. URL
Example:
Alexanderson, K. (2012, June 26). Plagiarism [Photograph, text added]. Flickr. http://alturl.com/nbnms
In-text citation: (Alexanderson, 2012)
*For an untitled photograph, include a description in square brackets in place of a title
Artist. (Year). Title of art work [medium---Painting, Sculpture, Photograph etc.] Location of owner: Owning Institution (if owner by individual put Private Collection). URL
Example:
Botticelli, S. (ca. 1470). Adoration of the Magi [Tempura on panel]. Florence: Galleria degli Uffizi. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/adoration.jpg
In-text citation: (Botticelli, ca. 1470)
Note: ca. is short for circa which means approximately. Use ca. when you don't know the exact year.
Note: If the artist is commonly known by his or her first name (such as Rembrandt or Michelangelo) use that instead of the last name and initials.
Artist. (Year). Title in italics [Clip art]. Website. URL
Example:
j4p4n. (2020). Kicked out [Clip art]. Openclipart. https://openclipart.org/detail/321411/kicked-out
In-text citation: (j4p4n, 2020)
Creator. (Year). Title in italics [Infographic]. Website. URL
Example:
Richter, F. (2020). Toxic content runs rampant on Facebook [Infographic]. Statista. https://www.statista.com/chart/13875/facebooks-spring-cleaning/
In-text citation: (Richter, 2020)
Media type | Include as the author |
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Film | Director |
TV series | Executive producer(s) |
TV series episode |
Writer and director of episode |
Podcast | Host or executive producer |
Podcast episode | Host of episode |
Webinar | Instructor |
Classical music album or song | Composer |
Modern music album or song | Recording artist |
Artwork | Artist |
Online streaming video | Person or group who uploaded the video |
Photograph | Photographer |
Stand-alone audiovisual material
Author | Date | Title | Publisher | URL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Director, D.D. (Director). Producer, P.P. (Executive Producer). Host, H.H. (Host). Artist, A.A. Uploader, U.U. |
(2020) (1989-present). (2013-2019). (2020, July 21). |
Title of work in italics [Description] |
Production Company. Label. Museum Name, Museum Location. Department Name, University Name |
https://xxxxx |
Audiovisual media that is part of a greater whole
Author | Date | Title | Publisher | URL |
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Writer, W.W. (Writer), & Director, D.D. (Director). Host, H.H. (Host). Producer, P.P. (Producer). Composer, C.C. Artist, A.A. |
(2020). (2020, May 26). |
Title of episode (Season Number, Episode Number) [Description]. Title of song [Description] |
In P.P. Producers (Executive Producer), Title of TV series. Production Company. In Title of podcast. Production Company. On title of album. Label. |
https://xxxxxx |
You can see more examples on the APA Style Guide.