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Film and Media Resources

FILM AND MEDIA RESOURCES FOR ALL FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS, INSTRUCTORS

General

Film citations should always include the following information about the film : title, director, distributor, year of release, and the format or medium on which you watched the film (if you watched the film at a theater or are not sure of the medium - it is ok to just use "film" here.

Some things to note: When you list the distributor of the film (which could be the studio or another distributor depending on the version or release of the film you've viewed - make sure that the year you list correctly corresponds.

For example, if the original release year of the film is 2010 but you watched a DVD director's cut that was released in 2016, you should put the original release date after the director and the date of the one you watched after the distributor. Your citation could also include the names of the writer, principal performer(s), and producer. ​Included below are links to instructions for citing in MLA 8th ed; APA and Chicago styles -

Citation Resources

 

Speed RacerDirected by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, performances by Emile Hirsch, Nicholas Elia, Susan Sarandon, Ariel Winter, and John Goodman, Warner Brothers, 2008.

94 Meetings.” Parks and Recreation, season 2, episode 21, NBC, 29 Apr. 2010. Netflix, www.netflix.com/watch/70152031.