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APA 7th Referencing

American Psychological Association, 7th edition

Film/Movie, TV, radio and podcasts format

Film/Movie

 

Reference elements

annotated example of referencing information for a movie

 

In-text citation

Format   Example

(Author, Year)

OR

Author (Year)

In the movie Taken 3 (Megaton, 2014) ...

OR

Megaton (2014) uses lighting and shadow in Taken 3 to highlight ...
Note:
  • Some departments might not require you to cite the Director(s). Please check with your teacher. 
  • When first citing the source, please provide the title of the film. Ensure that whenever you mention the title, it is in italics. 

 

Reference

  Format Example
Film or movie in English

Director, A. A. (Director). (Year of production). Title [Film]. Production Company.

Megaton, O. (Director). (2014). Taken 3 [Film]. 20th Century Fox.
Film or movie in language other than English

Director, A. A. (Director). (Year of production). Title in original language [Translated title] [Film]. Production Company.

Alfredson, T. (Director). (2008). Låt den rätte komma in [Let the right one in] [Film]. Magnolia.

TV (single episode)

 

Reference elements

annotated example of tv show episode reference

 

In-text citation

Format Example Notes

(Author, Year)

OR

Author (Year)

... during the episode All alone (Sherman-Palladino, 2018).

OR

Sherman-Palladino (2018) sets the scene in All alone by ... 

Some departments might not require you to cite the Author(s). Please check with your teacher. 

 

When first citing the source, please provide the title of the episode. Ensure that whenever you mention the title, it is in italics

 

Reference

Format Example

Writer, A. (Writer), & Director, B. (Director). (Year, Month Day of episode). Title of episode (Season x, Episode x) [TV series episode]. In C. Executive Producer (Executive Producer), Title of series. Production company.

Favreau, J. (Writer), & Filoni, D. (Director). (2019, November 12). Chapter 1 (Season 1, Episode 1) [TV series episode]. In J. Favreau, D. Filoni, K. Kennedy, & C. Wilson (Executive Producers), The Mandalorian. Lucasfilm; Golem Creations. 

 

Sherman-Palladino, A. (Writer & Director). (2018, December 5). All alone (Season 2, Episode 10) [TV series episode]. In A. Sherman-Palladino, D. Palladino, D. Gilbert, M. Shapiro, S. Carino, & S. Lawrence (Executive Producers), The marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions; Picrow; Amazon Studios.
Note:
  • Production company: Separate multiple production companies with a semicolon.
  • Information about the television episode can be found on the show's IMDb page*.
  • *Please refer to the Example IMDb page for information about television programmes.

TV(series)

 

Reference elements

annotated example of tv series reference

 

In-text citation

Format Example Notes

(Author, Year)

OR

Author (Year)

... the culture of the region in A gondola on the Murray (Leonard and de Pieri, 2009).

OR

Leonard and de Pieri (2009) describe in A gondola on the Murray ...

Some departments might not require you to cite the Author(s). Please check with your teacher. 

 

When first citing the source,please provide the title of the programme. Ensure that whenever you mention the title, it is in italics.

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, A. A. (Executive Producer). (Year-Year). Title of program [TV series]. Production company.

Serling, R. (Executive Producer). (1959–1964). The twilight zone [TV series]. Cayuga Productions; CBS Productions.
Note:
  • Year: Provide the year(s) during which the series aired. If the series is still going, replace the second year with “present”: (2017–present).
  • Production company: Separate multiple production companies with a semicolon.
  • Information about the TV series can be found on the show's IMDB page.*
  • *Please refer to the Example IMDb page for information about television programmes.

Radio broadcast

 

Reference elements

annotated example of radio broadcast reference

 

In-text citation

Format Example

(Author, Year)

OR

Author (Year)

... is explored in Hazard reduction burning is not a panacea to bushfire risk: Expert (Mottram, 2020). 

OR

In Hazard reduction burning is not a panacea to bushfire risk: Expert Mottram (2020) explores ...
Note:
  • Some departments might not require you to cite the Author(s). Please check with your teacher.
  • When first citing the source, please provide the title. Ensure that whenever you mention the title, it is in italics.

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of story [Radio broadcast]. Publisher. https://xxxxx

Mottram, L. (2020, January 8). Hazard reduction burning is not a panacea to bushfire risk: Expert [Radio broadcast]. ABC. https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/thinned-forests-can-be-more-prone-to-fire,-expert-says/11853280

 
Note:
  • Author is the name of the presenter/announcer. 
  • Provide the full date (Year, Month Day) of the radio broadcast.
  • Publisher/Website URL: Name of the website that published the radio broadcast (in the example, ABC) and the URL of the broadcast. 

Podcast

 

Reference elements

annotated example of podcast reference

In-text citation

Format Example

(Author, Year)

OR

Author (Year)

... monetising podcases (Fennell, 2017).

OR

Fennell (2017) discusses Swedish company...
Note:
  • Some departments might not require you to cite the Author(s). Please check with your teacher. 
  • When first citing the source, please provide the title of the program. Ensure that whenever you mention the title, it is in italics.  

 

Reference

  Format Example
Podcast episode

Author, A. A., & Author, B. (Presenter). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode [Audio/video podcast episode]. Publisher. https://xxxxx

Morris, W., & Wortham, J. (Presenters). (2018, August 9). We give you our summer faves [Video podcast episode]. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/podcasts/still-processing-summer-faves-aretha-franklin.html
Podcast (series)

Author, A. A., & Author, B. (Presenter). (Year span). Title of series [Audio/video podcast]. Publisher. https://xxxxx

Abumrad, J., & Krulwich, R. (Hosts). (2009–present). Radiolab [Audio podcast]. WNYC. https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab
Note:
  • Include the presenters/hosts as the authors, alternatively use executive producers and include their role in parentheses.
  • For a podcast series provide the span of years over which the podcast was aired.
  • Specify type of podcast in square brackets, [video podcast], [audio podcast].

Finding the information for referencing

The referencing information you need usually can be found on the back cover of the DVD or on the IMDb page.

Example DVD case

annotated example of DVD cover

Example IMDb page

IMDb includes authoritative film and television programme information (including full cast and crew, production, distribution and awards).

annotated example of an imdb page