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Holmesglen Harvard Referencing

Film/Movie, TV, radio and podcasts format

Film/Movie

 

Reference elements

Annotated example citation of a movie

In-text citation

Format Example

(Title Year)

OR

Title (Year)

... as shown in the introductory scene (Taken 3 2014).

OR

Taken 3 (2014) uses lighting and shadow to highlight ...

 

Reference

Format Example
Director, D (director) or Producer, P (producer) (Year) Title of film: subtitle of film [motion picture], Name of Studio or Publisher, Place of Production.

Megaton, O (director) (2014) Taken 3 [motion picture], 20th Century Fox, United States. 

Jackson, P (director) (2001) Lord of the rings: fellowship of the ring [motion picture], New Line Cinema, New Zealand.

Note:
  • Year of production: Reference the date of original release, not the date of the DVD. 

TV episode or series

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example for a tv episode

 

In-text citation

Format Example

(Title of episode or series Year)

OR

Title of episode or series (Year)

... during the episode (The phantom 2012).

OR

In the first scene of The phantom (2012) ...

 

Reference

 

Single TV episode
Format Example

Director, D (director) or Producer, P (producer) (Year) ‘Title of episode: subtitle of episode’ [television program], Name of series (season x, episode x), Name of Station or Studio, Place of Production.

Weiner, M (director) (2012) 'The phantom' [television program], Mad Men (season 5, episode 13), American Movie Classics, United States. 

 

TV series
Format Example
Director, D (director) or Producer, P (producer) (Year) Name of series [television series], Name of Station or Studio, Place of Production. Ayers, P, Manikakis, E and Shaw, J (producers) (2020) Australia's ocean odyssey: a journey down the east Australian current [television series], Wild Pacific Media, Australia.

Radio broadcast 

 

Reference elements

Annotated reference example of a radio broadcast

 

In-text citation

Format Example

(Title Year) 

OR

Title (Year)

... is explored in the program (The bilby, the moon and the Birriliburu Rangers 2020).

OR

The bilby, the moon and the Birriliburu Rangers (2020) explores ...

 

Reference

Format Example

Presenter, P (presenter) (Day Month Year) ‘Title of episode: subtitle of episode’ [radio program], Name of program, Name of Radio Station, Place of Production.

Jones, A (presenter) (18 January 2020) ‘The bilby, the moon and the Birriliburu Rangers’ [radio program], Off track, ABC Radio National, Sydney.

Podcast

 

Reference elements

annotated reference example for a podcast

 

In-text citation

Format Example

(Title Year)

OR

Title (Year)

... in the trial (The people in the neighbourhood 2021).

OR

The people in the neighbourhood (2021) explores how ...

 

Reference

Format Example

Host, H (host) and Producer, P (producer) (Day Month Year) ‘Title of podcast: subtitle of podcast’ [podcast], Name of podcast, Name of Podcast Network, accessed Day Month Year.

Morris, W, Wortham, J (hosts) and Dudley, E (producer) (13 May 2021) 'The people in the neighbourhood' [podcast], Still Processing, New York Times, accessed 16 June 2021.

Note:
  • Title is hyperlinked to the podcast episode's URL, formatted as per hyperlink default (blue, underlined text).

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