Citing Media

MLA Style

Title. Director’s name. Any additional information you deem relevant, such as lead actors. Format. Distributor, year of distribution.

Example:
Scarface. Dir. Brian DePalma. With Al Pacino. DVD. Universal Home Video, 1998.

APA Style, 6th edition

Motion Pictures

Responsible parties. (Role). (Date). Title [format]. Distributors’ location: Distributor’s name.

Example:
DePalma, B.R. (Director). (1998). Scarface. [DVD]. Universal City, CA: Universal Home Video.

Television Broadcast or Series Episode

Responsible parties. (Role). (Date of broadcast or copyright). Title [format: Television broadcast or Television Series]. Distributors’ location: Studio or Distributor’s name.

Example:
Hope, B. (Producer). (1977, January 14). Bob Hope Christmas Special. [Television broadcast]. New York City, NY: National Broadcast Company.

Single Episode of a Television Series

Episode responsible parties. (Role). (Date of broadcast or copyright). Title of episode [format: Television series episode]. In P. Producer, (Producer), Series title. Distributors’ location: Studio or Distributor’s name.

Example:
Biachi, E. (Director) & Milch, D.S. (Writer). (2006, July 30). Leviathan Smiles. [Television series episode]. In D.S. Milch (Producer), Deadwood. New York City, NY: Home Box Office.