Chicago note example: Video or DVD. The note starts with an indent and the note number 30. The title of the film is italicized and is followed by a comma and the medium and a comma: The Secret of Roan Inish, DVD, The words "directed by" are followed by the director's name in normal order and no punctuation. John Sayles Parentheses contain the rest of the information: the release date, a semicolon, the location of the distributor, a colon, the distributor, a comma, and the date (1993; Culver City, C A: Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000).