Film (DVD, BD, or other format) (APA)

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Reference list entries

Affleck, B. (Director). (2012). Argo [Motion picture]. Burbank, CA: Warner Bros. Pictures.

Ross, G. (Director and Writer), & Collins, S. (Writer). (2012). The hunger games [Video file]. Retrieved from http://netflix.com/

Explain

  • Begin with the director, producer, and other relevant contributors, adding a title in parentheses following each name.
  • Add the year of the film’s release and the title, italicized.
  • In brackets following the title, give the medium. Use “Motion picture” if you viewed the film in a theater; use “Video file” if you downloaded the film from the Web or through a streaming service such as Netflix; use “DVD” or “BD” if you viewed the film on DVD or Blu-ray Disc.
  • For a motion picture or a DVD or BD, add the location where the film was made and the studio.
  • If you retrieved the film from the Web or used a streaming service, give the URL for the home page.

Note on breaking URLs and DOIs

  • If you must break a URL or a DOI at the end of a line, break it after a double slash or before any other mark of punctuation.
  • Do not add a hyphen.
  • Do not put a period at the end of the entry.

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