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Referencing and Plagiarism Guide: Video, TV & Audio

Referencing using APA

Video, TV & Audio

Reference List

Director Surname, Initial/s. (Director). (Year). Title of work in italics [Media Type]. Publisher. URL.

Safetycare (Producer). (2020). Coronavirus and COVID-19 prevention and management [Video]. Safetycare. https://smtafe-safetyhub-com.elogin13.dtwd.wa.gov.au/category/cvdm/?region=au

In-text

(Director Surname, Year)

(Safetycare, 2020)

 

The director should be noted as the author. If the director is unknown someone in a similar role can be used to assist with retrieval of the work. The role should be noted in round brackets following the name.

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial/s.  (Year, Month Day). Title of video in italics [Format]. Site Name. URL.

Mental Health Foundation Australia. (2023, October 27). Let's talk: Indigenous communities mental health [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/NRzSgLFoJhE?si=LTULaQCWfWXAkGYQ

 

The person or group who uploaded the video is credited as author.

User names may be used in place of Author Surname.

 

In-text

(Author Surname or Corporate Author, Year)

(Mental Health Foundation Australia, 2023)

Reference List

Director Surname, Initial/s. (Role).  (Year). Title of work in italics [Media Type]. Site Name. URL.

DiMuccio, D. & Miller, R.D. (Directors). (2023). Adventure never ends: a tabletop saga [Film]. Kanopy. https://www.kanopy.com/en/smtafe/watch/video/13349712

In-text

(Director Surname , Year)

(DiMuccio & Miller, 2023)

 

The director should be noted as the author. If the director is unknown someone in a similar role can be used to assist with retrieval of the work. The role should be noted in round brackets following the name.

TED Talk from TED website

Use the speaker as the author if the TED talk being referenced is from the TED website.

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial/s.  (Year, Month). TED talk title in italics [Video]. TED Conferences. URL.

Charles, R. (2024, April). Bravery, brilliance and RuPaul Charles: On the spot. [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/rupaul_charles_bravery_brilliance_and_rupaul_charles_on_the_spot

In-text

(Author Surname, Year)

(Charles, 2024)

 

TED talk from YouTube

When the the TED talk is from YouTube use the owner of the YouTube account as the author. When the speaker is not listed as the author include in title statement.

Reference List

TED. (Year, Month Day). Title of video in italics: Speaker [Video]. Site name. URL

TED. (2024, August 8). The unsung heroes putting climate solutions into practice: Aline Sousa. [Video] YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6rSVoAakQ8

In-text

(Author Surname, Year)

(TED, 2024)

Reference List

Director Surname, Initial/s.  (Director). (Year). Title of work in italics [Media Type]. Publisher.

Forster, M. (Director). (2022). A man called Otto [Film]. Columbia.

In-text

(Director Surname, Year)

(Forster, 2022)

 

The Director should be noted as the Author.

When Referencing whole series:-

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial/s.  (Producer, Director, Writer, etc.).  (Year of series first season). Title of show in italics [TV series].  Broadcasting Company.

Lewis, C. (Producer), & Apted, M. (Director). (2019). 63 up [TV series]. SBS TV.

In-text

(Writer Surname & Director Surname, Year)

(Lewis & Apted, 2019)

 

When referencing one episode from a series:-

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial/s.  (Producer, Director, Writer, etc.).  (Year of broadcast). Title of episode [TV series episode]. In First Initial. Last Name of Producer (Producer) Title of series in italics. Broadcasting Company.

Moorhouse, J. (Director). (2022). Episode 2 [TV series episode]. In K. Zwicky (Producer) Troppo. Screen Queensland.

In-text

(Writer Surname & Director Surname, Year)

(Moorhouse, 2022)

 

Note: Include the writers and directors of the episode, with their role in round brackets after each name.

Reference List

Host Surname, Initial/s.  (Host). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode (Episode number if known) [Podcast type]. In Title of podcast in italics. Site name. URL

St. Ledger, M., Wall, M. & Fullager, K. (Hosts). (2024, June 3). Walk this way (Ep. 71) [Audio podcast episode]. In Nursing Australia. Spotify. https://open.spotify.com/show/7b5ksDqUk6A2z6ggY6Mhb2?uri=spotify%3Aepisode%3A1KvWxzFvXs4d6IxNScc8Sd

In-text

(Author Surname , Year)

(St. Ledger et al., 2024)

Reference List

Presenter Surname, Initial/s. (Year, Month Day). Title of the broadcast in italics [Radio broadcast]. Broadcast channel. URL.

Funnell, A. (Presenter). (2024, August, 2). Can we afford to continue to keep pets - environmentally and financially? [Radio broadcast]. ABC. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/futuretense/pets-sustainability-environment-financially/104068096

In-text

(Presenter Surname, Year)

(Funnell, 2024)

 

The presenter should be noted as the author.

Radio Transcript

Reference List

Presenter Surname, Initial.  (Year, Month Day of program). Title of the segment in italics [TV/Radio broadcast transcript]. In Title of Program. URL.

Maunder, S. (2024, August, 16). 'Raygun' devasted by criticism of her Olympic performance [Radio transcript]. In The World Today. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/worldtoday/raygun-speaks/104234642

In-text

(Presenter Surname, Year)

(Maunder, 2024)

 

The presenter should be noted as the author.

Music

Reference List
Composer Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of song [Recorded by Initial. Artist surname or Group if different from Composer]. On Title of album [Format]. Record label. 

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P. (2000). I want to hold your hand [Recorded by The Beatles]. On The Beatles 1 [CD]. Apple Records. 


In-text
(Composer Surname, Year, track number)
(Lennon & McCartney, 2000, track 4)

 

Note: With song titles and album titles, only the first letter of the initial word and proper nouns should be capitalised.

Reference List

Composer Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of song [Recorded by Initial. Artist surname or Group if different from Composer]. On Title of album [Format]. http://xxxx

Lennon, J., & McCartney, P. (2000). I want to hold your hand [Recorded by The Beatles]. On The Beatles 1 [mp3]. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FSR6GML/ref=sr_1_2?

In-text
(Composer Surname, Year, track number)
(Lennon & McCartney, 2000, track 6)

 

Streaming Service

Reference List

Composer Surname, Initial. (Year). Title of song [Recorded by Initial. Artist surname or Group if different from Composer]. On Title of album [Format]. http://xxxx

Crow, S. (2013). Homecoming Queen. On Feels like home [Audio file]. https://play.spotify.com/track/34gCuhDGsG4bRPIf9bb02f?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

In-text 

(Composer Surname, Year, track number)

(Crow, 2013, track 10)