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APA Referencing Guide: Video & TV

Video & TV

Reference List
Author Surname, Initial. (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year). Title of the work [Format DVD or Video]. Studio or distributor. 

Webb, M. (Director). (2017). Gifted [DVD]. Roadshow Entertainment.

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Webb, 2017)

Reference List
With a Producer  or Director

Author Surname, Initial. (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year of broadcast). Title of show [Video ]. http://xxxx

Medivision. (Producer). (2018). Nutrition in critical care patients [Video]. https://elogin02.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=274857&xtid=148961 

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Medivision, 2018)

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With no Producer or Director

Title [Video file]. (Year of broadcast). http://xxxx

Coronavirus and COVID-19: Prevention and management [Video]. (2020). https://elogin02.dtwd.wa.gov.au/login?url=https://nmtafe.safetyhub.com/embeddirect/E91A67ED/2258647

In-text
(Title, Year)
(Coronavirus and COVID-19, 2020)

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video]. http://xxxx

Tait, J. (2013, November 24). Effective flipped learning note-taking [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OawrEf6KjhU

Note: If the author's real name is not available, include only the screen name. 
 
In-Text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Tait, 2013)

Reference List 
Author Surname, Initial. (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year). Title of video [Video]. http://xxxx

Angier, J. (Producer). (2011). Saving the ocean: Shark reef & the sacred island [Video]. http://www.netflix.com

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Angier, 2011)

Reference List
Author Surname, Initial.  (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video]. http://xxxx

Palmer, A. (2013, February). Amanda Palmer: The art of asking [Video]. https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Palmer, 2013)

Reference List
Author Surname, Initial. (Year, Month Day). Title of segment [Review of the film Title, Year, by Director Initial. Surname & Producer Initial. Surname]. http://xxxx

Rodney, K. (2005, October 22). A moviegoer’s Doom [Review of the film Doom, 2003, by J. Brown & P. Smith]. http://www.rodneysreviews.com/doom.html

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Rodney, 2005)

Reference List
Author Surname, Initial. (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year, Month, Day). Title of broadcast [Radio broadcast]. Broadcast channel.
Hall, A. (Producer). (2014, May 1). Sane in insane places [Radio broadcast]. BBC Radio 4.

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Hall, 2014)

Reference List

Author Surname, Initial. (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year of broadcast). Title of show [TV series episode]. Broadcasting Company.

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

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Lewis & Apted, 2019)

When referencing the whole series

Reference List
Author Surname, Initial. (Producer, Director, Writer etc.). (Year of series first season). Title of series [TV series]. Broadcasting Company.

Rhimes, S. (Executive Producer). (2005). Gray's Anatomy [TV series]. National Broadcasting Company.

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Rhimes, 2005)

When referencing one episode from the series

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

Reich, A., Cohen, T. (Writers), & Bright, K.S. (Director). (2003). The one after Joey and Rachel kiss [TV series episode]. In K.S. Bright (Producer), Friends. National Broadcasting Company.

In-text
(Author Surname, Year)
(Reich, Cohen & Bright, 2003)

Reference List
Presenter Surname, Initial. (Presenter). (Year, Month Day of program). Title of segment [TV/Radio broadcast transcript]. In Title of program. http://xxxx

Henderson, B. (Presenter). (2016, August 22). What a wonderful world [TV transcript]. In Australian Story. http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2016/s4525163.htm

In-text
(Presenter Surname, Year)
(Henderson, 2016)