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Film Studies

A guide with resources pertaining to film studies.

Streaming Video from a Website (Youtube, Vimeo, etc.)

Last Name, First Name of video creator or Username of Creator. "Title of Video." Title of the Hosting Website, uploaded by Username, Day Month       Year of Publication, URL of video. Accessed Day Month Year video was viewed.

Example Works Cited Page:  
Sethi, Ramit. "How to Write a Winning Resume, With Ramit Sethi." YouTube, uploaded by I Will Teach You to Be Rich, 23 June 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fjkKCsM1w. Accessed 23 June 2021.

"Iron Man (2008) - Iron Man to the Rescue Scene (8/9)." YouTube, uploaded by Movieclips, 6 October 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o2ACEr9NmQ. Accessed 8 June 2022.

Example In-Text Citations:
If video creator is known:

(Last Name of Video Creator Start Time of Revelant Section-End Time of Section)

(Sethi 00:03:30-00:04:16)

If video creator is unknown:

("Words from Title" Start Time of Revelant Section-End Time of Section)

("Secrets of Drawing" 02:40-03:25)

Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player.

Streaming Video from a Video Service (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, etc.)

Title of Movie. Contributor(s). Publisher/Production Company, Year of Release. Name of Streaming Service.

Note: Typically films, television episodes, and other performances have many contributors. After the title, list the contributors most relevant to your project. Most common contributors listed include directors, creators, and performers.  

Example Works Cited Page:
The Irishman. Directed by Martin Scorsese, screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Charles Brandt, Tribeca Productions, 2019. Netflix.

Example In-Text Citations:
(Title of Movie Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section)

(The Irishman 1:25:15-01:40:05)

 Note: The title of the film is in italics in the in-text citation because that is how it appears in the Works Cited List Example.

 Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player.

Streaming Video from a Library Database (Kanopy, Swank, Films on Demand, etc.)

Title of Video. Contributor(s), Publisher/Production Company, Date. Title of Library Database.

Note: Typically films, television episodes, and other performances have many contributors. After the title, list the contributors most relevant to your project. Most common contributors listed include directors, creators, and performers.  

Example Works Cited Page:
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Directed by Robert Weine, Kino Lorber, 1919. Kanopy.

Example In-Text Citations:
(Words From Title Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section)

(Dr. Caligari 02:05:01-02:06:12)

Note: The title of the film is in italics in the in-text citation because that is how it appears in the Works Cited List.

Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player.

Television Series Episode

"Title of Episode." Title of TV Series, Contributors Name(s), season, episode,  Production Company, Year of Release. 

Note: Typically films, television episodes, and other performances have many contributors. After the title, list the contributors most relevant to your project. Most common contributors listed include directors, creators, and performers.  

Note: Seasons of a television series are usually numbered in sequence, as are the episodes. Both numbers should be included in the works cited list if available.

Example Works Cited Page:
"That's My Boy??" The Dick Van Dyke Show, created by Carl Reiner, performance by Dick Van Dyke, season 3, episode 1, Calvada Productions, 1963. 

Example In-Text Citations:
("Title of Episode" Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section)

("That's My Boy??" 14:56-15:33)

Note: The title of the episode is in quotation marks in the in-text citation because that is how it appears in the Works Cited List Example.

Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player.