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MLA | Example Media Citations

Media:  
DVD/ Motion Picture
To Kill a Mockingbird. Directed by Robert Mulligan, performances by Gregory Peck, John Megna, and Frank Overton, Universal International Pictures, 1962.
Video streaming from subscription database
12 Angry Men. Directed by Sidney Lumet, performances by Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb and Ed Begley, Orion-Nova Productions, 1957. Swank Digital Campus, www.digitalcampus.swankmp.net.
Episode from a series streaming
“The Potato.” Modern Marvels, produced by Don Cambou, 2010, Films on Demand, www.fod.infobase.com/.
YouTube Video
Ted-Ed. “Why is This Painting So Captivating? - James Earle and Christina Bozsik.” YouTube, 10 Mar. 2016, www.youtu.be/loMy3sbW64g.
Music CD
Nirvana. “Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind, Geffen, 1991.
Painting, sculpture or photograph retrieved from Artstor
Rockwell, Norman. Freedom From Want. 1943. Artstor, www.library.artstor.org/#/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000958361.
Painting, sculpture or photograph retrieved online
Cezanne, Paul. Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses. 1890, Metropolitan Museum of Art, www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/51.112.1.
Podcast (audio)
Clark, Josh. “How Chili Peppers Work.” Stuff You Should Know, 10 Sept. 2015, www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/how-chili-peppers-work.htm.
Tweet
@tombrokaw. "SC demonstrated why all the debates are the engines of this campaign." Twitter, 22 Jan. 2012, 3:06 a.m., www.twitter.com/tombrokaw/status/160996868971704320.

APA | Example Media Citations

Media:  
DVD/ Motion Picture/ Film
Mulligan, R. (Director). (1962). To kill a mockingbird. [Film]. Universal Pictures.
Video streaming from subscription database
Lumet, S. (Director). (1957). 12  angry men [Video]. Swank Digital Campus. http://digitalcampus.swankmp.net
Episode from a series streaming
Kruener, P. (Writer), & Dzilvelis, P. (Director). (2010). The potato (Season 16, Episode 3) [TV series episode]. In D. Cambou (Producer), Modern marvels. A&E Television. Films on Demand. http://fod.infobase.com
YouTube Video
AsapSCIENCE. (2019, September 23). We stayed awake for 36 hours and it changed our faces [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z30Wkbc8W_M
TED Talk
Lindenberger, E. (2019, April). Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines [Video]. TEDxMidAtlantic. https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_lindenberger_why_we_need_to_fight_misinformation_about_vaccines#t-428838
Song
Joel, B. (1989). We didn’t start the fire [Song]. On Storm front. Columbia.
Painting, sculpture or photograph retrieved from Artstor
Rockwell. N. (1943). Freedom from want. [Oil on canvas for posters]. Artstor. http://library.artstor.org/#/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000958361
Painting, sculpture or photograph retrieved online
Cezanne, P. (1890). Still life with apples and a pot of primroses [Painting]. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/51.112.1
Podcast episode (audio)
Clark, J. (Host). (2015, September 10). How chili peppers work [Audio podcast episode]. In How stuff works. NPR. http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/how-chili-peppers-work.htm
Tweet
Brokaw, T. [@tombrokaw]. (2012, January 22). SC demonstrated why all the debates are the engines of this campaign [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/tombrokaw/status/160996868971704320

Chicago | Example Media Citations

Media: Footnote or Endnote Bibliographic Entry
DVD/ Motion Picture      1. Alan Pakula, To Kill a Mockingbird, directed by Robert Mulligan (1962; Universal City, CA: Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 1998), DVD.
Peck, Gregory, John Megna, and Frank Overton. To Kill a Mockingbird, collectors ed. DVD. Directed by Robert Mulligan. Universal City, CA: Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 1998.
Video Streaming from a Subscription Database      2. Sidney Lumet, 12 Angry Men (1957; Orion-Nova Productions), streaming video, from Swank Digital Campus, 1:36:00, http://digitalcampus.swankmp.net.
Fonda, Henry, Lee J. Cobb and Ed Begley. 12 Angry Men. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Orion-Nova Productions, 1957. Swank Digital Campus, http://digitalcampus.swankmp.net.
Episode From a Series Streaming      3. “Stories from the Hudson.” America’s First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson, produced by Bill Moyers, aired April 23, 2002. Films on Demand, 1:57:34. Posted March 5, 2009. http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?xtid=30024.
Moyers, Bill. “Stories from the Hudson.” America’s First River: Bill Moyers on the Hudson. Aired April 23, 2002. Films on Demand, 1:57:34. Posted March 5, 2009, http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?xtid=30024.
YouTube Video      4. “Why is this painting so captivating? - James Earle and Christina Bozsik,” YouTube video, 3:52, posted by “Ted-Ed,” March 10, 2016, https://youtu.be/loMy3sbW64g.
Ted-Ed. “Why is this painting so captivating? - James Earle and Christina Bozsik,” YouTube Video, 3:52. Posted March 10, 2016, https://youtu.be/loMy3sbW64g.
Music CD      5. Nirvana, Nevermind, DGC ‎– DGCD-24425, released September 24, 1991, compact disc.
Nirvana. Nevermind. DGC ‎– DGCD-24425, 1991, compact disc.
Painting, Sculpture or Photograph Retrieved from Artstor      6. Norman Rockwell. Freedom From Want, oil on canvas for posters, University of California, San Diego, accessed Oct. 10, 2017, http://library.artstor.org/#/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000958361
Norman Rockwell. Freedom From Want. Oil on canvas. University of California, San Diego. Accessed Oct. 10, 2017. http://library.artstor.org/#/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822000958361
Painting, Sculpture or Photograph Retrieved Online      7. Paul Cezanne, Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses, 1890, oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 36 3/8 in. (73 x 92.4 cm) New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Cezanne, Paul. Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses, 1890. Oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 36 3/8 in. (73 x 92.4 cm) New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accessed June 2, 2017. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/51.112.1/.
Podcast (audio)      8. Josh Clark, “How Chili Peppers Work.” Stuff You Should Know, podcast audio, September 10, 2015. http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/how-chili-peppers-work.htm.
Clark, Josh. “How Chili Peppers Work.” Stuff You Should Know, podcast audio, aired September 10, 2015. http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/how-chili-peppers-work.htm.
Tweet      9. Donald J. Trump, Twitter post, January 22, 2017, 6:23 a.m., https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump.
Tweets do not have entries in the bibliography.