SAMPLE WORKS CITED ENTRIES: FILM AND OTHER NONPRINT MEDIA

In addition to print and online resources, you may also be using a videotape, DVD, or other media as part of the research material for your paper. Sometimes, you may even use a live performance or television program as a source. Here are some sample entries to demonstrate how to handle these types of sources.

1. Films, Videos, and DVDs

Entries for films begin with the title of the film, underlined, followed by the director’s name, the distributor, and the year of the film’s release. You may also include other key information, such as names of the lead actors, between the title and the distributor.

Hamlet. Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Perf. , Glen Close, . Warner Bros, 1990.

To cite a videotape of a film, include the original release date and the medium before the name of the distributor.

Hamlet. Dir. . Perf. Kenneth Branagh, , . 1996. Videocassette. Warner, 2000.

The format for DVDs is parallel to that for a videotape:

Hamlet. Dir. Michael Almereyda. Perf. , Kyle MacLachlan, Diane Venora. 2000. DVD. Miramax, 2001.

William Shakespeare’s . Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Perf. Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes. 1997. DVD. Twentieth Century Fox, 2002.

2. Television Programs

In your works cited list, to reference a television program, use the following elements, in order: title of the episode (if any), in quotation marks; title of the program, underlined; title of the series (if any); name of the network; call letters and city of the local station; broadcast date.

Mark Twain. Dir. Ken Burns. KRMA, Denver. 14-15 Jan. 2002.

3. Live Performances

Entries for live performances (plays, concerts, ballets, etc.) begin with the title and generally follow the format for films (see above). Include the site and date of the performance at the end of the listing.

Copyright (c) 2005, Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman. All Rights Reserved. Tantalus. By John Barton. Dir. Edward Hall, . Denver Center for the Performing Arts. 21-22 Nov. 2000.

SAMPLE WORKS CITED ENTRIES: FILM AND OTHER NONPRINT MEDIA

In addition to print and online resources, you may also be using a videotape, DVD, or other media as part of the research material for your paper. Sometimes, you may even use a live performance or television program as a source. Here are some sample entries to demonstrate how to handle these types of sources.

1. Films, Videos, and DVDs

Entries for films begin with the title of the film, underlined, followed by the director’s name, the distributor, and the year of the film’s release. You may also include other key information, such as names of the lead actors, between the title and the distributor.

Hamlet. Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Perf. Mel Gibson, Glen Close, Alan Bates. Warner Bros, 1990.

To cite a videotape of a film, include the original release date and the medium before the name of the distributor.

Hamlet. Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Perf. Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi. 1996. Videocassette. Warner, 2000.

The format for DVDs is parallel to that for a videotape:

Hamlet. Dir. Michael Almereyda. Perf. Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Diane Venora. 2000. DVD. Miramax, 2001.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Perf. Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes. 1997. DVD. Twentieth Century Fox, 2002.

2. Television Programs

In your works cited list, to reference a television program, use the following elements, in order: title of the episode (if any), in quotation marks; title of the program, underlined; title of the series (if any); name of the network; call letters and city of the local station; broadcast date.

Mark Twain. Dir. Ken Burns. KRMA, Denver. 14-15 Jan. 2002.

Copyright (c) 2005, Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman. All Rights Reserved. 3. Live Performances

Entries for live performances (plays, concerts, ballets, etc.) begin with the title and generally follow the format for films (see above). Include the site and date of the performance at the end of the listing.

Tantalus. By John Barton. Dir. Edward Hall, Peter Hall. Denver Center for the Performing Arts. 21-22 Nov. 2000.

SAMPLE WORKS CITED ENTRIES: FILM AND OTHER NONPRINT MEDIA

In addition to print and online resources, you may also be using a videotape, DVD, or other media as part of the research material for your paper. Sometimes, you may even use a live performance or television program as a source. Here are some sample entries to demonstrate how to handle these types of sources.

1. Films, Videos, and DVDs

Entries for films begin with the title of the film, underlined, followed by the director’s name, the distributor, and the year of the film’s release. You may also include other key information, such as names of the lead actors, between the title and the distributor.

Hamlet. Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Perf. Mel Gibson, Glen Close, Alan Bates. Warner Bros, 1990.

To cite a videotape of a film, include the original release date and the medium before the name of the distributor.

Hamlet. Dir. Kenneth Branagh. Perf. Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi. 1996. Videocassette. Warner, 2000.

The format for DVDs is parallel to that for a videotape:

Hamlet. Dir. Michael Almereyda. Perf. Ethan Hawke, Kyle MacLachlan, Diane Venora. 2000. DVD. Miramax, 2001.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Perf. Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes. 1997. DVD. Twentieth Century Fox, 2002.

2. Television Programs

In your works cited list, to reference a television program, use the following elements, in order: title of the episode (if any), in quotation marks; title of the program, underlined; title of the series (if any); name of the network; call letters and city of the local station; broadcast date.

Copyright (c) 2005, Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman. All Rights Reserved. Mark Twain. Dir. Ken Burns. KRMA, Denver. 14-15 Jan. 2002.

3. Live Performances

Entries for live performances (plays, concerts, ballets, etc.) begin with the title and generally follow the format for films (see above). Include the site and date of the performance at the end of the listing.

Tantalus. By John Barton. Dir. Edward Hall, Peter Hall. Denver Center for the Performing Arts. 21-22 Nov. 2000.

Copyright (c) 2005, Pearson Education Inc., publishing as Pearson Longman. All Rights Reserved.