Subject & Study Guides: TUS: Cite them right: Harvard Guide: Multi-Media; Digital Media and Design

Citing Multimedia Formats

For audio-visual material there may be no author in which case the title and date can be provided in the in-text reference
Format details should be included
If the source is electronic, details of the online location and date of access should be included in your Reference List

Film on disc / storage device

Material Type

In-Text Example

Reference List Example

See Cite Them Right, 12th ed G22.3 p .110

Film on Disk / Storage Device: citation order:

Film on Disk / Storage Device: example:

If you refer to a film, video or broadcast, you should cite the director and the date.

(Forman, 2002)

Title of Film (in italics)
Year of distribution (in round brackets)
Directed by
[Medium]
Place of distribution: distribution company

One flew over the cuckoo's nest (2002) Directed by M Forman [DVD]. Burbank, CA.: Warner home video.

Online video sharing platforms, (You tube, Vimeo etc)

Material Type

In-text example

Reference list example

See Cite Them Right, 12th ed G22.2 p .109

Video online citation order and example:

(author, date)

(Everywhere Psychology, 2012)

Name of person or organisation posting video
Year video posted (in round brackets)
Title of film or programme (in italics)
Date uploaded (if available)
Available at: DOI or name of streaming service/app or URL. Accessed: date)

Everywhere Psychology (2012) Bandura's bobo doll experiment. 12 April. Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmBqwWlJg8U (Accessed 19 October 2013).

Streaming movies

Material type

In-text example

Reference list example

See Cite Them Right, 12th ed G22.3b p .110

Films viewed via streaming services citation order and example

(Title, date)

(Black panther, 2018)

Title of film
Year of distribution (in round brackets)
Directed by...
Available at: DOI or name of service or URL (Accessed: date)

Black panther (2018) Directed by R. Coogler. Available at: Netflix (Accessed: 4 July 2022)

Computer game

Material type

In-text reference example

Reference list example

See Cite Them Right, 12th ed G23.1 p .113

Computer game: citation order and example

(Title of game, date) or

Title of game (Date)

In Assassin's Creed brotherhood (2010) we see..

Company/individual developer
Release year (in round brackets)
Title of game (in italics and capitalise initial letters- include edition if relevant)
[Video game]
Publisher

If accessed online:

Available at: DIO or URL (Accessed: date)

Ubisoft (2010) Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood [Video game]. Ubisoft. Available at: https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/assassins-creed/brotherhood (Accessed 28 May 2020)

Computer Programme

Material Type

In-text example

Reference list: example

See Cite Them Right, 12th ed G23.4 p .114

Computer program: citation order and example:

(Author, date)

(TecSmith, 2021)

Author (if given)
Date if given (in round brackets)
Title of program (in italics and capitalise initial letters)
Version (in round brackets)
[Computer program]
Availability, that is, distributor, address, order number (if given)

If accessed online:

Available at: DOI or URL (Accessed: date)

TechSmith Corporation (2021) Camtasia 2020 (Version 2021.0.0) [Computer program]. Available at: https://www.techsmith.com/video-editor.html (Accessed: 4 June 2022).

Works of art

Material type

In-text example

Reference list example

See Cite Them Right, 12th ed G19.2 p. 92

Works of art in original media: citation order and example:

(Author, date)

(Coelle,1964)

CITATION ORDER FOR PAINTINGS/ DRAWINGS

Artist (Surname followed by initials)
Year of production (in round brackets)
Title of work. (in italics)
[Medium]
Location of the work
(Viewed: date)

OR IF SEEN ONLINE

Artist (Surname followed by initials)
Year of production (in round brackets)
Title of work. (in italics)
[Medium]
Available at: URL (Accessed date).

Coello (1964) The triumph of St Augustine. [Oil on Canvas]. Museo del Prado, Madrid (Viewed 4 May 2023)