How to Put a Video Into a Research Paper
- 1). Use the APA citation style. This citation style is used with psychology, education and other social science subjects. To cite a fictional video in APA style, use the following format: "[Producer's Last Name, First Initial] (Producer), & [Director's Last Name, First Initial] (Director). ([Year]). [Movie title] (Motion picture). [Country of Origin: Name of Movie Studio]". For a non-fiction video, use the following format: "[Producer's Last Name, First Initial] (Producer), ([Year]). [Video title] [DVD/VHS]. Available from [URL of publisher]
- 2). Use MLA style citation, which is popular within literature, arts and humanities subjects. To cite a video in this style, use the following format: [Title of film/video]. [Director] (Dir.). [Distributor], [year of release]. [DVD/videocassette/source].
- 3). Cite the video in AMA style for a research paper focused on medicine, health or the biological sciences. To do this, use the following format: [Director's surname and first initial]. [Name of movie] [Format]. [Country of Production]: [Production Company]; [Year].
- 4). Include the citation in Turabian style, which is designed to be used with all subjects. To do this, using the following format: [Last Name, First. of writer] [Film Title]. [DVD/VHS etc.]. Directed by [First Name Last Name]. [Distribution City]: [Distributor], [Year of Release].
- 5). Cite the video using the Chicago citation style. With the Chicago style, use the following format: [Title of video in italics]. [Format of video]. [Last then first name of director or organization]. [Original release year]. [Distributor location]: [Distribution company]. [Year of current release].
