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Chicago (17th ed.) Citation Style Guide: Audiovisual Material

Multimedia - Elements of the Citation (14.261)

"Multimedia - elements of the citation. The citation for recordings and other multimedia content usually includes some or all of the following elements:

  1. The name of the composer, writer, performer, or other person primarily responsible for the content. Includes designations such as vocalist, conductor, or director as appropriate.
  2. The title of the work, in italics or quotation marks, as applicable.
  3. Information about the work, including the names of additional contributors and the date and location of the recording, production, or performance.
  4. Information about the publisher, including date of publication.
  5. Information about the medium or format (e.g., LP, DVD, MP3, AVI). Supplementary information, such as the number of discs in an album and the duration of the recording, as applicable, may also be given.
  6. Any additional information that might be relevant to the citation.
  7. For sources consulted online, a URL"  (Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed., p. 869).

DVD (14.265)

Bibliographic Form

Koneline: Our Land Beautiful. Directed by Nettie Wild. Vancouver: Canada Wild Productions, 2015. DVD.

 

Footnote Form

4. Koneline: Our Land Beautiful, directed by Nettie Wild (Vancouver: Canada Wild Productions, 2015), DVD.

 

Shortened Note

5. Koneline.

Podcast (14.267)

Bibliographic Form

Erickson, Jo, and Tom Weber. "The Legacy of Lynching: A Chance to Remember, a Chance to Heal." May 24, 2018. In Counter Stories. Podcast. MP3 audio, 52:04. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/24/the-legacy-of-lynching--a-chance-to-remember-a-chance-to-heal-.

 

Footnote Form

7. Jo Erickson and Tom Weber, "The Legacy of Lynching: A Chance to Remember, a Chance to Heal," May 24, 2018, in Counter Stories, podcast, MP3 audio, 52:04, https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/05/24/the-legacy-of-lynching--a-chance-to-remember-a-chance-to-heal-.

 

Shortened Note

8. Erickson and Weber,  "Legacy of Lynching."

YouTube Video (14.267)

Bibliographic Form

Steindl-Rast, David. "A Grateful Day." Network for Grateful Living. 2017. YouTube Video, 5:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSt7k_q_qRU.

 

Footnote Form

5. David Steindl-Rast, "A Grateful Day," Network for Grateful Living, 2017, YouTube Video, 5:22, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSt7k_q_qRU.

 

Shortened Note

6. Steindl-Rast, "Grateful Day."

Video from a Website (14.267)

Bibliographic Form

Gold, Danny, Neil Brandvold, Michelle Kim, Tom Silverstone, Den Macfarlane, and Mustafa Khalili. "The Only Way Out is Through Jesus: The El Salvador Pastors Saving MS-13 Gang Members." The Guardian, July 19, 2018. Video, 12:14. https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2018/jul/19/the-only-way-out-is-through-jesus-el-salvadors-brutal-gangs-and-salvation-video.

 

Footnote Form

6. Danny Gold et al., "The Only Way Out is Through Jesus: The El Salvador Pastors Saving MS-13 Gang Members," The Guardian, July 19, 2018, video, 12:14, https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2018/jul/19/the-only-way-out-is-through-jesus-el-salvadors-brutal-gangs-and-salvation-video.

 

Shortened Note

7. Gold et al., "Only Way Out."

Ted Talk (14.267)

Bibliographic Form

Bouman, Katie. "How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole." Filmed November 2016 at TEDxBeaconStreet, Brookline, MA. Video, 12:51. https://www.ted.com/talks/katie_bouman_what_does_a_black_hole_look_like.

 

Footnote Form

6. Katie Bouman,  "How to Take a Picture of a Black Hole," filmed November 2016 at TEDxBeaconStreet, Brookline, MA, video, 12:51, https://www.ted.com/talks/katie_bouman_what_does_a_black_hole_look_like.

 

Shortened Note

7. Bouman, "How to Take."