Audiovisual media may have both visual and audio components, or be audio only, or visual only.
For Audiovisual media it matters whether a work stands alone or is part of a greater whole.
Here are a few examples of reference citations:
Podcast
Fleming, E. (Host). (2017-present). Redrum blonde [Audio podcast]. Apple. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redrum-blonde/id1256261530
Podcast episode
Nosrat, S. & Hirway, H. (Hosts). (2020, July 22). I scream, you scream, please scream inside your heart for ice scream (with Nadiya Hussain) (No. 6) [Audio podcast episode]. In Home Cooking. Apple Podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-scream-you-scream-please-scream-inside-your-heart/id1503149669?i=1000485751148
YouTube or other streaming video
Columbus State Librarians.(2020, May 15). APA format – Online media (websites, OER and social media). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiPLMfwP7cM
PP slides or lecture notes – pg. 347
PowerPoint slides from a website
U. S. Small Business Administration. (2016, September). Organizational types and considerations for a small business [PowerPoint slides]. U. S. Small Business Administration. https://www.sba.gov
PowerPoint slides or lecture notes from CSCC Blackboard Learn
NOTE: If the slides or lecture notes come from your course in Blackboard Learn and you are writing for an audience with access to Blackboard Learn, provide the name of the site and the login page to Blackboard Learn, https://courses.cscc.edu.
Brown, D. (2020, July 29). How to write proper lecture note citations found in course materials [Lecture notes]. Columbus State Blackboard Learn. https://courses.cscc.edu
This template gives you the order and formatting for each part of a reference citation (author, date, title, and source) for the various types of audiovisual media.
Templates for Citing Audiovisual Media
Template to Determine Who to Include as the Author
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Media type |
Include as the Author |
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Film |
Director |
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TV series |
Executive Producer(s) |
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TV series episode |
Writer and director of episode |
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Podcast |
Host or executive producer |
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Podcast episode |
Host of episode |
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Webinar |
Instructor |
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Classical music album or song |
Composer |
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Modern music album or song |
Recording artist |
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Artwork |
Artist |
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Online streaming video |
Person or group who uploaded the video |
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Photograph |
Photographer |
Source: P. 341 of the Seventh Edition: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Template for Citing Audiovisual Media that Stand Alone
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Author |
Date |
Title |
Source |
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Publisher |
URL
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Director, D. D. (Director).
Producer, P. P. (Executive Producer).
Host, H. H. (Host).
Artist, A. A.
Uploader, U. U.
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(2020).
(1989-present).
(2013-2020).
(2020, April 20).
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Title of work [Description]. |
Production Company.
Label.
Museum Name, Museum Location.
Department Name, University Name.
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https://xxxxx
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Source: p. 342 of the Seventh Edition: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Audiovisual Media are described in-depth on pp. 341-347.
Template for Citing Audiovisual Media that Are Part of a Greater Whole
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Author |
Date |
Title |
Source |
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Website name |
URL
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Writer, W. W. (Writer), & Director, D. D. (Director).
Host, H. H. (Host).
Producer, P. P. (Producer).
Composer, C. C.
Artist, A. A.
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(2020).
(2020, April 20). |
Title of episode (Season No., Episode No.) [Description].
Title of Song [Description]. |
In P. P. Producer (Executive Producer), Title of TV series. Production Company.
In Title of podcast. Production Company.
On Title of album. Label.
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https://xxxxx
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Source: p. 342 of the Seventh Edition: Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Audiovisual Media are described in-depth on pp. 341-347.
Here are some new reference and citation examples for audiovisual sources published only in APA's March 13th, 2020 blog post.
