General Format

(Director Surname, Year, time stamp for the beginning of the quotation)

(Director Surname, Year)

Director Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Director). (Year). Title of film [Description {e.g. Motion picture or DVD}]. Name of Production Studio. URL, if applicable

Tip: If the source is a film, use the director's name. If the source is a TV series, use the executive producer(s)' name. If the source is a TV episode, use the writer and director of the episode. For a complete list of creators, see p. 341 of the APA manual.

Example

(Davidson, 1999, 39:06)

(Davidson, 1999)

Davidson, J. (Director). (1999). B. F. Skinner: A fresh appraisal [Film]. Davidson Films.

Tips

• See the APA Manual (10.12) for more information and examples.

General Format

(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year, time stamp for the beginning of the quotation)

(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)

Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author screen name. (Year, Month Day {of video post}). Title of video [Video]. YouTube. URL of specific video

Example

(CHOICE Media Channel, 2020, 3:12)

(CHOICE Media Channel, 2020)

CHOICE Media Channel. (2020, February 14). Creating references using seventh edition APA style [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmZIfLX_qs8

Tips

• The official APA Style website includes an example for how to cite a TED Talk from YouTube. They also show what to do if you viewed the TED Talk on the actual TED website.
• See the APA Manual (10.12, #90) for more information and examples.