History Subject Guide: Media - Video & Music

Online Video

Components:

"Video Title," Website Title video, video length, posted by Uploader's Name, publication date, video's URL.

Example:

"That Time Disney Remade Beauty and the Beast," YouTube video, 36:52, posted by Lindsay Ellis, July, 31, 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpUx9DnQUkA.

Movie (streaming)

Components:

Movie Title, directed by Author(s), publication date, Location of Distribution Company: Name of Distribution Company, year of distribution rights acquired, streaming service's homepage URL.

Example:

Amélie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001, Los Angeles, CA: Fox Entertainment Group, 2005, /swank.

Television Episode (streaming)

Components:

Television Series Title, season number, episode number, "Episode Title," directed by Author(s), aired original publication date, streaming service's URL for show.

Example:

BoJack Horseman, season 3, episode 4, "Fish Out of Water," directed by Mike Hollingsworth, aired July 22, 2016, https://www.netflix.com/title/70300800.

Song (streaming)

Components:

"Song Title," Streaming Service, track number on Author(s), Album Title, Publisher, publication year.

Example:

"Dar (Qué Difícil)", Bandcamp, track 8 on Juana Molina, Un Día, Domino Records, 2008.