APA Style (7th ed.)

Multimedia

Basic structure for a standalone multimedia work: 

Author, A. A. or Director, A. A. (year, month day). Title of work [Description]. Production Company or Label. https://www.someurl.com/full/address

You will need to modify the above based on any parts that you don't have, like an exact date or a label name, or add parts that you need. Media sources vary widely, especially in who is considered the author. Use this table from p. 341 of the Manual to identify the author:

Jump to more specific examples by using the table below: 

Film and Video (p. 342+ in Manual)

Note: APA does not require format of the film to be specified in the reference, e.g. DVD, streaming, or in a movie theater. Provide information about the format viewed only if the version referenced includes special features (APA p.343).

In-text Citations

Parenthetical Citation: “Proceed in an orderly fashion to your nearest stairs and descend to level 40,” illustrates ableism in the architecture of District 13's bunkers (Lawrence, 2014).

Narrative Citation: Mockingjay—Part 1 (Lawrence, 2014) invites us to be appalled at the idea of children fighting to the death, while at the same time inviting us to be riveted to a screen showing us just that.

Streaming Video, Subscription

Subscription database of video production companies, not freely available through other sources (p. 342 in Manual; see also APA Style Blog) 

Note: Films on Demand and Docuseek will not appear in references as they are providers and do not produce content. 

In-text Citation

Parenthetical Citation: The counselor needs to take into account that Latinos may consider themselves bicultural (Arredondo, 2018).

Narrative Citation: Arredondo states, “It’s absolutely primal - the family system” (2018, 1:12:05).
 

Streaming Video, Freely Available 

Freely available streaming video -- YouTube, TED Talks, Vimeo, etc. (p. 344 in Manual and APA Style Blog)
 

In-text Citation

Parenthetical Citation: Since John Smith wrote the 1624 book recounting his tale after the principal characters were dead, only his perspective remains (Smithsonian, 2017).

Narrative Citation: The Smithsonian’s production casts doubts on the role of Pocahontas in Smith’s rescue (2017)

Music (see p. 344-345 in the Manual)

Entire Album 

Note: The year(s) of the original composition are only necessary if different than the release date.

In-text Citation

Parenthetical Citation: Pieces of Africa include the basic ensemble of two violins, viola, and cello complemented by an exotic array of African instruments (Maraire, 1989-1991/1992).

Narrative Citation:  Abraham Dumisani Maraire (1989-1991/1992) brought together Western and African string instruments.
 

Single Song or Track

Notes: The year(s) of original composition, are only necessary if different than the release date. 
Omit the recording artist if same as the composer and include only [Song] in the media type.
Include a URL "if that location is the only means of retrieval” (p. 345).
 

In-text Citation

Parenthetical Citation: SistaStrings recorded the anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (Johnson, 1900/2019).

Narrative Citation:  SistaStrings recorded their rendition of the poem by James Weldon Johnson (1900/2019) .

Images (see p. 346-347 in the Manual)

see also APA Style Blog, Creative Commons Best Practices for Attribution, and About CC Licenses) 
Notes: 

• Use the following models to cite images. To reproduce artwork, infographics, or photographs, “permission and/or a copyright attribution may be necessary in addition to the reference”(p. 347).
• “No citation [...] or attribution is necessary for clip art from programs like Microsoft Word…”(APA, p. 346).
• When possible, use images with Creative Commons licenses or images that specify "no attribution is required" for simplicity.

Clip art or stock images, attribution required 

Attribution (instead of in-text citation)

The copyright attribution is used instead of an in-text citation (See APA Style Blog) 

Clip art or stock images, no attribution require

Notes:

If the image states that no attribution is required, then do not provide a reference entry, in-text citation, or attribution statement.

Sources for attribution-free images

From a collection or museum, physical or online

Notes: If from a subscription database such as ArtStor, it is not necessary to indicate the database name. Use the physical location of the work of art in the reference. See also APA Style Blog.) 

In-text citations

Parenthetical Citation: The shining city is seen in the distance in the painting “Grandma Moses Goes to the Big City” (Grandma Moses, 1946).
Narrative Citation:  The excitement of leaving the farm to visit the city is tangible in Grandma Moses’ painting (1946).

Podcasts (see p. 345 in the Manual)

In-text citations

Parenthetical Citation: Mitski’s use of a pedal steel guitar is described as dreamy and lachrymose (Sloan & Harding, 2023).

Narrative Citation: Sloan & Harding (2023) don’t generally expect soft and introspective songs to be chart breakers on TikTok.

TV Episode (see p. 343 in the Manual)

In-text citations

Parenthetical Citation: There is often disagreement between “objective reality” and “subjective perception” (Bicks & Strachan, 2023).
Narrative Citation: Bricks & Strachan (2023) define and distinguish between “objective reality” and “subjective perception.” 

Online Maps

In-text citations

Parenthetical Citation: (U.S. Forest Service & U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2022) 

Narrative Citation: The U.S. Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (2022)
 

Dynamically created maps (e.g. Google Maps, Apple Maps) p. 347 in Manual

In-text citations

Parenthetical Citation: The drive from Whitewater to the destination will take between five and six hours (Google, n.d.).

Narrative Citation: According to Google (n.d.) it will take about five and a half hours to drive to the destination.

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