Chicago 17th Author-Date

(formerly Chicago 17th B)

Film or video

Reference components

Creator Surname, First Name(s). Year. Title of Work in Italics. Format. First Name(s) Surname of Main Contributor. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Reference list examples

Gameau, Damon, and Nick Batzias. 2014. That Sugar Film. DVD. Directed by Damon Gameau. Australia: Madmen Entertainment.

Johnson, Darlene. 2014. The Redfern Story. DVD. Directed and written by Darlene Johnson. Australia: CAAMA Productions.

Moore, Michael. 2003. Bowling for Columbine. DVD. Written and directed by Michael Moore. Melbourne, Australia: AV Channel.

(Gameau and Batzias 2014).

OR

Gameau and Batzias’s (2014) movie depicted …

If quoting

“Hidden sugar in foods can effect the human body” (Gameau and Batzias 2014,1:11:4).

In Gameau and Batzias’s (2014, 01:11:4) documentary, it was revealed that “hidden sugar in foods can effect the human body.”

Note: When quoting, include a timestamp in the format HH:MM:SS

  • The ‘creator’ of the video could be a presenter or writer
  • The main contributor can be a director, producer, writer etc. Include the main contributor after the medium/format
  • Format may include DVD, Blu-ray, CD-Rom, VHS etc.

TV series episode

Reference components

Creator’s Surname, First Name(s). Year. “Title of Episode.” Season #, episode #. Title of Series in Italics. Format. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Reference list examples

Bender, Jack. 2016. “The Door.” Season 6, episode 5. Game of Thrones. Television program. New York: HBO.

Fryman, Pamela, Gloria Calderon Kellett, and Phill Lewis. 2019. “Harmony.” Episode 2. Merry Happy Whatever. Television program. Los Angeles: Netflix.

(Bender 2016).

OR

As shown by Bender (2016) …

If quoting

“…” (Bender 2016, 01:13:10).

Note: When quoting, include a timestamp in the format HH:MM:SS.

  • Use the same components for a radio program
  • Omit season and episode number if unavailable

TV series

Reference components

Creator Surname, First Name(s). Year. Title of Series in Italics. Format. Main Contributor’s First Name(s) Surname. Place of Publication: Publisher.

Reference list examples

Cawley, Tucker. 2019. Merry Happy Whatever. Television series. Directed by Pamela Fryman, Phill Lewis, and Gloria Calderon Kellett. Los Angeles: Netflix.

da Mosto, Francesco. 2008. Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage. Television series. Directed by Andrea Carnevali and Nicola Searle. London: BBC.

(da Mosto 2008).

OR

da Mosto’s (2008) TV series …

  • The main contributor can include a director, producer or writer as applicable
  • Use the same components for a radio series

YouTube or other streaming video

Reference components

Author Surname, First Name(s). Year. Title of Video in Italics. Format, Running length time. URL.

Reference list examples

California Newsreel. 2008. In Sickness and in Wealth. Kanopy streaming video, 58:00. https://curtin.kanopy.com/video/sickness-and-wealth.

Ellis, Lindsay. 2017. Auteur Theory vs. Michael Bay: The Whole Plate: Episode 2. YouTube video, 12:31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srk-tPbQVcs.

Lyiscott, Jamila. 2014. 3 Ways to Speak English. TED video, 04:17. https://www.ted.com/talks/jamila_lyiscott_3_ways_to_speak_english.

(Ellis 2017).

OR

As depicted in the video by Ellis (2017) …

If quoting

“Film by its very nature is a collaborative art” (Ellis 2017, 0:25).

As highlighted by Ellis (2017, 0:25) “film by its very nature is a collaborative art.”

Note: When quoting, include a timestamp in the format HH:MM:SS.

  • The person who posted the video is often credited as the author
  • If the real name of the person who posted the video is unknown, include only the username
  • For other web streaming videos, replace ‘YouTube video’ with the relevant video title e.g. TED Talk video, Netflix streaming video etc.

Podcast episode

Reference components

Author Surname, First Name(s). Year. “Title of Podcast Episode.” Episode Number. Title of Podcast Series in Italics. Format. Name of Website. Place of Publication: Publisher. URL.

Reference list examples

Kilgariff, Karen, and Georgia Hardstark. 2019. “The Baddest of Them All.” Episode 196. My Favorite Murder. Audio podcast. My Favorite Murder Inc. Burbank, CA. https://myfavoritemurder.com/196-the-baddest-of-them-all/.

Malcolm, Lynne. 2018. “Tripping for Depression.” All in the Mind. Audio podcast. ABC Radio National. Sydney: ABC. https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/allinthemind/tripping-for-depression/10223006.

(Malcom 2018).

OR

As shown in Malcom (2018) …

If quoting

“…” (Malcom 2018, 30:55).

“…” (Kilgariff and Hardstark 2019, 26:10).

Note: When quoting, include a timestamp in the format HH:MM:SS.

  • The author can be a producer, writer, speaker or presenter
  • If the podcast episode number is not provided, omit it from the reference list

Music

Reference components

Creator Surname, First Name(s), Role. Year. “Title of Track.” Track # on Title of Record in Italics. Format. Publisher.

Reference list examples

Rihanna, vocalist. 2007. “Umbrella.” Track 1 on Good Girl Gone Bad. MP3 audio. Island Def Jam.

The Wombats, band. 2017. Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life. MP3 audio. Warner Music Australia.

(The Wombats 2017).

OR

According to the lyrics by The Wombats (2017) …

  • Only the title of the album is italicised. Quotation marks are used for the individual track titles
  • The role of the creator can be a vocalist, composer, conductor, director, performer or other person primarily responsible for the content
  • Reference components should be adapted to suit the requirements of your referencing e.g. track versus album as shown above