TV broadcasts and recordings
You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)
Format for footnotes
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Broadcast
34. Title, season number, episode, directed by director/s, aired Date, Year, on Network.
DVD version
45. Title, season, episode, "Title of Episode," directed by Director, Format, (Distibutor, year), disc number [if relevant].
Netflix or other online service
66. Title, season, episode, "Title of episode," directed by Director, access date, streaming service.
Footnote examples
Broadcast
34. Rosehaven, season 1, episode 5, directed by Jonathan Brough, aired November 9, 2016, on ABC TV.
OR
34. Rosehaven, season 1, episode 5, directed by Jonathan Brough, aired November 9, 2016, on ABC TV, accessed November 10, 2016, http://iview.abc.net.au/.
DVD
45. Mad Men, season 3, episode 2, "My Old Kentucky Home," created by Matthew Weiner, DVD, (Lions Gate Television, 2010), disc 1.
Netflix or other online service
45. Mad Men, season 3, episode 2, "My Old Kentucky Home," created by Matthew Weiner, accessed November 10, 2016, https://www.netflix.com/au/.
Second and subsequent entries:
45. Rosehaven, episode 5.
OR
50. Mad Men, "My Old Kentucky Home."
Format for bibliography
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Broadcast
Title. Season, episode, "Title of Episode." Directed by Director. Aired date, on Network.
DVD
Title. Season, episode, "Title of Episode." Directed by Director. Format. Distributor, year. Disc number [if relevant].
Netflix or other online service
Title. Season, episode, "Title of Episode." Directed by Director. Access date, streaming service.
Bibliography entry examples
Broadcast
Rosehaven. Season 1, episode 5. Directed by Jonathan Brough. Aired November 9, 2016, on ABC TV.
OR
Rosehaven. Season 1, episode 5. Directed by Jonathan Brough. Aired November 9, 2016, on ABC TV. Accessed November 10, 2016. http://iview.abc.net.au/.
DVD
Mad Men. Season 3, episode 2, "My Old Kentucky Home." Created by Matthew Weiner. DVD. Lions Gate Television, 2010, disc 1.
Netflix or other online service
Mad Men. Season 3, episode 2, "My Old Kentucky Home." Created by Matthew Weiner. Accessed November 10, 2016, https://www.netflix.com/au/.
Style notes for this style type
- See Manual 14.261 and 14.265. See also Turabian 17.8.3.2.
- The order of the citation elements may depend on the nature of the resource and on what the focus of the citation is (i.e. you may cite the director's name first if the direction of the work is your primary focus).
- Any facts relevant to identifying the item should be included (i.e. additional writers, actors, producers). See above links for examples.
- Episodes and indexed scenes are treated like chapters.
- Where an episode does not have an individual title, just include the episode number.
- Bibliography entries are usually listed by title (see Turabian 17.8.3.2)
- You may need to consult other resources (i.e a library catalogue or IMDb) for some citation elements.
- For recordings accessed online, if there is no date of production or broadcast provided, you should include an access date prior to the URL (Manual 14.12).
- For recordings accessed online, include a publication date (or date of modification/revision). If no such date can be found, include an access date.
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