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Chicago Format & Citation Style: Notes and Bibliography, 17th Edition

Movie, Film, or Documentary

FOOTNOTE format and examples:

1 Title of Movie/Film in Italics, directed by Director's first name last name (Original release year; Place of publication: Studio/Distributor, Video release year), Medium.

2 Star Wars: A New Hope, directed by George Lucas (1977; Beverly Hills, CA: 20th Century Fox, 2011), Blu-ray Disc.

3 Star Wars.

BIBLIOGRAPHY format and example:

Director's last name, first name, dir. Title of Movie/Film in Italics. Original release year; Place of publication: Studio/Distributor, Video release year. Medium

Lucas, George, dir. Star Wars: A New Hope. 1977; Beverly Hills, CA: 20th Century Fox, 2011. Blu-ray Disc.

YouTube Video

FOOTNOTE format and examples:

1 Author's first name last name or Institution, “Title of Video in Quotation Marks,” YouTube video, running time, publication date, URL.

2 UWFLibraries, "UWF John C. Pace Library Flash Mob," YouTube video, 3:13, October 22, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UR2S-JZfCw.

3 UWFLibraries, "Flash Mob."

BIBLIOGRAPHY format and example:

Author's last name, first name or Institution. “Title of Video in Quotation Marks.” YouTube video, running time. Publication date. URL.

UWFLibraries. "UWF John C. Pace Library Flash Mob." YouTube video, 3:13. October 22, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UR2S-JZfCw.sss.

Television Show

FOOTNOTE format and examples:

1 Title of Television Show in Italics, season #, episode #, "Title of Episode in Quotation Marks," directed by Director's first name last name, aired date, on Channel, URL.

2 The Brady Bunch, season 3, episode 10, "Her Sister's Shadow," directed by Russ Mayberry, aired November 19, 1971, on ABC, https://www.hulu.com/the-brady-bunch.

3 The Brady Bunch, "Her Sister's Shadow."

BIBLIOGRAPHY format and example:

Director's last name, first name. Title of Television Show in Italics. Season #, episode #, "Title of Episode in Quotation Marks." Aired date, on Channel. URL.

Mayberry, Russ, dir. The Brady Bunch. Season 3, episode 10, "Her Sister's Shadow." Aired November 19, 1971, on ABC. https://www.hulu.com/the-brady-bunch.

Podcast

FOOTNOTE format and examples:

1 Author's first name last name, "Title of Episode," date, in Title of Podcast, produced by Producer's first name last name, podcast, file type, running time, URL.

2 Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag, "F-Bombs, Chicken, and Exclamation Points," April 21, 2015, in How to Do Everything, produced by Gilliam Donovan, podcast, MP3 audio, 18:46, http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510303/how-to-do-everything."

3 Danforth and Chillag, "F-Bombs."

BIBLIOGRAPHY format and example:

Author's last name, first name. "Title of Episode." Produced by Producer's first name last name. Title of Podcast, date. Podcast, file type, running time. URL.

Danforth, Mike, and Ian Chillag. "F-Bombs, Chicken, and Exclamation Points." Produced by by Gillian Donovan. How to Do Everything, April 21, 2015. Podcast, MP3 audio, 18:46. http://www.npr.org/podcasts/510303/how-to-do-everything."

Sound Recording

FOOTNOTE format and examples:

1 Name of Group/Composer/Performer, "Title of Recording in Quotation Marks," by Names of Contributors, recorded Date, track # on Title of Album, Recording Company/Publisher, Medium.

2 Ray Charles, vocalist, “Georgia on My Mind,” by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, recorded March 1960, track 2 on The Genius Hits the Road, ABC-Paramount, Vinyl LP.

3 Charles, "Georgia on My Mind."

BIBLIOGRAPHY format and example:

Name of Group/Composer/Performer. "Title of Recording in Quotation Marks." By Names of Contributors. Recorded date. Track # on Title of Album. Recording Company/Publisher. Medium.

Charles, Ray. “Georgia on My Mind.” By Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell. Recorded March 1960. Track 2 on The Genius Hits the Road. ABC-Paramount. Vinyl LP.

Published or Broadcast Interviews

FOOTNOTE format and examples:

1 Author's first name last name, "Title of Interview in Quotations Marks," interview by Interviewer first name last name, source, date, page #s cited or URL.

2 Nahas Angula, "The Pan-African Institute for the Study of African Society: An Interview with Nahas Angula," interview by Itibari M. Zulu, Journal of Pan African Studies 10, no. 1 (March 2017): 279, EBSCOhost.

3 Angula, interview.

4 Bruce Springsteen, "Watch: Bruce Springsteen, Our Complete Interview," interview by Jeffrey Brown, PBS NewsHour, December 20, 2016, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/watch-bruce-springsteen-complete-interview.

5 Springsteen, interview.

BIBLIOGRAPHY format and example:

Author's last name, first name. "Title of Interview in Quotation Marks." By Interviewer first name last name. source, date. page #s cited or URL.

Angula, Nahas. "The Pan-African Institute for the Study of African Society: An Interview with Nahas Angula." By Itibari M. Zulu. Journal of Pan African Studies 10, no. 1 (March 2017): 278-84. EBSCOhost

Springsteen, Bruce. "Watch: Bruce Springsteen, Our Complete Interview." By Jeffrey Brown. PBS NewsHour, December 20, 2016. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/watch-bruce-springsteen-complete-interview.