MLA & APA Citation Guide 

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See the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition, for detailed information about citing television broadcasts, sound recordings, live performances, maps, CD-ROMs, etc.

Film or DVD

Essential Elements:

• Title of film
• Director's name
• Primary actors/performers
• Year of orginal release
• Distributor
• Year of current release
• Format (DVD, VHS, etc.)

Example:

Glory. Dir. Edward Zwick. Perf. Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes. 1989. Columbia TriStar

         Home Entertainment, 2005. DVD.

Image, Photograph, and other Visual Art

Essential Elements:

• Name of artist (if available)
• Title of work (italicized)
• Date of composition (if unavailable, use "n.d.")
• Medium of composition
• Name of institution, repository, or collection that houses the work
• Location of housing institution (City)

If accessed online, include the following information as well:

• Title of Database (italicized)
• Medium of publication (Web)
• Date of access

Example (Print):

Warhol, Andy. Photobooth Self-Portrait. ca. 1963. Photograph. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Example (Accessed Through a Database):

Poussin, Nicolas. Dance to the Music of Time. 1638-40. Oil on canvas. Wallace Collection, London. ARTstor. Web. 8 Sep. 2009.