ACAP Learning Resources: Reference in APA 7: Audiovisual &amp; Images

Reference Elements: Film, Video & Library Databases

Director, A. A. (Director), Producer, A. A. (Executive producer), Presenter, A. A. (Presenter), & Writer, A. A. (Writer). (Date). Title of work [Description]. Production Company or Host Site. https://doi.org/xxxx

Give the Author element a description in parentheses, e.g. (Director).

Give the Title element a description in square brackets, e.g. [Film], [Educational film].

Where works have multiple production companies separate each with a semicolon.

Always include a DOI if available. Only use a URL if it resolves without authentication.

See Section 10.12 of the APA Publication Manual for more examples.

REFERENCE LIST EXAMPLES
IN TEXT EXAMPLES

Films (Motion Pictures)

Sagal, B. (Director). (1971). The Omega Man [Film]. Walter Seltzer Productions.

Melville, J. (Director). (1967). Le Samouraï [The Samourai] [Film]. Filmel; Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématograp; Fida Cinematografica.

Videos & Academic Databases

Gregory, B. (Writer & presenter). (2012). CBT: Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques for everyday clinical practice [Educational film]. PESI Inc.

Microtraining Associates (Producer), Mejia, O., & Englar-Carlson, M. (Presenters). (2018). Multicultural feminist therapy [Educational film]. Alexander Street.

Crouch, A. (Practitioner). (2012). Bereavement and loss counselling [Educational film]. SAGE Video. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473940062

Parenthetical Style

Matthias declares "whether a state of war between China and Russia still exists is not important any longer" (Sagal, 1971, 05:02).

The client here feels a sense of shame about her heritage (Microtraining Associates et al., 2018).

Narrative Style

Sagal (1971) establishes this when Matthias declares "whether a state of war between China and Russia still exists is not important any longer" (05:02).

Crouch (2012) proposes that loss is a central theme of human existence.