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Chicago Citation Style, 17th Edition: Audio/Video Recording

A University of Lethbridge Library guide to Chicago Manual of Style citations.

Audio/Video Recording (14.263-14.265)

Example 1 – Musical Recording (MP3)

N:         1. "Something Just Like This," featuring Coldplay, MP3 audio, track 5 on Chainsmokers, Memories...Do Not Open, Columbia, 2017.

NOTE: Musical recordings are typically listed in a separate discography rather than a bibliography. See the Manual, 14.262 for more information. For examples of musical recordings on CD and other formats, see the Manual, 14.263.

 

Example 2 – Video Recording (DVD)

N:         1. "Crop Duster Attack," North by Northwest, directed by Alfred Hitchcock (1959; Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 2000), DVD.

NOTE: Video recordings are typically listed in a separate filmography rather than a bibliography. See the Manual, 14.262 for more information. For examples of video recordings on VHS and other formats, see the Manual, 14.265.

The above example cites a particular scene in a film.  If citing the whole film, omit the scene name and begin with the film title.