Media Resources
Below you will find a variety of formats for common types of media. Visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab for more help.
AN IMAGE
(Including a Painting, Sculpture, or Photograph)
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Artwork. Date of Creation. Museum where
artwork is stored, City of museum. Name of Website. Web. Date Month Year of Access.
Example
Klee, Paul. Twittering Machine. 1922. Museum of Modern Art, New York.
The Artchive. Web. 22 May 2006.
*If the work is web only, not a museum
Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Artwork.” Medium of the work. Title of
Overall Website Edition. Publisher, Date of publication. Medium. Date of access.
NOTE: If the work is posted via a username, use that username for the author.
Example
brandychloe. "Great Horned Owl Family." Photograph. Webshots.
American Greetings, 22 May 2006. Web. 5 Nov. 2009.
FILMS OR MOVIES
Title of Film. Dir. Firstname Lastname. Film Studio or Distributor, Year.
Medium.
NOTE: You may include performers after the directors, if relevant.
Examples
The Usual Suspects. Dir. Bryan Singer. Perf. Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne,
Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, and Benecio del Toro. Polygram, 1995. Film.
Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah
Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette. Touchstone, 1994. DVD.
BROADCAST TELEVISION OR RADIO PROGRAM
“Title of Episode.” Title of Series. Network. Call letters of the station, City
where watched. Date of broadcast. Medium.
NOTE: You may include names of directors, writers, perfomers, or producers if relevant. Abbreviations are dir., writ., perf., and prod. Television shows watched on DVD are cited like films (above), but should include the episode title.
Examples
"The Blessing Way." The X-Files. Fox. WXIA, Atlanta. 19 Jul. 1998.
Television.
"The One Where Chandler Can't Cry." Friends: The Complete Sixth Season.
Writ. Andrew Reich and Ted Cohen. Dir. Kevin Bright. Warner Brothers, 2004. DVD.
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