Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide

Chicago provides guidance on how to cite various forms of multimedia in section 14.161: Multimedia.

The following elements are usually included:

• Name of the person primarily responsible for the content (Examples: writer, director, composer)
• Title of the work in italics (used for full work) or quotation marks (used for parts of a work)
• Information about the publisher and date of publication
• Information about the medium (Examples: DVD, MP3)
• URL, if online source

Chicago also provides specific details for online multimedia sources in section 14.167: Online Videos.

• If the online version reproduces an original physical format, include details of both
• Be wary of citing sources that are not compliant with copyright laws: if possible look for a better version of the source

Citations should include the following elements: Director, dir. Title of Movie. Original Release Date; Location of Distributor: Name of Distributor, Item Release Date. Medium. 

For additional examples, see 14.165: Video and Film Recordings.

Note

6. Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly. (2018; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2019), DVD.

Shortened Note

6. Farrelly, Green Book.

Bibliography

Farrelly, Peter, dir. Green Book. 2018; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2019. DVD

When you cite a source from a subscription service (e.g. Netflix) or licensed database: (e.g. Kanopy), name the database, not the URL.

See 13.10: Library and Other Bibliographic Databases. 

Note
Note number. Producer or Director of video’s first and last name (if available), “Title of the film in quotation marks,” Name of production company, Copyright year, Name of Collection.

7. Nathalie Bibeau, dir., "Why we Dance," CBC, 2022, Curio.

Shortened Note

Note number. Last name of Producer or Director (if available), “Title of the film in quotation marks,” Year.

7. Bibeau, "Why we Dance,"  2022.  

Bibliography

Bibeau, Nathalie. "Why we Dance." CBC, 2022. Curio.

"Most content on YouTube is created not by YouTube but by someone else, so the key to citing a YouTube video is to provide details for the item itself (by doing additional research if necessary). Then you can fill in the details related to YouTube (at the very least by including a URL)."  - from Chicago Manual at How do I Cite a Youtube Video?

For additional information on when to use quotation marks or italics in the titles of video and other recordings, see 8.191: Titles for Movies, Television, Radio, and Podcasts. 

Note

8. Black Strathcona. Black Strathcona: Vie's Chicken and Steaks, posted February 16, 2014, YouTube, 2 min., 25 sec., https://youtu.be/_khoX5h2FkQ.

Note: Black Strathcona is the name of the organization that produced the video. No director is listed.

Shortened Note

 8. Black Strathcona.

Bibliography

Black Strathcona. "Black Strathcona: Vie's Chicken and Steaks." February 16, 2014. YouTube video, 2 min., 25 sec. https://youtu.be/_khoX5h2FkQ.

For more examples see 14.167: Online Videos

Note

9. Lindsay Morcom, "A History of Indigenous Languages - And How to Revitalize Them," TEDX Talk, Kingston, ON, January 2019, 13 min., 19 sec., https://www.ted.com/talks/lindsay_morcom_a_history_of_indigenous_languages_and_how_to_revitalize_them.

Shortened Note

9. Morcom, "History of Indigenous Languages . . ."

Bibliography

Morcom, Lindsay. "A History of Indigenous Languages - And How to Revitalize Them." TEDX Talk, Kingston, ON, January 2019. 13 min., 19 sec. https://www.ted.com/talks/lindsay_morcom_a_history_of_indigenous_languages_and_how_to_revitalize_them.